bike fit.

Amprodude

Hi there,

I got a professional bike fit there this week and tonight i went out with my club for a spin. I found my legs very sore and dead and found the going tough. I have sore legs after a challenging spin but would never have aches after any cycle previously. Is this normal or does it take time for your body to adjust to new fit?

Thanks

Rambling Man

Amprodude wrote: »

Hi there,

I got a professional bike fit there this week and tonight i went out with my club for a spin. I found my legs very sore and dead and found the going tough. I have sore legs after a challenging spin but would never have aches after any cycle previously. Is this normal or does it take time for your body to adjust to new fit?

Thanks

No experience of such a fit, but just to comment that a change of setup might well take a while / couple of spins to take effect. Perhaps give it a short while before concerning too much. Best of luck and comfort.

Idleater

How much did your position change?
When I did mine, I got two "interim" steps to avoid big changes.

ZiabR

How long were you riding with the "wrong" setup or fit? It may just be you need time to adjust or the fitting could be wrong?

68 lost souls

Your muscles get used to firing in a certain way and having changed the position means that the muscles are now having to fire in a different way. It doesn't necessarily mean it was a bad fitting just takes time for your body to adjust.

Max_Charger

I see you're in Cork, as a matter of interest was it Jerry in the Edge you used or someone else? Slim pickings as to choice of people to do a fit.

Amprodude

Idleater wrote: »

How much did your position change?
When I did mine, I got two "interim" steps to avoid big changes.

Alot of changes. Saddle was adjusted. Seat moved forward . Stem and handlebars positions adjusted. I burned out very quickly around 10km for a guy thats on saddle regularly enough. I had new carbon fibre wheels and a dura ace cassette on too that i didnt use before.

Amprodude

logik wrote: »

How long were you riding with the "wrong" setup or fit? It may just be you need time to adjust or the fitting could be wrong?

1 year on my new bike. 3 years on the other.

Amprodude

68 lost souls wrote: »

Your muscles get used to firing in a certain way and having changed the position means that the muscles are now having to fire in a different way. It doesn't necessarily mean it was a bad fitting just takes time for your body to adjust.

Im hoping you are right because it was a real struggle yesterday.

VanhireBoys

I got fitted with James at Bikefit Oranmore here in Galway.

I wasn't a bit sore at all and it made a good difference especially on a long spin !
As said earlier your body must have adjusted to the "wrong" setup. It will take a wee while so persevere.

Apparently any adjustments don't make a difference until you have about 700 miles done... Is this right ?

Amprodude

Max_Charger wrote: »

I see you're in Cork, as a matter of interest was it Jerry in the Edge you used or someone else? Slim pickings as to choice of people to do a fit.

No as i dont live in the city.

Amprodude

VanhireBoys wrote: »

I got fitted with James at Bikefit Oranmore here in Galway.

I wasn't a bit sore at all and it made a good difference especially on a long spin !
As said earlier your body must have adjusted to the "wrong" setup. It will take a wee while so persevere.

Apparently any adjustments don't make a difference until you have about 700 miles done... Is this right ?

Another 650 to go so. :-)

longshank

Did he adjust the bike to the optimal setup and now expects you to adapt to this position or did he adjust the bike to your body and movement patterns for comfort? Not sure some bike fitters know the difference.

Amprodude

longshank wrote: »

Did he adjust the bike to the optimal setup and now expects you to adapt to this position or did he adjust the bike to your body and movement patterns for comfort? Not sure some bike fitters know the difference.

He watched me cycling and made the adjustments as he needed to. On looking at my height and bike before cycling he said adjustments needed to be made and fine tuned them as he monitored my cycling.

hesker

This doesn't sound right to me. Burning out after 10km.

With the new gear you have are you sure that it is set up right. Wheels rubbing anywhere etc.

There is enough bike fit info on the web to get your own fit fairly close but it's worth checking a lot of different sites. I wouldn't change anything yet that has been set for you but you could try to check if it is consistent with the advice available on the web.

I spent a good while setting up my own bike and then went to Jerry in the Edge. He said I was 99% there already. That 1% was pricey but worth it over the long run as it's more comfortable now than before.

Amprodude

hesker wrote: »

This doesn't sound right to me. Burning out after 10km.

With the new gear you have are you sure that it is set up right. Wheels rubbing anywhere etc.

There is enough bike fit info on the web to get your own fit fairly close but it's worth checking a lot of different sites. I wouldn't change anything yet that has been set for you but you could try to check if it is consistent with the advice available on the web.

I spent a good while setting up my own bike and then went to Jerry in the Edge. He said I was 99% there already. That 1% was pricey but worth it over the long run as it's more comfortable now than before.

Nothing rubbing with wheels. He also checked out bike for me. My thighs and calves very sore today, i couldnt go for a spin tonight eventhough i wanted to.

knipper

How much was that fitting thinking about getting one.Back on the bike after a few months off and feeling a familiar pain in my knee that I only realised now must have been due to cycling.I've been playing a bit of ball and running a little since last Oct with no pain but its back now. Could be something smallasI'm fine when spinning.

markens2

I got a bike fit done due to IT band pain. The guy who did it said that it would take 3/4 spins before it would make a difference. Getting off the bike on the first 2 spins was agony, by the time the 3rd spin came around, it was gone. Amazing difference. Give it a while would be my uneducated and quite possibly wrong advice. It worked for me though.

Amprodude

markens2 wrote: »

I got a bike fit done due to IT band pain. The guy who did it said that it would take 3/4 spins before it would make a difference. Getting off the bike on the first 2 spins was agony, by the time the 3rd spin came around, it was gone. Amazing difference. Give it a while would be my uneducated and quite possibly wrong advice. It worked for me though.

i will let you know how i do. Goimg for my 2nd spin with fit today.

Amprodude

Just to update how my progress with new bike fit is going. I had no pains after race on Sunday and went for a 70km cycle today and I just had a slight hamstring pain. I was pushing high gears for training.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Amprodude wrote: »

Just to update how my progress with new bike fit is going. I had no pains after race on Sunday and went for a 70km cycle today and I just had a slight hamstring pain. I was pushing high gears for training.

Any further updates?

funnights74

Amprodude wrote: »

Hi there,

I got a professional bike fit there this week and tonight i went out with my club for a spin. I found my legs very sore and dead and found the going tough. I have sore legs after a challenging spin but would never have aches after any cycle previously. Is this normal or does it take time for your body to adjust to new fit?

Thanks

You may have done too much on your first post bike fit spin, I went to the edge and gerry stressed that a few short easy spins so your body could adjust to the new bike set up. It worked a treat for me, I found I was using some muscle areas that were never used in my previous set up.