Subject: RE: Is a bike fitting worth the $$$?runpudrun- I'm certain that you set up the bike close to what is recommended, but the benefit of a professional fitter is that they can also evaluate your physical limitations, such as flexability, leg length differences, angle of the foot, cleat position in relationship to you hip, knee and ankle... so lots more than setting up the bike perfect according to what is common accepted as the ideal position.
Don't get me wrong, what you did was really good and many more should follow your example. Way too many people on $2000 bikes with a $1 fit... I'm just saying that it might be even more to get out of the fit. But if money is tight, I would've done exactly what you did (and that's how I started understanding how important fit was... but I was really amazed how much of a difference a professional fitter can make. I though that I was close to perfected when I got there... ) |