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Originally Posted by
Wogsterca
The idea behind the original posting though is should a person new to cycling who is 100lbs overweight, get a professional fitting now, or wait until they can reduce the weight, then get the fitting.
I had a professional fitting last year. I had been riding a comfort bike, had dropped from 245 to 225 and wanted a faster bike suitable for long distance work. I'll do my first century next weekend.
I think a new rider who is heavy should get started with an upright bike like a Giant Cyress and wait until this bike no longer satisfies the user before considering a fitter. The heavy user should test ride a variety of bikes from better LBS that will assist the user.
I would not invest in a professional fitting, and the better, more expensive bike that will result until the rider really knows thier needs.
The fitter will need to know "what kind of riding and use do you (the user) want from the new bike?" The fitter will also expect better road shoes with cleats and will not recommend a low cost upright bike. They are good with fitting road, touring, TT & tri and will fit a cyclocross bike when asked. Thier skills are not very applicable to new riders.
Michael
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Last edited by Barrettscv; 05-30-09 at 05:50 PM.