£180 to correctly size up bike size needs...

[reanimation]

Worth it? Maybe in many cases,

any thoughts, opinions or alternatives?

Looks pretty good but lorro investment...

http://www.mosquito-bikes.co.uk/images/ ... ing.ex.pdf

http://mosquito-bikes.co.uk/htdocs/sizi ... %20fitting

 

[Mattythemod]

I think when you see the brands of bikes they sell its a relative outlay .

 

[Piperdave]

Cheap i'd say.... :roll:

http://msgbikes.com/Ergonomic-Bike-Fitting

Lets hope his caveat for purchase is true...

 

[REKIBorter]

When I recently bought a new road bike they included bikefit in the deal. Checked the size I needed before ordering it. When it was in they set it up on a turbo trainer with me in bike clothing and SPD shoes. They checked my cleat position, saddle height, stem length, saddle position, bar height and just about everything they could measure. The bike fitted perfectly afterwards. Well worth doing.

 

[Mattythemod]

When I recently bought a new road bike they included bikefit in the deal. Checked the size I needed before ordering it. When it was in they set it up on a turbo trainer with me in bike clothing and SPD shoes. They checked my cleat position, saddle height, stem length, saddle position, bar height and just about everything they could measure. The bike fitted perfectly afterwards. Well worth doing.

Didnt know Parkpre made road bikes

 

[reanimation]

Cheap i'd say.... :roll:

http://msgbikes.com/Ergonomic-Bike-Fitting

Lets hope his caveat for purchase is true...

Blimey!

See, the more we get into our sport/commute machines the more we want, its a billion miles from the people who believe that £180 is too much to spend on a bike!

Lot to be said for correct fit though, I'm still guessing and experimenting with all kinds of styles, frame sizes, and stems, and the fleet includes way too small and a bit big all over! I'm convinced none of em fit properly, tho MTB is a bit more of a variable than the sprinting/long distance road type riding.

If I had more monies I would be tempted...

 

[Russell]

I'm not overly bothered about 'fit' on my MTBs as I tend to be out of the saddle anyway and it all becomes rather irrelevant other than the geometry of the bike itself which obviously affects the handling, however... I am anal about my position on my road bikes and I constantly measure and make adjustments to fine tune my set up.

I've never been professionally fitted, because of the cost, but if I had the cash, I'd do it without hesitation.

 

[Kestonian]

Roger at Mosquito is awesome. I did this when I bought my Moots and it was revolutionary to get a bike that fitted properly - as opposed to buying 18" frames because they look nicer than the gates that I actually need!

Far rather to spend 600 on a well-fitting bike than 2K on one that's the wrong size.

Remember, though, that if you do a bike fitting on an existing bike, you may need to spend more on new parts that are the right size. Or a new frame.

 

[JeRkY]

I live around the corner from mosquito, it really is a candy shop of dream machines.

The first time I went in I pulled up on my RC200, saw the sign on the door saying please do not bring bikes in. Headed grudgingly towards the bike rack at which point the door opened and and I think it was Steve said "your alright you can bring that one in mate, it wont last 10 minutes out there"

 

[reanimation]

Ah thats good, it does sound as good as it looks, good guys. All the different advice and wifes-tales about sizing that you read all over really does send ya nuts, and you do end up reaching for that 18" frame and medium length stem, thats what I'm looking at for my next modern MTB as summat chuckable, and it will be still bigger than the current SWB!

Course buying retro, size isn't always most important to us! all mine have 130mm stems even though I don't like the stretch over front too much!
And taking the roadie world a bit more serious I'm building a 23" retro Peugeot, which I think is happens to be my size just about, maybe I'll play with that before I lash on summat new n shiny! Hmm