Fit Werx bike fitting?

[Deleted User]

At the Lake George triathlon last weekend I was lucky enought to win a $375 bike fitting at Fit Werx (http://www.fitwerx.com/splash). ; Is anyone familiar with them?

I bought a new tri bike at the beginning of this season, and had it fit by a fairly knowledgable local bikeshop guy.  The fit seems good - no significant issues at Ironman Lake Placid this year, and was able to stay aero most of the time.  Some minor aches and pains, but nothing major.  If I got to Fit Werx I'm thinking perhaps I can get into a more aero position, and fine tune the fit.  On the other hand, I don't want to break what's not broken.

A good recommendation on this company would help make the decision.  Any input?

Thanks!

mancona

Jim, it's free so I see no downside at all as long as you are not racing soon. Just measure and write down your current set up now so you have it as a point of reference. Worse case if the new fit doesn't work out you can always go back to what did work. I have a spreedsheet with all of my bike setups for the last 4 years so I know exactly how it was setup at every fit I did and every race.

I can give you a list of what I measure on my bikes to track my fit if you need it.

[Deleted User]

Matt - that list would be great, if you have the time. Thanks!

Matt Samojeden

@ Matt 2x on would love that spread sheet! I have my fit data over the last 3 years but in differnet formats.

Chris G

Ian at fitwerx is extremely well regarded.  I have never heard anyone say anything bad about him or his shop which is a bit of a hike in waitsfield VT on the way to sugarbush from Burlington.  They also now have a store in Boston as well but I think that is fitwerx2 or something.  You have very little to lose and lot to gain.  Go for it.  

mancona

I can't take credit for me list as I basically copied the Slowtwitch FIST fit coordinates and added a few other things.  Here is what I keep track of:

• Date
• Frame
• Frame Stack
• Frame Reach
• Race or Fitter
• A - Saddle Height (BB center to measured center of top of saddle)
• B - Saddle Nose to BB Center horizontal (+ front of BB, - is behind)
• C - Saddle Nose to Shifter Bolt
• D - Back of armrest to Shifter Bolt
• E - Pad Drop (Vertical) - Saddle top to Elbow Pad Top
• F - Saddle Nose to Pad - point to point measurement
• G - Elbow Pad Width
• Stem rise and length
• Spacers including top cap
• Base Bar
• Aero Bar
• Effective base bar stack (i.e. frame + spacers + stem stack)
• Effective base bar reach
• Crank Length
• Notes

The slowtwitch coordinates (a-g) can be found here: http://forum.slowtwitch.com/images/fit_triathlon.jpg

 

gopetego

Jim - I used Ian at Fitwerx in VT in late summer of 2010 to purchase my custom GURU tri-bike and fit. Most people I ride w/say I look very comfortable on my bike (haven't rode my road bike since). IAN was great - very methodical. It was just him an me for 8 hours going over everything. Got video of fit too. He spent 1.5 hours w/me testing my flexibility, core strength, etc before I even got on the bike. Of course I was buying a very expenseive bike but the fit was the main reason I went to his store (I'm in NJ). I will likely stop by his place once a year to have fit checked since I usually get up to New England a couple of times every summer. I heard though that the town of Waitsfield was pretty devasted with flood waters.

Offshore

I bought a Guru from Fitwerx2 in Boston in 2009, great experience working with them and they even shipped my bike to Malaysia. My fit was several hours long and took into account flexibility, body dimensions, etc. before getting on the fit bike. I agree with Matt that there is not much to lose except a few hours of your time and you will find that your optimum fit changes over time anyway due to changes in fitness, flexibility, injury, etc.

[Deleted User]

Thanks for the feedback everyone, especially Matt for the detailed list of measurements. Could probably be made into some kind of wiki post. Looks like a road trip to Northern Vermont is in my future. Used to ski all the time at Sugarbush, but have not been there for quite a while.

GMAN 19030

My brother is buying my Felt B2 from me and he lives in Boston. I did a little bit of checking and Fit Werx seemed to be one of the most highly recommended fitters in Boston. That's where I told my brother to go once he gets the bike.

Norton

Ian's a pretty meticulous guy, focussed and informed. Highly recommended.