Bike Fit

I had mine done at Bonzai, with Eric Sorenson, FIST-certified.

I had purchased aerobars, and had the guys at Bonzai install them prior to the fitting... I didn't have any issues at all.  The fitting itself took about 1 1/2 hours, Eric was great.  For the fitting itself, you set it up through Eric, not Bonzai... the shop is just the venue.  I assume Bonzai gets a cut, but they don't have much to do with the fitting itself, nothing, actually.

I found a thread on ST talking about various places in the area.  People seemed to like Conte's and Eric via Bonzai (though no one liked bonzai itself).  There was some dicussion of Spokes so you might want to check out the thread.

http://www.cyclelifeusa.com/ is the link.

Looks like an interesting place, haven't heard of it before, they do VO2 tests and other testing type stuff, offer coaching.

From their site, lol might be to high brow for me.

"CycleLife is creating a whole new world for cyclists; a limited membership only Club Room providing its members with amenities, services and activities never before available in a cycling environment. CycleLife’s second floor Club Level houses this cyclist’s dream facility: A comfortable Club Room with a magnificent view of the Potomac, HDTV, media library and service from CycleLife Café; a full locker room with showers, steam room, warm towels and available massage therapy; a state-of-the art work out area with world class training equipment, indoor training classes and much, much more. "

"CycleLife makes the cyclist’s lifestyle work. A suburban cyclist can ride in to Georgetown and valet their bike. A weekend rider can leave the bike at CycleLife and know it’s ready to ride at any time. CycleLife maintains a fleet of rental bikes — from high end racers to comfortable city bikes that meet the needs of visiting cyclists and up-and-coming enthusiasts. Visitors to CycleLife will find video-monitored bike racks and locks on the sidewalk in front of the Georgetown location. Cyclists can come to CycleLife as a destination — shop in Georgetown, visit the sights or socialize with friends; or cyclists can come to CycleLife as a starting point — joining a group ride, participating in a seminar or training program. "

Go to the tri forum and search on Contes (spokes would probably get you too many hits)

There is a thread on fitting in DC.

I bought my bike from Spokes in Ashburn. 

I sent cycling life an e-mail on friday asking them what their bike fit cost was and haven't heard back from them yet.

I just spoke with them and they described what was involved in the fit and it seems like a really really specific fit using video and ir patches to watch the motion in which you pedal. They will be able to make adjustments to the bike and can recommend new pieces but if you need a longer stem, youll have to buy it so theres no parts swapping. They quoted $375 on the full fit.

What is the Speed Clinic?

Yeah they have the Retul there, expensive stuff. 

Ouch, good luck with the fit and let me know how it goes.  I still need to get by that shop to check it out.

i just had the fit done by josh at cyclelife and it was awesome. everything from flexibility to cleat placement was checked. then i rode and was inputted into retul and got read outs on all my angles and pedal stroke and then the settings were adjusted in order to get all the settings where they should be in order to be in the best possible position. im glad i went as i learned a lot of things about myself and it helped me choose the right size frame/ bike model based on my stack and reach which helped me avoid buying a smaller frame than i should. josh is amazing and knows his stuff. highly recommend it.

oh, and the place is spotless and extremely cool.

I have a fitting scheduled with Seth on March 1st.  He used to be at the Arlington Conte's but is now at the Bethesda one.  For the full fit he quoted me 250 bucks.

He told me that the new guy at Arlington was very good also but I had allready started talking to Seth and heard good things about him from people here so I wanted to stick with him for it.

I'll let you know how it goes.

TBH I wish I could get my fit done at Spokes but they don't sell any tri-bikes so I doubt they have anyone that can do a real Tri fit.  In my bike build they have been the coolest/friendliest shop that I have visited.  Very good people there.

I'm thinking of heading to Bethesda myself, I need a touch up on my fit b/c my left cleat is definitely off...

Tony, how did Seth work out for you?

And as far as the Cycling usa place, do they do any without the digital? 

I'll head back to UVA to see Jay again, but I can't get down there till April.