On Sat, 2011-05-21 at 00:29 -0700, Zaelia wrote: > Without telling the whole story, he also raised my > handlebar height (due to my handlebars too easily being put out of > alignment).
??? What on earth does that mean? > > Today, I went to a new LBS and had a new fitting. They reversed > everything the previous fitter had done! He had raised my saddle, they > lowered it (by 1/2 to 1 inch). What? That is hugely drastic. It shouldn't be possible for two fitters to so disagree on correct seat height. Generally, I find the "heel on pedal, leg fully extended" gives me a good height when my foot's in the proper position for pedaling. > They said my cleats were both too far > forward on my shoes and were uneven (set up by previous fitter), and > they lowered my handlebars. Riding the indoor trainer during the fit, > I immediately felt some soreness in my knees, weight on my hands and > arms, and tingling in my toes (I had only ever felt this after 3-5 > hours of riding in the saddle, not from 5 minutes of stationary > pedalling). Now that cannot be a good sign. > For the soreness in my knees and the weight on my hands, > they talked about the body's memory and how it may take time to > adjust. "Memory"??? Sounds like pure bollocks to me. > I feel a little apprehensive, since it felt like I was back to > where I was before the first fitting, I think you have every right to be apprehensive. Screaming out loud in terror wouldn't be all that inappropriate. > but I'll ride with this setup > and make assessments and adjustments as I go. For the tingling in the > toes it was suggested I get better shoes. Admittedly, the shoes I was > wearing were ill-fitting and not very stiff, so I'll see how the new > shoes fare, but they did say that it's possible I may still feel this > tingling with the new shoes. Maybe it's time to see a podiatrist? So let me get this straight. Before the change in cleat position, no tingling in the toes. They change the cleats, your toes start tingling, and the answer is buy new shoes or see a podiatrist? What is wrong with this picture? > Interestingly, they disagreed with the previous fitter about my stem/ > handlebar setup. They said I should not be getting a longer stem/bars > with longer reach but should keep my stem (or its relative length) and > get bars with a shallower reach. I was flummoxed. Such differing > results. They said I was in no way bunched up up top, but that > everything looked really good. The were completely unconcerned about > the drops. > > So, I feel like I'm just going in circles, and I feel deflated and > frustrated and ready to give up. I have some big rides coming up, and > I was hoping to have the bike in good shape long before that. That's > why I started the fitting back in the fall. But this is where I find > myself, so we'll see what happens. Disappointing, to be sure. How's the new position square with this: http://peterwhitecycles.com/fitting.htm ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
