Bike fit

[WindingRoad]

Is it common for you bike fit to change? I had a pro fit done on my Lemond and it seemed comfy till the last month or so? Strange thing is I bought a Bianchi from some guy who was moving and thought I'd use it as a commuter (nice steel frame bike). It wasn't fit to me at all but for whatever reason I can ride it more comfortably than my Lemond that was custom fit to me. I am so frustrated by this. My Lemond has been giving me excruciating pain on the right side of my trapezius muscle. Bianchi makes my neck a little tired after 40 or so but no stabbing pain. So the logical next step was to compare the two bike set ups. The Bianchi has a lot more drop from the seat to the bars which seems counter intuitive to me for trapezius issues. Today I dropped all the spacers out of my Lemond and miraculously my stabbing trap pain disappeared. I think if I keep my bars where they are I will get used to the new set up and be comfy again. Have any of you had such a drammatic change like this?

[Ana]

Does your bike fit have a guarantee so you could go back with your complaint?

Have you been doing core strengthening? I slack a lot of the time and my body starts to hurt at about mile 9.....

[KnottedYet]

Yup, it can change. If dropping the bars on your Lemond worked, then it's all good.

Don't worry about intuitive vs counterintuitive, just worry about what works and what doesn't!

[MartianDestiny]

Perfectly normal for it to change with time IMO.

I've been dropping spacers out of my road bike as well. Not because it hurts, but because I can get into that "better" position without it hurting now.