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@hippy
Sounds like a happy customer.
When I was racing I looked into Kennedy (Melbourne). Some people love him, some people hate him.
He tried the hard sell on me whilst on the phone, before I'd made it to the shop. I never took it further.
I've read other reports about cyclefit and they sound quite different although provide a similar service.
My concern is that the bike I loved is in storage 15,000k away and so anything I buy here is experimental because I don't have the measurements from my old bike.
This is why a fitting here is looking like a good option - it'd mean I could buy something knowing beforehand it will fit. My old shop would let me ride bikes for days before deciding - I'm sure most places don't do that here?
The Ribble was meant to be a cheap (£480) stand-in option until I shipped my bike over or, more likely, bought another. I just can't stand paying full retail in a store that only lets you ride around the block!! No contacts in shops here means I have no loyalty and no trusted sellers. There's a few places out west that will do bike fits but cyclefit seems to get more good press.
The stem I fitted to the Ribble helped - no numb hands on 80k ride and another 30sec off 10mi TT time (I'm slow, I'm not a tt'er) but I still had pins and needles in my hands after that 10mi TT (no aero bars, just drops). Switching between the Raleigh track bike (54cm top/80mm stem) and the Ribble (58cm top/90mm stem) can't be helping.
I've yet to get a BCF membership so I'm not even racing, meaning getting a race bike fit may not be the best option. What if I get a license and hate it? It's been two years and much has changed so I wonder if I should go for some interim fit. If I could be comfy over 200k they could have my first born.. ;)