This is a subject that drives me nuts......first and most important, if you are a normal height (5-2" to 6-4") and are within normal dimensions you do not need a custom fit ie - a 46cm to 64cm frame is going to fit. Second, there is a fit window - that is with a +-3-5mm toptube you can play with different top tubes and stem lengths and angles......worry about whose name is on the downtube, are the welds sound, is the paint right. ALL ELSE IS BULLSHIT.
Also, every builder has his "stitch" Sachs - the eleglence factor; Steve Potts the same Sachs and is the Godfather......The Murphys and their tricked out paint and accouterments, Bernie with the fit-cycle and built fast.......So engough VTW On Sun, Jan 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM Stephen Durfee <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm curious about the collective opinion regarding professional bike > fitting, and pose these questions as one who has been riding for 50+ years > on mostly drop bar road bikes, without ever having been "fitted"... I'm > not particularly interested in increased performance, although I'd be happy > to ride faster/stronger in some situations - mostly, I'm concerned with > comfort. I'm used to, and have generally learned to live with certain aches > and pains after a good long ride, a sore back or neck for instance... sore > butt is not uncommon either. I follow the conventional rules for set-up > (ie, choose frame and saddle height based on PBH) and I tinker/ > swap/exchange parts for the fun of it, but haven't ever really experienced > an "aha" moment when it comes to comfort/fit! > > I enjoy following threads regarding saddle choice and positioning, woolen > underwear vs. padded shorts, handlebar options, PBH and frame size, drop > vs. reach, etc etc... and I've experimented with a bunch...which leads me > to be skeptical about putting my faith in a service that seems to boil down > to trial and error, plus common sense. So here are the questions: > > 1. Have you been professionally fitted, and did that result in a > noticeable improvement in comfort? Enough that you would advocate for > others? > > 2. I have three or four bikes, set up different ways (Homer with drop bars > as my "road bike", All Rounder with Albatross bars for "adventure", > etc)....if one is "fitted" to a certain bike, does the "fit" apply to > different set-ups? > > Thanks in advance, sd > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7a46262b-0e9a-4fef-9474-4857faf95f29n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7a46262b-0e9a-4fef-9474-4857faf95f29n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- *VIctor R. Hanson* *Gen Mgr* *Schmier Industrial Properties* *o: 510-652-0800* *c: 510-207-8593* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CACu%3D%3DCX4_VmDiAr6mFd2mnksE62Jaomy-aXnwkGcSSXVxjghBA%40mail.gmail.com.
