Bike Fit

[CorsairMac]

Thanks for the advice! I got fitted yesterday and rode today with no problems. We'll see how it holds up on a longer ride tomorrow.

He said I was actually exactly where I should be, but moved my bars down just a little to get me at a better angle. He said it might take a few rides to adjust to the new position, but if it doesn't feel right come back. Since the whole thing took less than 15 minutes, there was no charge, so that was pretty nice. The guy seemed to know what he was doing too.

It was good to hear you rode with no problems........hopefully it was that simple of a solution. let us know how the longer ride works for you!

[SimpleCycle]

I agree that 15 minutes seemd pretty cursory, but I had been making gradual adjustments toward "ideal" position over the past month and had been "fit" by the non-roadies where I bought the bike.

The longer ride went well. I had some lower back pain the last few miles, but I know at least part of that is inflexibility. The arm pain and saddle pain are gone, and I was able to stay on the bike for 3.5 hours of saddle time without pain. I'm working on stretching my tight hamstrings and lower back, and if I continue to have problems, I'll either go back to this shop or try to figure out who the best guy in town is and go to him. We also have a sports-oriented physical therapy place in town that does fittings, so I may decide to go there.