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  • Thinking back to Furtwangler's original question and expanding on my comments above it is worth highlighting that the Cyclefit guys focus almost uniquely on the shoes/pedal interface (and rightly so given that it is the link between you and the bike).

    So they will:

    • Mould you some insoles to get your feet fitting correctly in your shoes (accounting for the general profile of your feet as well as specific such as varus/valgus tilt)
    • Add any wedges to your shoes to compensate for leg length discrepancy etc.
    • Position the cleats to ensure your knee is over the pedal spindle (or rather the tibial tuberosity which is the bump just below the knee cap)
    • Also align the cleats to allow for any natural lateral foot rotation etc.

    As for the rest of the fit I get the sense that they plug your measurements into their Serotta sizing system and then set up your base position using that information. Obviously as time permits they will tweak that base position to try to achieve a balance of optimum comfort and performance.

    Inevitably most of the time for your session will be spent on the shoe/pedal interface, which will leave less time to fine tune those other aspects of your fit. If you have specific physio issues then I would definitely recommend going for the Wednesday morning session. And if your physio issues are complicated you may need more than a single session at Cyclefit, or perhaps a separate follow-up session with Graham (their physio).

    As an aside it was quite interesting to hear Phil (at Cyclefit) says that they were seeing more and more fixed riders :-)

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