His Brain is Gone!
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Paoli, Wisconsin
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Bikes: RANS Stratus, Bridgestone CB-1, Trek 7600, Sun EZ-Rider AX, Fuji Absolute 1.0, Cayne Rambler 3
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I agree bike fitting is important, but it is my experience that unless one is paying a lot for a bike, the fitting you receive from a LBS is rather simplistic. Three LBS's in my area only spend about 10-15 minutes fitting you to the bike if you buy a bike in the $300-$500 range. They do allot much more time on bike purchases of $1000+. Two of them charge $80-$100 for a custom fitting, on top of the cost of the bike.
But even the 10-15 minute fitting can provide a great deal of valuable information to someone who isn't well-versed on the subject.
If one isn't good at making adjustments, they can hurt themselves on a used bike that doesn't fit them and that they are riding incorrectly.