is my own fit protocol), I think by now it’s recognized by Retul, Guru Experience and others as a consensus set of deliverables. I don’t believe this is just my idea of the output, or the F.I.S.T. (Body angles are not fit coordinates and while a diagnostic for the fitter they really aren't helpful to you, the consumer). Where you are relative to norms, and if you differ from those norms, why.įit coordinates are the first and most important "output" of a fit session and at a minimum it's just 4 or 5 numbers that you need. Rather, "it's the fitter and the tools."Ĩ. The fit executed aboard a conforming fit bike! Happy to discuss that on our reader forum the point here is that no, "it's the fitter not the tools" is not an appropriate response. A video of what you look like aboard the fit bike.ħ. Precisely, in granular detail, how you retrofit your existing bike to match your new fit coordinates, including how to do so should you choose to incorporate your newly discovered (during the fit session) favorite saddle, aerobars, etc.ĥ. And, yes, of all the bikes that will match your coordinates, including a bike you ask about (unless that manufacturer doesn't provide basic geometric data on its bikes), whether or not sold by the fitter (unless your fit was given you at no charge).Ĥ. The bikes that flow from your fit coordinates, i.e., the absolute precise prescriptions of exactly what bikes, in what size, with what front-end configuration, will match your fit coordinates. Your fit coordinates (explained below) and another set of metrics used to decipher complete bike solutions (also explained below).ģ. In other words, yes, a fit session should include you leaving that session knowing that there's a comfortable saddle in the universe for you, and knowing its name, because you rode it (among a number of others, if need be) during the session.Ģ. Identification of the contact point products (saddle, aerobars) on which you're most comfortable. Note: What constituted a thorough and professional set of deliverables 5 years ago no longer suffices now (a lot of fitters haven't gotten that memo).ġ. Let’s talk about what you should be getting out of a bike fit session. Here is the mistake many of you will make: You will read this and you still won't go into your fit session armed with, and requiring, certain deliverables from the fitter. Your complaint is almost always justified. The fault is not yours, if you don't understand the output of a fit session, and what your options are as a consumer. This kind of drives me crazy, because nobody should walk away from a fit session without a very clear understanding of what just happened, and a written list in granular detail of all your options. I was hoping someone could help educate me on bike fit numbers." Here is how a post on our reader forum began today: "I just had a fit done last week and have attached the numbers. I don't rewarm old text because I'm lazy and can't think of other things to write. I rewrite the same basic article every year, updated to reflect the latest thinking in bike fit.
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