Bike Fit

db76

Looking for recommendations on the best place to get a bike fit in north Dublin.

Stevieg2009

I found base2race good in ballymount 130euro for a couple of hours

jon1981

I used Frank in Richies cycles in Swords, great service for 100euro and took his time.

db76

Rang Ritchies but nothing available for a few weeks:mad:

furiousox

http://www.bikefitstudio.ie/

siochain

as in measured for a bike? http://www.cahill.ie/ for €25 , has the contraption for measuring all your limbs, run's it through a software package and will adjust your bike.

jon1981

I think most fitters have a few weeks of a wait, not that many of them around. Frank did a great job, I feel much better on the bike, more powerful and less strain on certain parts of the body. I did have to purchase a different seat post due to the bike being slightly too big for me and the seat post I had having an extra 2-3cm of travel due to it being set back from the stem. I also learned a lot from Frank too on cycling due to his enthusiasm for the sport and his wealth of knowledge on cycling.

db76

jon1981 wrote: »

I think most fitters have a few weeks of a wait, not that many of them around. Frank did a great job, I feel much better on the bike, more powerful and less strain on certain parts of the body. I did have to purchase a different seat post due to the bike being slightly too big for me and the seat post I had having an extra 2-3cm of travel due to it being set back from the stem. I also learned a lot from Frank too on cycling due to his enthusiasm for the sport and his wealth of knowledge on cycling.

So might be worth the wait then?

jon1981

db76 wrote: »

So might be worth the wait then?

I'm sure the other recommendations on boards are worth considering too. For me it was convenience due to location and also others recommended Frank on here. You can pay up 180 depending on the fitter. I haven't used anyone else so don't have a comparison. I felt good after the fitting so based on that , yes.

uck51js9zml2yt

Can I ask a noob question.

Is it not better to get it the fit before buying the bike and then knowing what to buy.
Is this more suited to road bikes or would touring / hybrid bikes also benefit.

Tia.

stecleary

Vienna Old Gourmet wrote: »

Can I ask a noob question.

Is it not better to get it the fit before buying the bike and then knowing what to buy.
Is this more suited to road bikes or would touring / hybrid bikes also benefit.

Tia.

buying a bike thats the right size and fitting a bike to you are two very different things.
a fitter fine tunes the small touches to with in degrees and mm of reach.
I've had two done by Aidan Hammond in bikefittingireland.com and would highly recommend him, He is out in bray but well worth the half hour drive

RainyDay

Vienna Old Gourmet wrote: »

Is this more suited to road bikes or would touring / hybrid bikes also benefit.

I'd be interested in the answer to this too.

Mercian Pro

Have a Cannondale Synapse Flat-Bar that I refuse to call a hybrid. After a few years of use commuting and on sportives I went to Aidan Hammond and he made a few subtle but important changes to the fit. While I was there, I showed him a list of road bikes I was thinking of buying and he identified which frame size would suit me best (it varied quite a bit between manufacturers). After buying the new bike last year, I went back to him and he fitted that as well for a small additional fee. Now both bikes are similarly set up and I can switch between then without any aches and pain.

omri

Definitely http://www.bikefittingireland.com/ and Mr. Aidan Hammond. Well worth the money and quality "after sale" if you need further tweaks. (however it's not in your desired part of dublin).