1st of all guys happy new year to one and all.
anyone had a bike fit done at corridori ? mainly interested in what you thought about the foot side of it as that is what i suffer from the most. if not at corridori any recommendations for south east area.
cheers
Not had one done at Corridori but had a fitting with my local bike shop in Chichester (geared bikes and wear), was very good as my posture on the bike was causing back problems, for me the changes made to the bike from the fitting have been well worth the outlay for the fitting, no more knee or back problems.
I can recommend these guys although not near to you
Bikejames is just another example of the whole bikefit charade; you are paying for one persons prejudice as far as a fit is concerned. It's not rocket science, just take your time and learn how you ride and how you like your bike set up. Stop trying to buy the perfect fit, it won't happen...
Did you read it?
Was just going to post that I had my doubts about the effectiveness of bike fitting for mtb, then saw the link to bikejames' article. Glad to see I'm not alone.
I've little doubt it's great for road, and everyone I've spoken to who's had it done for their road bike has had improvements. I went through basic bike fit training with a very clever and highly qualified fitter. At the end of the session I asked him how much of it was applicable/transferable to mtb and he just replied "all of it" at which point I realised none of it was.
meant to say its for my road bike, cheers for links
That bikejames link doesn't make sense to me. Take time setting up your position and you can pedal more efficiently with less backache. Yes, trail riding brings some compromises but most people spend most time in the saddle, particularly when climbing those long fire roads that need a good rhythm for progress. Can't understand why positioning would be dismissed because we ride off road.
I was trying to find his article on SPD's but he seems to have removed it. Maybe he finally realised he was talking absolute BS.
No doubt the bike fit one will disappear soon.
I'm all for that bikejames article.
I'm a BMXer, i approach bike selection from a handling viewpoint, not "fit" as such, fit in the saddle is an after thought.
AS I see it what separates trail/all mtn from xc is that it is based around being "technical" rather than getting your head down and churning out as many miles, as quick as possible.
Obviously trail riding is going to involve some miles in the saddle to reserve energy for the downs, but you can't have you cake and eat it as it were, normally better fit in the saddle doesn't mean better handling.
Also I know everyone wants to be a badass technical rider, but a lot of the time people are just xc riders too unfit for XC and lack technical ability, get trail/all mtn bikes then try to turn them into XC bikes which isn't going to yield the best results.
I agree with the article that trail riding should involve more out of the saddle attacking than in the saddle plodding along, but fitness prevents that for most.
But it is all just bikes at the end of the day, there's no rules, everyone should enjoy it in every which way they deem fit.
These are just ramblings, take it as you want.
OP - definitely get fitted on your road bike though.
He hasn't taken down the article about SPDs, that is how I first started to follow the bikejames site. It's one persons view and you can take or ignore as much as it as you want, but I always enjoy reading and hearing his view.
I've had terrible knee problems this year and enjoyed njdinjuries advice and help to get me going again, although I still had slight pain. Speedplay pedals was his main recommendation (along with lots of help fitting), which are great on the road but I hated them offroad.
I then decided I was a mountain biker rather than a road rider (which cause the pain in the first place) and decided to chuck the spds in the bin and use flat pedals, and it's only then since this that my pain has totally gone away. Going to give the flats a go on the road (commuting) soon.
The guy has been riding mountain bikes since....
...wait for it....
...the year 2000...
...and comes across as yet another opinionated 'I know everything' type.
Bike fit is much more about seperating inexperienced people from their money than about helping out.
The guy has been riding mountain bikes since.......wait for it....
...the year 2000...
...and comes across as yet another opinionated 'I know everything' type.
Who, BikeJames?
Yaarp.
He is a c*ck
I concur.
He's a fool, and opinionated, and comes across as a more than a little simple.
Had a fit for a road bike done at Rock and Road in Southampton. Best money I've spent on a road bike by far mate. Made a huge difference to how I feel on the bike and after. Really can't recommend it enough.
+1 for the concurring. But I'm always suspicious of evangelists.
I'd be interested to see the original article? Anyone got a copy?
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