Do I expect too much?

[Irulan]

This might not be gender-related. It sounds like garden-variety incompetence.

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what she said.
"mountain bikes don't need to be fitted". WTF?

[Aggie_Ama]

Umm I had an hour long fit on my mountain bike. And I had one guy tell me I was too small to ride a 29er. I asked him if he had heard of Willow Koerber, he said yes, I said I stood next to her and am taller than her but watched her race a 29er. Funny thing is he told my teammate she had the perfect bike for her build, she is 1/2" shorter than me, shorter inseam and has the same bike I do. Did I mention he wants to date her? I am 5'2.5" and ride a 15.5" 29er full suspension, 29" inseam. Best fitting bike ever. I do think guys tend to have misconceptions about what women will fit but people who truly know what is out there and how they fit won't tell you smaller people can't ride 29ers.

But no, my mountain bikes won't cause me pain if the fit is 1/8" off but my road bike did. However having a dialed in fit did alleviate knee and shoulder pain I was having mountain bike because it was off a lot. So yes, they need to be fit.

[smilingcat]

no stand over clearance when the bike is raised off the floor while you are straddling over it with your feet on the ground.



like others have said garden variety incompetence. Get some one else next time.