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James M
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Bike fittting / adjustment

Post by James M » 21 May 2012 10:52

Hi all,

I am hoping someone can help me!

I need a full setup / adjustment on my bike, getting some knee pain and havent really made any adjustments to my body since picking it up! Its a specialized bike, I was going to take their £150 fitting offer at the Fort but thought I would ask if there are any services people would recommend.

Any help much appreciated.

James

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Post by Philip Whiteman » 21 May 2012 11:19

James, I have not used this people personally but several Beacon members have spoken glowingly about the following specialist based in Leamington:

http://www.bikedynamics.co.uk/

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Post by Neil Compton » 21 May 2012 12:41

Try saving your money first by looking online. You will find plenty of info or get a book. Then just get someone to help while you sit on the bike and they could even take photos if required. Worth trying before you fork out a fortune.

If your frame is the right size for you then all you should really need to ajust is your saddle position (up,down,back,forwards).

Cleat position is important too.

A good neutral starting cleat position that works for most riders is to place the cleats so that when the shoes are clipped into the pedals, the balls of the feet are directly over the center of the pedal axles (also called the pedal "spindles").

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Post by PatBoySlim » 21 May 2012 13:16

Philip Whiteman wrote:James, I have not used this people personally but several Beacon members have spoken glowingly about the following specialist based in Leamington:

http://www.bikedynamics.co.uk/
Hi James,

The Link that Phil provided is the guy I was telling you about yesterday, I'd had a standard setup at the shop and the Specialized store couldn’t offer the Video analysis at the time (don’t know if they do now) but I’d 100% recommend Mike to anyone, I was getting back, shoulder and knee pains and after my fitting they were a thing of the past, plus he is always ready to give advice on new bikes and shoes etc. in the future.
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Post by Martin Sketchley » 21 May 2012 17:31

I'd also recommend On Your Bike in Digbeth – tell them I sent you and you'll get a discount.

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Post by Tim » 28 May 2012 21:18

I had a bike fit at Bicicielo just after Christmas and thought it was v thorough. Was in there 90mins and it was a bargain at £50 (think its usually £75 but was discounted at Christmas/New Year). They use "bikefit" software which I think is what onyourbike use. It only included a basic discussion on my cleat position so this is something to check with them as this may be important if its knee pain.

Also I work at Bupa in Solihull and we have a couple of top Sports Medicine people and have recently started both a knee pain and back pain clinic including one guy who is sports doctor for the European Ryder Cup team so if you find that actually the knee is causing you trouble whatever the bike or whatever the bike position you could come to us for an assessment. www.bupa.co.uk/solihull or 01217116400 for more info. you dont have to be a bupa member or have private medical insurance but it helps with the cost!

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Post by Missiles » 20 Jun 2012 21:51

Folks might also be interested to know that they do bike fitting at Worcester University at their Motion and Performance Centre. I had an opportunity to have a first-hand look at the technology they use and it's very clever, capturing dynamic data from 360 degrees by means of reflectors on each joint of your body as you pedal. So they can easily see things like how much your knee moves laterally as you pedal.

Mark Corbett leads the work there and he's a keen local 2nd-cat roadman, riding for the Worcester St. John's. Well worth contacting, not least because they are very competitively priced:

http://www.worcester.ac.uk/discover/5912.html

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