While I have never had a fitting done the dynamic v static theme seems accurate. I have ridden the same bike on the road and on the trainer at home and the feel is totally different.
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > Local-to-Jim-and-I bike builder Chris Kvale checks rider fit by going on a > bike ride with the customer to get an idea of riding style, position > issues, etc. > > The problem with bike fitting by measuring body parts is that bike fit is > a dynamic rather than static thing. > > On Apr 12, 2013, at 7:47 AM, Matthew J <matthewj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Indeed. > > My Kellogg / Spectrum 30th Anniversary is definitely the most comfortable > bike I have owned. Tom Kellogg (who has a long standing relationship with > Seven and consults with them on fit and materials questions) uses a crusty > old Serotta stationary bike and a face to face interview to come up with > the fit. > > I am very skeptical of precise claims such as '10% improvement in speed > and efficiency'. Mindset plays a significant role in anything human's do, > including riding a bike. Unless the laser fit people can craft a robot > that exactly matches the human body for a before and after test, how can > they say what part of improved output relates to the rider being happy with > a new bike versus what part is actually related to the new bike itself. > > On Friday, April 12, 2013 7:27:39 AM UTC-5, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery > wrote: > >> Nobody disagrees that having good ergonomics can improve performance. But >> is there a meaningful difference between the fit achieved by making >> measurements in a low tech way, and the fit achieved by laser-guided body >> scans? My BS-meter says the "high-tech" solution is no better than older, >> less glitzy methods. > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
