So I had my Bike fit this weekend, Saturday morning to be precise and every aspect got a tweak or two and so far so good but no doubt a few miles in the new set up will reap rewards.
I had my bike fit done at Sigma Sports new store in Hampton Wick, a fantastic place to leisurely browse and lust over all the shiny new toys and bike bits...
I had to chuckle to myself on overhearing a wife say to her husband, 'how long are we going to spend in here, you can't possibly need anything!' How many times have I or most men said that to their wives on entering the umpteenth shoe/clothes shop!
Onto the fitting, my bike was taken up to the 3rd Floor (yup 3 floors of cyclist heaven) and set up in a consult room on a turbo trainer. A quick run through my medical/cycling history and where I get my aches and niggles on the bike. I gave the pedals a few spins whilst Jimmy took some initial measurements. The Seat went up, a few more revolutions, the seat went forwards, then up again, the cleats moved on my shoe, level the saddle a bit.
A few more measurements either side with a TV aerial like device, checking the angle of knee bend. Out came the plumb line and the angle of my knee over the pedal resulting in a couple more tweaks of the saddle position.A few more pedal spins all looked good and my back end was set! A total increase of 18mm in saddle height and not far from that on the saddle direction.
At the front end my handlebars were raised up with a new angled Stem, thus allowing me to be more comfortable on the drops and more importantly better access to the brakes!The rest of my cycling weekend consisted of gentle riding getting accustomed to the new set up which overall feels more comfortable and a more economical balance of effort to output.
Looking forwards to my physiological testing in a couple of week’s time!
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| Bike Before |
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| Bike After |
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