Customer's Speak Out...

I have been involved in cycling for the last couple of years and during the past summer I decided to take things more seriously and start racing.  This is why I had my bicycle professionally fitted.  The bike fitting process was thorough and took into account my body geometry and flexibility.  Improvements were noticeable after the first ride; I could bike for longer and feel less tired since the bicycle felt much more comfortable.  Even more important I have been injury free ever since.  Jan is a world class athlete and she is always willing to help with her knowledge, during the fitting session and afterward.  This was an experience that I would recommend to cyclists of any level, even more to people who are just starting, since purchasing a bicycle that is already fitted might save money and time in the future.

I can’t thank Jan enough for the time and effort she put into getting me so well dialed in to my bike.   Over the course of one long afternoon she analyzed my build, flexibility, injury history, race history and goals for the year.  We then put my bike up and went to work.  When she was done we had made some significant changes to my existing set up but I felt very comfortable on the bike.  Jan met with me several more times throughout the season and made additional changes based on my feedback.   What followed was the resolution of chronic left hip and foot pain that had bothered me for over 6 years, a consistent 8-10 minute improvement in my 40K time from 2008 and a 3-4 minute improvement in my 10k run time off the bike.   I had a great 2009 season with a number of age-group wins and top 5 overall placings and finished by qualifying for the Age Group TriathlonWorld Championships and a trip to the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon.

It’s important to mention that this wasn’t the first bike fit I have had on my bike.   When I finally decided to save my money and purchase a carbon frame bike I received a somewhat detailed ‘bike fit’ from the bike shop that I bought the bike from.  While I never felt very comfortable on it I assumed that I just needed to adjust to the position and ‘get tough’.   When I wasn’t getting the results I thought I would, I thought I just needed to train harder.   After my experience with Jan however I realize that getting a good bike fit requires working with someone with training, experience, a good eye and the ability to work with my individual strengths and weaknesses.  She was flexible enough to listen to me and able to explain her reasoning when she disagreed with me.  I couldn’t have asked for a better experience or outcome.