Going for the fitting

[nesdog]

Ok, I've kinda had it with a shoulder issue that is definately bike related. Not to mention the hand numbness that comes and goes.

So I made an appointment at Sundance for a fitting tomorrow after work. I honestly don't think I'm very far off in how I'm set up however I have some suspicion that I need to get the final tweaks done. I'm guessing I'm going to end up with a stem adjustment to extend my position on the bike. It could be that I'm still placing too much weight on the front end of my body which is causing my problems.

Details to follow here when I'm finished.

Sheldon

[scvroadie]

Good luck, I know Ashton is a great fitter. He has helped my wife and several of my friends.

[urbanknight]

Glad to see he's fully staffed again. I tried to schedule a fitting a couple of months ago and he said he was swamped because he had some new employees to train. Unfortunately, I could only find the time before school started so I figured it out myself while waiting for a day off to schedule the next one.

[awiner]

Sheldon, let us know how it goes !

[nesdog]

Just returned from Sundance for my fitting with Ashton. Nice guy...I've done their shop ride on Saturdays a number of times. (some day I might even be able to catch up!).

My basic goal was to try to resolve some hand numbness and shoulder soreness that developed after swapping out a saddle several months ago. (Last week, I replaced that saddle with an SLK.) I never seemed to get things set up right with the Alias.

After many measurements and questions, we started the process. Overall, he told me that I had set up the new saddle position pretty well (KOPS, height, etc). As I had suspected, his biggest concern was that I wasn't stretched out far enough forward. As my Giant OCR2 has an adjustable stem, it was a fairly easy matter to start making changes. We arrived at a position that he told me made my body appear to be much better fitted to the bike, while not so dramatic as to cause other issues. Once done on the trainer, he had me ride outside in the parking lot to see a more 'real world' view. I didn't feel a huge difference, which is probably good as big changes are not necessarily recommended.

There is no way to know just how well everything will work until I've ridden the bike several times. At this point, I can say that I feel that I was in good hands. He certainly took his time, explained his ideas, listened to mine and so I feel okay about spending the $120. I did get a copy of all before/after measurements for future reference. Overall time about 90 minutes.

I'll post a follow up to this thread down the line a bit when I know more.

Sheldon