On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 16:56:05 +0000, Ken wrote:

(Mike) wrote in
. com:
- is there a basic set of measurements that should be done that I
could ask each of the shops to see if they are doing an apples to
apples fit?

You can find a basic fit calculator at http://www.competitivecyclist.com/
This should give you a starting point, if you're really careful about taking
your measurements. Some things like saddle tilt and handlebar height are
mostly a personal preference issue. Other things like cleat position need to
be evaluated on-the-bike.

competitive cyclists have different fit concerns than guys who want to
go for a spin in the countryside. Humans are bewilderingly diverse in
their shapes of their bodies and their agendas--you wouldn't size a
grandmother who was new to cycling the same way you'd size a Cat 1
amateur racer, would you?

All the money in the world spent on having a bicycle fitted to you is
wasted if you don't participate in the process-and that means knowing
immediately what's not comfortable, and telling the 'expert'
that....After all, it is *you* who's going to be sitting in the
saddle, not the bike-fitter.

-Luigi
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