Body Scanning CRM

[linton]

Looking through cajees website I saw on their home page something called body scanning CRM. Supposed to use lasers to measure you and then set up your bike properly.

Anyone have any more information about this?

 

is it:

A- impossible to live without

B- reasonably worth it, but nothing that an experienced person can't sort out at a LBS

B- something that will make a 0.00000005s difference in time

C- snake oil

[rouxtjie]

Are you experiencing any pain in your knees / back / shoulders....if not let it be.

[TNT1]

Cajees and bike setup is like oil and water. Go somewhere else if you need bike setup.

[rouxtjie]

Cajees and bike setup is like oil and water. Go somewhere else if you need bike setup.

bwhahahha I didn't want to say that...thanks TNT

[linton]

OK, I get that, Cajees is certainly not your start to finish bike purchasing mecca.

but I wasn't asking about the store, I was asking about the tool, let us pretend that cycle lab uses it (i dunno if they do or not, this is pretend land)

 

also, yes, i get pain in my lower back and knees, i've sold my bike now and i am going to replace it soon...

[rouxtjie]

OK, I get that, Cajees is certainly not your start to finish bike purchasing mecca.

but I wasn't asking about the store, I was asking about the tool, let us pretend that cycle lab uses it (i dunno if they do or not, this is pretend land)

 

also, yes, i get pain in my lower back and knees, i've sold my bike now and i am going to replace it soon...

The point TNT and myself are trying to make here is, getting setup by an expert in the field is great if you have niggles while you are riding, would we do it at cajees...mmmmm

 

Yes I would get consumables(bombs, lube etc) at cajees but that is about it. Let me put it to you this way, would you go and ask for advice about which clubs to get for your particular swing at Sportsman's Warehouse, yes they sell golf clubs, balls and bags and almost everything the Proshop does but the oke helping you has probably never held a club in his life but he wants to advise you on which clubs to take...please

 

enough about cajees....yes, get yourself setup properly if you have aches and pains while riding

[TNT1]

 

 

enough about cajees....yes, get yourself setup properly if you have aches and pains while riding

 

 

Yeah, so in the hands of the right person, the laser setup thingy probably works great, but probably no better than a trained person with a tape measure...

[linton]

Yeah, so in the hands of the right person, the laser setup thingy probably works great, but probably no better than a trained person with a tape measure...

 

Thanks!

[Prozac]

OK, I get that, Cajees is certainly not your start to finish bike purchasing mecca.

but I wasn't asking about the store, I was asking about the tool, let us pretend that cycle lab uses it (i dunno if they do or not, this is pretend land)

 

also, yes, i get pain in my lower back and knees, i've sold my bike now and i am going to replace it soon...

Majority LBS will throw in bike fitment with a new bike buy.

But as TNT1 say . . . An expert will do the job . . .

Edited April 8, 2011 by Prozac

[Harry Potter]

I did it myself with "how to do a setup from a Magazine", so I did not trust it and went to CL for a setup, Paid R400 and the only thing wrong was my saddle was 5mm to far forward.

[cyberaver]

I as a n00b to this biking thing tried some of these fitments. Ive done the local biking pro's setup, the super american bike brand branded super pricey setup and the LBS setup.

 

What did we learn?

A basic setup at your LBS, given that they are decent (read probably not Cajees) is 90% of the work. A fitment with a local pro who does it, will help tweak your setup if you're getting serious. The super expensive american branded one, will make you feel cool and can pinpoint problems maybe the eye don't pick up on but that's a maybe. It comes down to the professional doing the fit and his experience. Not the shiny gadgets in the fitment room.

 

In the end, we have a trainer and we do it for ourselves mostly, so a bit of reading, some experience (mines limited but growing), getting over the fear of getting something wrong, leaning on your LBS a bit and you should be 90%-95% happy.

 

I also got in depth about how to do the setups with lasers and levels, et al. For most people, an eyeball and the riders feel is going to be a better guide.

 

No expert, just my findings to date.

 

Start with your trusty LBS, (mine is Linden and they are superb), move onto a local bikefit type operator if needed but I think a sports physiologist / biokeneticist of some sort would be my second / third option before I tried some storeman and his laser goodie-ma-gadget

 

edit - cause my English language usage sucks sometimes

Edited April 8, 2011 by cyberaver