Main Benefit of a Professional Fit?
#26
Junior Member
I recently had my first professional bike fit which was a retul done in my LBS. Took an appointment that was 5 days away due to being full booked. The sales executive told me it would take two to three hours.
On the day of the fit the whole thing took 30 minutes. They did nothing drastic that I couldn’t do myself. Not to mention the fitter trying to just sell me more things like oval chainrings.
The only benefit I got was they suggested a wider saddle which was more comfortable than my current saddle. Other than that, in my opinion, unless you are a very inexperienced rider you can figure out most of the measurements with trial and error and using some basic methods and formulas.
On the day of the fit the whole thing took 30 minutes. They did nothing drastic that I couldn’t do myself. Not to mention the fitter trying to just sell me more things like oval chainrings.
The only benefit I got was they suggested a wider saddle which was more comfortable than my current saddle. Other than that, in my opinion, unless you are a very inexperienced rider you can figure out most of the measurements with trial and error and using some basic methods and formulas.
#27
Senior Member
Try reading some of Steve Hogg's articles. You may learn what your fit problems are and be able to fix them yourself. I have never found that a few millimeters has ever made much of a difference in power, comfort or endurance. A 10mm change in reach or saddle fore/aft position can be felt, but it still should't make any night and day difference. One of the most common mistakes is a saddle that's too far forward. That will place too much weight on your hands and it's the most frequent cause of flipped up stems and small saddle to bar drops. Using the old KOP method of setting the saddle fore/aft will often place the saddle too far forward.
https://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com/articles/
https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...=239036&page=2
https://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com/articles/
https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...=239036&page=2