carimail
01-27-2006, 08:15 PM
As a treat to myself and to hopefully remedy some elbow discomfort I've been having, I took my bike for a fitting today. I went to Bicycle Outfitters in Los Altos. Chris helped me for a long time. He carefully measured the angle of my legs, where my knee came over my feet, the angle of my elbows and other things. He adjusted my seat, moved my hoods up, moved my handlebars back and we finally decided on a new, shorter stem. He spent a lot of time with me and talked about the dynamics of position, etc. He was a perfect gentleman, too. :)
Anyway, I haven't had a chance to ride my new custom-fitted bike yet, but I could feel the difference just on their trainer. I highly recommend having this done, especially if you're new to road biking. It only cost me $45.00 which was well worth the time and labor he put into it. It's too bad the shop I bought it from didn't provide this with the bike. They just did a visual quick-fit.
Anyway, I haven't had a chance to ride my new custom-fitted bike yet, but I could feel the difference just on their trainer. I highly recommend having this done, especially if you're new to road biking. It only cost me $45.00 which was well worth the time and labor he put into it. It's too bad the shop I bought it from didn't provide this with the bike. They just did a visual quick-fit.