Honest opinions on a proper bike fit

[HLaB]

Had my bike fit done, never knew how thorough a examination was until today

I was there for a little over 3 hours with every inch of me and the bike measured, actually found out I have one arm longer than the other ha ha

All I can say is there is a massive difference in comfort, a few subtle changes and some new handle bars made me instantly more comfortable

I've been for a short 8 miler to try it out and no sign of discomfort at all,

I'm not going to base the improvement on this alone as I was probably unconsciously pushing even harder than normal but the first 4 miles my avarage speed was up by 4mph on the 4 mile return I rode normally and my avarage was up by 2mph

As said I'm not reading to much into the speed as I need to do a 30-40 miler for a true comparison

Can't express how pleased I am with the comfort as it stands now, if I can stay comfortable over long millage I will be over the moon

Sounds like an immediate benefit, good luck

 

[Fubar]

I'm a bit sceptical over the bike fit I had, a retul (mainly the cost to benefit ratio) however, it did identify a discrepency in my leg length and I think that has made the clicking in my thigh less audible and if that prolongs the life of my hip it'll be a good cost to benefit ratio.

Where did you get your bike fit done, up here or down south??

 

[HLaB]

Where did you get your bike fit done, up here or down south??

Down south, a mate started up a new business, Core Cycling Solutions, Market Deeping (Retul is his sideline) and let me pay in installments.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Anywhere near York? I'll do you a bike fit for.nothing

I will be in York on the 20th

 

[Jason.T]

That's good to know Jason, thank you for updating us. Would you let us know how you progress then maybe when I get mine done you could give me the fellas details?

Yeah no problem, I'll post a few times on my progression (or not if there isn't any)

 

[Jason.T]

Well I've done a few rides not any particularly long ones as I've not had the chance so the longest so far is 25 miles

No pain or discomfort whatsoever, I was a little sceptical about having a fit as I couldn't see how it would make such a difference, but the difference for me is massive,

If someone is fairly comfortable anyway then they may not see the massive gains that I've seen as I was so damn uncomfortable but I do now believe that if your position can be improved even slightly you will see a gain

Again I've not done any ride of great distance but overall my average speed is up by almost 3mph which you will probably agree is Hugh, I used to average around 12.2mph on any ride over 15 miles, I could sometimes manage 14mph but I would almost kill myself to achieve that, I'm now averaging 15mph fairly easily and over 18mph on shorter distances

Very very happy as the gains were literally overnight so now I can concentrate on getting fitter and faster

I will report back when I've done a 40+ miler

 

[Mugshot]

Well I've done a few rides not any particularly long ones as I've not had the chance so the longest so far is 25 miles

No pain or discomfort whatsoever, I was a little sceptical about having a fit as I couldn't see how it would make such a difference, but the difference for me is massive,

If someone is fairly comfortable anyway then they may not see the massive gains that I've seen as I was so damn uncomfortable but I do now believe that if your position can be improved even slightly you will see a gain

Again I've not done any ride of great distance but overall my average speed is up by almost 3mph which you will probably agree is Hugh, I used to average around 12.2mph on any ride over 15 miles, I could sometimes manage 14mph but I would almost kill myself to achieve that, I'm now averaging 15mph fairly easily and over 18mph on shorter distances

Very very happy as the gains were literally overnight so now I can concentrate on getting fitter and faster

I will report back when I've done a 40+ miler

If that's as a result of the fit, whether placebo or not, that's very impressive

 

[Jason.T]

If that's as a result of the fit, whether placebo or not, that's very impressive

I probably am unconsciously pushing harder........but at least I'm able to do that now

 

[Mugshot]

You may well be, but whatever it is it's a great result!