Pro Bike Set-up

[bored girl]

i've done it

finally

went to Arran Brown last night and got my bike set-up the way it is supposed to be

he swears i won't feel any pains from now on

my seat is almost touching the sky though  really scary and no i can't touch the ground anymore

 

so now i have to prepare myself psycologically so that i overcome the fear of unclipping with a seat that high

 

clever me then goes home and decides that maybe it is a good idea to try and practice in the house

well it wasnt so clever after all

i now have a carpet burn on my knee

my arm looks like someone beat me up and i have (or will as soon as the internal pain stops ) a huge bruised area on my lower back

 

it will be really interesting to see how i recover from that in 3 days

will try and squeeze in a few training rides before sat but who knows........

 

so

how many of you have had your bike set up proper?

and how many are 100% and never looked back?

really looking forward to non aching hands after a long ride........

 

and sorry admin if this is in the wrong forum topic i never do know where exactly to start a discussion..........

[narra]

Also done my new bike at Arran. Never looked back, very happy.

[Brakkies Sport Fotos]

at least the lips are still red, and no smudge...

[wonduhboy]

Bored girl, I went to see Arran and he set up my road bike for me.

Since then I have no pain (apart from dying up hills) when on the bike.

He also made some big changes to my set up and I can honestly say it helped.

 

What was even more amazin was that before  he set me up, he asked me if I had pain in specific parts of my body (and he was spot-on) just by looking at my original set up vs my body.

[Thug]

hehe, you're not supposed to get carpet burns from riding your bike at home. Riding other things yes, but not your bike 

 

Seriaassly, that was the best move you could make. I had my bike set-up by Arran and have never looked back.

 

 

 

[Chilli Pepper]

Contact details and pricing??

 

I need to have the setup on my bikes checked too.

 

I had my Scott done in Klerksdorp before I got the Cannondale and was very happy.  It made a huge difference to have the setup done exactly for my build and riding style.

[bored girl]

R250

<?:NAMESPACE PREFIX = SKYPE />072 566 2925

255 Barry Hertzog Ave

but give him a call to organise it first (obviously.......)

 

sorry forgot the e-mail

arran@cyclefit.co.za

he got back to me super duper fast

bored girl2007-02-20 03:39:57

[NotSoBigBen]

BG - does he charge per fitting session or is it per bike?

[bikemonster]

i now have a carpet burn on my knee

my arm looks like someone beat me up and i have (or will as soon as the internal pain stops ) a huge bruised area on my lower back

 

Sure, bored girl, those "injuries" seem completely consistent with riding a bike indoors, which so-o-o-o-o-o-o many people do.

 

My guess is that you are not bored at all!

[hagar]

now a question for the wineoes(KP's) . Who would be the best to see in the Cape for a bike setup?

[Brakkies Sport Fotos]

hagar, as jy my vra.Jan Opperman.

 

 

 

 

[hagar]

thanks pops maar waar kry ek die man nou ??

[bored girl]

no language hi-jacking pls

besides being bored sometimes i also dont understand afrikaans.......so pretty pls......

[Thug]

 

BG - does he charge per fitting session or is it per bike?

 

I don't know BB, rather phone him.

 

With you a Little BB, it could work out rather expensive if it's per bike.

 

 

 

[hagar]

so sorrie BG it means where do I find jan Opperman man !!!

[NotSoBigBen]

Thug - You hit the nail on the head there!

 

Me, 2 * road and 2 * MTB

Him, 2 * road and 1 * MTB

 

Will call him some time, perhaps do 1 road each and MTB then mimic the setup on the other? Probably an issue with different geometry of bikes as well. Ok better make that call!