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Date Posted: 06:50:38 07/03/07 Tue
Author: Chuck Norris
Subject: Re: Bike fit
In reply to: Bruce Lee 's message, "Bike fit" on 19:28:48 07/02/07 Mon

I take shits bigger than you Bruce. The facts are clear. Fit Pro is made up of two bone smoking faggots that are trying to seduce the weekend warrior with too much money into believing he'll be the next LA with a proper bike fit.

Peace Out

>The Fit Pro thread somehow got me a thinking about the
>validity of bike fits in general. What are your
>thoughts? I think they are a industry scam and
>growing in popularity due the the compact frame and
>limited S, M, L, ML LX frame sizes. All fit "systems"
>have a margin of error built in. Guess what? If you
>take one person, have them fit by each system, lay all
>the data out, all the margins of error will give you
>the SAME range!!! This range won't differ from the
>infamous .888 x your inseam = your seat hight method.
>Of course, some "fitting experts" are better than
>others. Honestly, Dave and Tim are two of the three
>best in town (the other being Dirk Spooge). That is,
>if you buy into the whole fit thing in the first
>place. Sure, certain ranges are important, seat
>height being the most. But, there are so many
>theories on where to put the bars. Are you racing?
>Go low. Are you recreational? Go high. There really
>isn't an exact science to that. Also, what if you get
>fit on a day where you slept like crap and have a
>stiff back, or get fit, then ride on a day when you
>have a stiff back. Fit changes constantly. What
>about your saddle fore and aft position? Where is the
>right placement? On climbs, you slide back. When
>hammering, you slide forward and ride "the rivet." To
>me, this whole "pay me a lot of money to get properly
>fit" thing is a rip off. Thoughts....

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