Bike fit / correct riding position

Speedplays? Check your cleats haven't worn out. They start to rock and roll outwards for me when this happens.

Apols if repost.

This book by Phil Burt (BC & Sky). I was impressed:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bike-Fit-Optimise-performance-avoidance/dp/1408190303

Here's a review:
http://www.thewashingmachinepost.net/bloomsbury/bike_fit/

Here's a review:
thewashingmachinepost.net/blo­omsbury/bike_fit/

It's not hard to find:

YOUR A CNUT

Written using 'Shift'. Happy?

Oh yeah, his 'review'. It's not so bad if you start reading around para 7. Everything before is verbose and boring.

Brand new cleats, and happened before Speedplays. Think I need to tweak the play settings on the cleats.

hmmm, want to buy new bike, have my bike data from a retul fit on my current bike back in October, but it in no way correlates to the geometry chart on Felt's website...

use something like this: http://www.bikegeo.net/ to calculate and compare stack and reach

will take a look, but the data I have is from a retul fit of my existing time trial bike, after a very small tweak. I suspect the stack and reach includes spacers, as the stack is apparently 551mm and the reach is 346mm, which seems an unachievable combination on the TT bikes that i'm looking at...

I think I will need to head out to the shed with a tape measure..

Try this: http://www.fitandfind.com/smartfit-framesizer-search.htm

Glad you said TT bike otherwise thats quite a scoble-sque fit.

it seems scoble esque according to the bikes I'm looking at, for a Felt IA my reach is shorter than their 48cm bike and stack matches a 58.....

I think the saddle height is too high as well, as with cranks it gives me a drop of 914mm from saddle to pedal, which seems proportionally high when I'm only 171cm tall...

Would a 3 or 4mm narrower front chain line affect my cleat alignment much?

I take it you mean the 'Q factor' rather than the chainline?

Either way, no :-)

Well, 6-8mm Q factor in that case. Thanks!

ok, so the fit data was almost completely wrong....

The current bike has a stack of 520 and a reach of 385, but i have a stack of spacers so presumably a bike with similar reach and a higher stack is going to be a better fit...

excuse the frooming - i think i need to go and see scherritt..

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If I'm currently riding a 58cm which is for sure to big for me. Im about 5'11''… Would down sizing to a 56cm square be reasonable enough? I ask about the 56cm because its the only thing on the market currently in my area…

Geometry charts on the bikes?

Your saddle does seemed to be quite high in that shot.

agree, although in reality my ankle is pretty flat through the pedal stroke, but if I was consistently like that I wouldn't have left it, in hindsight a pretty shit bike fit to be honest...

Bike fit fitter advice please.

I shall ignore my earlier faux pas of a new thread. However thanks to Amey's suggestion - Pearson's are doing a bike fit for £120 (normally £195) which is useful. However, mentally I was all set to go to the Bike Whisperer (as the original difference was £70, not insignificant but not insurmountable) - however the difference now is nearly double and am having a rethink.

So what would you peeps recommend?

I have had a bad position for over 3 years and no amount of fiddling that I have done has helped and I am pretty much fed up.

cheers

Scherrit is one of the more experienced fitters in the UK. Pearsons have been trained by Cyclefit. Scherrit probably has a more holistic approach, Pearsons are more technical/data orientated.

Exactly what DJ said.
I'd recommend @scherrit no doubt if its your first fit.

Pearsons is good if you understand the basic concepts, measurements and issues (if any) with your fit. The body changes drastically with flexibility and strength esp if you work on it. Its a good second fit/tweak choice if you cant get the logistics working. Ronan is a very nice and thorough guy and will spend as much time as you need to get the issues fixed.

Dont go by the cost of it because it can end up being 'buy cheap buy twice' issue. I dont ever compromise on biomechanics.

I don't ever compromise on biomechanics.

Can I get that on a T-shirt please?

@scherrit - New slogan for your business?

"Biometrics, never compromise"

haha - Still LOLing