Going for a bike fitting

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Generally bike fittings seem to cost about $150 and take 2 hours.

They come with guarantees, and you have a certain time in which you can come in for a refit if there are issues. (about 6 months seems to be average)

A good fitter will usually have graduated from some sort of course, and a really good one will have a background in personal training or physical therapy or sports medicine.

If they are doing a bike fit for a woman, they damm well better know some of the "quirks" of women's fit.

Read Andy Pruitt's Complete Medical Guide for Cyclists before your fitting. It will help you know what is going on and get the most out of the experience.

Are you actually in LA or are you any where near San Leandro CA? Chris Robinson at Robinson Wheel Works is an amazing fitter.

High tech and state of the art doesn't mean squat if the fitter doesn't feel bike fit in his bones. I'd rather be fit by a guy with a plumb-bob and a brainful of knowledge and experience than by a twit with computers and lasers.

Performance has a reputation of being kind of like Wal*Mart. I've encountered some astoundingly bad service at Performance stores here in Washington, but if you know exactly what you want and don't need any help you can get by.