Bike fitting DC/MD/VA?

[aicabsolut]

Most folks can't afford to look sideways at CycleLife.

LOL

So true. But I hear Josh is good.

As for Revolutions, I already bought the bike elsewhere. I was having a ton of fit problems, and so I tried every shop.

My sponsor shop (Bicycle Pro Shop) doesn't really do a lot of bike fitting, but they were able to figure out that the bike came with the wrong size crankarms for the frame size. The most they ever did as far as fit was take out the plum bob to measure my KOPS. They helped me do the fit on my new bike (which they built), but the geometry is very similar to my old bike, so I wound up using them mostly for their torque wrenches and did most of the measurements myself.

If you're looking to buy a bike, I'd recommend BPS and City Bikes.

I wouldn't recommend Revolutions for purchase unless you like Trek or Orbea. But I will say that when I was testing bikes, I tried a WSD bike there, hated it, and after that, they didn't push any WSD bikes on me. I really disliked Treks until I got on a Madone that was way out of my price range, so I didn't buy from them.

I bought my first bike from City Bikes. They did a fit, but I wouldn't really recommend their methods. It was probably fine for when I was a beginner, but I did a major overhaul of the fit within a few months.

One plus to Rev and CB is that they both throw in free maintenance for a year, which is nice. A lot of parts are also covered for routine stuff. The biggest benefit is free labor. I personally prefer the shop in Chevy Chase over Adams Morgan.

On my second frame, I sort of got fitted at Capital Bicycle after they did the build. I had the same geometry, so I used my previous measurements. They had to do a few tweaks. I liked the methods they used for checking body angles and all of that. The guys there are pretty nice. If you want to buy there, you'd better like Specialized, because they are a Specialized concept store.

[madscot13]

I have a love/ hate relationship with the Bike Pro Shop. If they are not busy, they are awesome. If they are busy with bike sales, I'm non-existent. I like the mechanic there a lot though. And I will go to them to get a headset replaced.

I'm still a bit upset that my bike build from Revolution Cycles last year came back so half arsed: A lot of bolts were not tightened down, my seat post was left with a foot sticking out of it, and my front wheel was backwards. I suppose I can't complain because the drivetrain is still in perfect tune. But still, everything else was hazardous/ annoying on my bike ride home. I get really good customer service when I am there, especially from the GM's wife.

Sorry I can't say much about fit just about service.

[madscot13]

I just looked at my volunteer shirt for the Capital Criterium. On the back, it has a huge Cycle Life image. I wonder how I missed this place?