Bike fitting in Seattle?

[Ronald Long]

My son is starting to increase his riding mileage , and experiencing a lot of discomfort at around 40 miles. While there's a decent chance that it's the saddle (I'm bringing him a bunch of different styles I have to try), it also makes sense to ensure that he has a decent fit. It's his first "real bike".

Wondering if any of you have recommendations for a good place to get a basic fit done in town? He's not a big fanatic (yet), so it would be good if there's not too much "sticker shock" at the cost.

thanks

ronald

Looking forward to seeing a bunch of you way too early tomorrow morning!

[Jeff Loomis]

In the tradition of ignoring the question you asked and answering another question based on my own biases, here is a article that I have found helpful in understanding bike fit.  It contains many opinions but also many interesting facts that may be useful to understand even if you disagree with the strongly stated opinions.

http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fitting.php

I have never used a bicycle fitter but many people speak highly of Eric Moen and his staff at http://corporesanopt.com/.  Most of these people happen to work at Microsoft and get Premera to pay for the fitting as "physical therapy" because I think he may fall into the "sticker shock" category, especially for the non cyclist who may still think $1000 is a lot of money for a bicycle.

-Jeff

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[John Bissell]

Short answer:

Go to a PT who specializes in athletes and cyclists.  They will understand all the dynamics of athletics, body mechanics and cycling.  And, if you are feeling discomfort or pain, often you can get a prescription and insurance will pay for it.

My recommendations are:

Coropre Sano Physical Therapy in Kenmore

http://corporesanopt.com/

Experience Momentum Physical Therapy in Lynnwood (Ask for Blake)

http://www.experiencemomentum.com/

TL;DR:

Bike fitting is like this:  A casual rider doesn't' need it.  A long-distance rider and one doing lots of annual miles needs an expert fitter.  Ther is no in between.  Bike shop fitters are the in between.

I am very skeptical of bike fitting at bike shops.  Most typically bike shop fitters are shop guys who have been told some stuff by other shop guys.  Sometime shopfitters have been to a seminar.  Rarely shop fitters know kinesiology, physiology or other body mechanics theories that will help them evaluate the rider's particular problems.  Shopfitters work within a set of guidelines that are based on averages and on doing it the way we did it before.  Then their fitting is affected by their bias - like a young crit racer might think everyone needs to be as aero as possible and everyone will always ride in the drops.

And bike fitting is not static. Numb hands might be due to core strength problems.  Knee pain might be due to week hip muscles.  A PT might suggest one riding positions, + some exercises, then a change in the riding position as fitness improves.  

Or there might be an adequate fit, but the rider might have issues with discomfort because of some bad habits, like hunching shoulders, or bad riding mechanics, like riding with pointed toes, or riding at 60RPM.  A PT can catch this, and suggest a biomechanical fix, whereas a shop fitter will not be able to do this.

John Bissell, AICP

jo...@johnbissell.com

206 498 3610

On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 11:51 AM, Ronald Long <ronal...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[jillona700c]

Would also add Neil Gold at Footworks Physical Therapy in Pioneer Square. 

http://footworkspt.com/2009/

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[Scot Gibson]

I've had good results from Casey LaFran with Rolla Cycles.  Really helped me with some knee issues I was having.  Fee was quite reasonable, next to what I've seen charged at "high end" bike shops. 

ca...@rollacycles.com
https://www.rollacycles.com/

[adam...@spottedfoobar.com]

I should probably have mentioned him too.  I had some previous fit/rehab work done by Corpore Sano but my coach works with Neil who also did a good job dealing with an emergent issue.

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