Bike fitting

[lunacycles]

The fitter's experience--on the bike and also looking at people on the bike, plus having a good set of ears--is a lot more important than lasers or fancy equipment. It is worth asking around for who people in your community recommend.

A lot of people hold a concept around what a good fit is, and that may apply to them, personally, or even to their buddies, but not necessarily to others. You don't want someone who holds a strong bias, but someone who asks you questions and listens to your answers, then applies their wisdom and experience to work with you til you are happy.

p.s. a lot of shops carry whatever fitting service/tools works for the brands they sell. The built-in bias reflects the philosophy of the company. Not to steer you clear of them, just to suggest you may want to be aware of this.

[tprevost]

I took both of my bikes over to Velogirl to get fitted and she made some adjustments that made a huge difference. It wasn't cheap but worth every penny to have avoided the overuse problems that would have likely occurred if I hadn't had it done. (they were already starting, just not horrible )

[Running Mommy]

didn't read thru all the replies.. But, I would ask if they are certified. I wouldn't pay any amount for anyone who is not.
And second, just because they say they have some high tech video system does not mean that it's all that.
A good friend spent 300 clams years ago at a high end shop. All they did was set the video camera and computer up to record him riding. The computer then spit out measurements, they changed his bike and went on his way.
Over the years he went back a couple of times because he never felt like he was getting max power.
After a frame warranty/swap issues he made some changes himself that ended up causing a nasty ITB injury. He decided to try our FIST certified fitter, and low and behold, he has been PR'ing races left and right! He was amazed because he finally has the power he knew he was missing.
And she does everything manually.
Video analysis is nice, and is helpful to a certain extent. But any industry vet will tell you the best thing is the dog and pony show that it creates. It shouldn't be used exclusively.

[crazycanuck]

Zia, another way to locate a physio that does fittings, is to post a query on a local cycling or tri site.

I found the physio that does bike fitting through my physio.