Custom bike??

[Wahine]

I have all kinds of opinions and comments to share. But I'm supposed to be working. I'll get back to you.

[Catrin]

I've a host of physical issues AND I've a full custom steel bike (Gunnar). It was a very positive experience, but the fitter you work with REALLY matters a great deal. You need a fitter with a well of experience who isn't tied to a "system" but can think outside of the box. My fitter was able to make my custom bike fit me like a glove and I was able to ride all day.

That being said, a mountain bike crash led to further injuries to my neck that means I can't ride like I was once able to. He actually has thoughts on changes to my bike that might help, but the problem isn't the fitting he did. It was spot-on perfect until I had further injuries. All of that being said, from what I can tell, there aren't many fitters like him, indeed he is the only one in the state of Indiana with his reputation and it is well earned. That deep experience/knowledge base needs to go hand in hand with whatever "system" the fitter uses and they also need to be good listeners and be able to really listen/understand what you want out of the bike. In the end, once we factored in my wants AND needs, I wound up with a rather different bike than the one I had in mind - and I've never regretted that as it was built for ME. He listened, and he pushed back when he needed to in order to provide me with the best possible design that would allow me to ride the way I wanted to. Who knew it would wind up looking like a very aggressive rigid-mountain bike frame - but it was perfect!

If Wahine is close to you call her