2016: The Year of the Bike Fit

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Regardless of the bike style or brand you ride, from triathlon to commuting or downhill to touring, you should make 2016 your most successful year of cycling yet; by getting yourself set-up for comfort, efficiency and to avoid injury with Body Geometry Fit.

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[Brickleberry]

thanks specialized but I'll stick to cyclefit.

[raptor-22]

Or any other fit.

[Butterbean]

Have done a BG fit after a Cyclefit session.

 

Must be honest. Cyclefit was revelatory. I still had some issues. Johan at helderberg cycle world picked up on them and has brought me to a level of comfort I didn't know was possible.

 

For the low cost of both of them, why not? I would go to Cyclefit first, be sure of the thins you don't want to change, and let BG sort out the details. Worked for me.

[Baron]

Bike fit in Sandton cured the knee problem my wife had. So that was money well spend.

[NotSoBigBen]

I've always felt that there are probably 2 groups of people who would get the most out of a proper bike fit:-

 

1) Beginners who aren’t familiar with how a bike should fit and feel.

 

2) People who can’t get comfortable on their current setup or have nagging injuries.

 

In the back of my mind though as with so many things it troubles me that it is seen as an 'up-sell' opportunity for bike shops and fitment centres  ....

[xnadu]

Think i will rather spend my hard earned R 1500 on something else 

[NGUTF]

Take my hat off to Specialised for being a one stop cycle umbrella - you can get everything from bikes to gear and now a PRO setup, which is helluva better than the lick and stick setup I got from my LBS. Had a Cyclefit setup done and it was awesome - more comfort, better control and power / peddle stroke output.

Edited December 1, 2015 by NGUTF

[Pure Savage]

I get my bike fit tips from hubbers shredding me on instagram for my poor bike setup.

[Li Mu Bai]

Cyclefit for me thanks.

[Matt]

We attended the BG Fit conference last week and I've got to say we were impressed. To be honest we weren't quite sure what to expect heading in.

I for one, though, was taken aback by the level of scientific testing and R&D that has gone into seemingly unsexy items like saddles, shoes and gloves. Aside from the Bike Fitment process the attention to detail in the development of their shoes & saddles in particular was phenomenal.

I'll unashamedly say I'm a bit of a convert now. I'm not rushing out to buy a bike with a big S on it and that wasn't the point of the conference, but when it comes to items like saddles and shoes it got me thinking a lot more about how much these two areas can impact your quality of ride. Not to mention the overall fit.

These days the tech behind bikes themselves across most of the leading brands seems to be reaching a certain level of maturity and commoditisation. We're not quite there yet, but among the mid to upper end ranges of leading brands there are far fewer "bad bikes". What's next? I'd hazard a guess it's optimisation of the human-bike interface...

Andy Pruitt was fascinating to listen to. If you have a spare 15 minutes in your day take a listen to these for a bit of general bike fit history and his background in the development of the BG shoes.