Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby View Post
Knot, I never got one of those, not from Sammamish, not from R & E (where they fitted us to our tandem for $$) and not from Erik Moen!
But you already had your bike, and they adjusted the bike you brought in to them. It was a retrofit for the Bianchi, wasn't it? Didn't you say Davidson go measurements from your Bianchi for your new bike?

Pooks - Test ride, test ride, test ride! Eyeballing fits are good enough for test rides. Ride LOTS of bikes! That's how you figure out your preferences! Keep notes on everything, start telling shop folks what you know you like so they set the test bike up the best way for you. (for example, I know I like the bars even with or slightly above the saddle; so when I go for a test ride I have the shop folks set the saddle first, then raise the bars, before I ever take the bike out.) RIDE LOTS!!! But before you *purchase* a bike, have a fit so you can buy the frame that will suit you. (and many shops will deduct the price of the fit from the price of the bike you buy from them)

You can change components and raise and lower seat and bars and scootch them around for reach and such, but you can't change the frame. When you make an investment in a bike, you want a frame you'll not later wish you could change.