Originally Posted by
peabodypride
It involves taking a qualified, experienced staff member away from the sales floor and repair shop for at least an hour. It's a continuous process of trying different geometries then switching out stems, bars, saddles, adjusting the saddle and seatpost, etc. Certainly a ton of work and a good fit is well worth $100.
You make it sound like paying a bike shop for a fitting is like forcing them to do something they don't want to do. Usually the person doing the fitting on bikes or cleats or anything requiring adjustments is done by a specific person who does just that, so he may perhaps work the sales floor while not fitting someone but his sole job is to do fitment and adjustments. At $100/hour you bet your ass I don't want them telling me I can't use that info I just
purchased from them and use it however I want.