The best bike on the market is the bicycle that best fits its owner.
Strain and stress from improper fit are the leading causes of injury in cyclists. Proper fit will maximize the enjoyment of any rider on any bike.
You can improve your performance, increase your comfort, and get more satisfaction on every ride by having the professionals at Cycles Unlimited fit you to your bike.
If you are interested in getting a bicycle custom tailored to fit your body, style of riding, and exceed your expectations, OR if you desire to improve your performance on your current bicycle- please schedule an appointment with one of our fit specialists. We enjoy helping others enrich their cycling experience and discover some of the best products available.
Cycles Unlimited provides a variety of custom fitting service for athletes of all ability levels - from pleasure to professional. Fittings are done by appointment. Feel free to enquire with our staff to make a reservation.
A good fitting session involves the following topics:
- Understanding the Biomechanics of Cycling, Body Alignment and proper Cycling Posture
- Understanding Basic Skeletal and Muscular movement
- The significance of flexibility in performance and fit
- The significance of fitness in performance and fit
- The significance of recognizing and accommodating biomechanical asymmetries in fit
- Understanding the importance of proper interviewing techniques and gathering an athlete’s pertinent injury history
- Cleat alignment and working with different pedal systems
- Aftermarket wedge systems for correcting common alignment issues
- Understanding Traithlon postioning and fundamentals of Aerodynamics
- How to deal with challenging fits and common physical concerns
- Bike geometry and design parameters
- Bicycle design and the effects on bike fit, including specialty fits
Steps to a custom tailored fit.
The fitting process begins with a detailed rider interview. Cycling history and goals, comforts and discomforts while riding, general physical lifestyle, and past medical history/injuries are discussed. If appropriate, the rider's likes and dislikes of the current bike can be discussed. The rider can help to define how they would like their new frame to perform in terms of handling, comfort, and drivetrain response.
Next is the general physical assessment. Range of motion, hip and hamstring flexion, leg tracking, and back flexion are all evaluated. Focusing on the rider's physical strengths and limitations enables the Fit Technician to define and guide the fitting process.
Using this fully adjustable fitting tool developed by serotta, the Size Cycle fit is a dynamic process that allows for constant feedback between the rider and Fit technician. Using biomechanically optimal landmarks, information from the interview and physical assessment, and feedback from the rider, the Fit Technician can create an efficient, and comfortable riding position.
Key numbers from the Size Cycle are sent to Serotta along with detailed information about you, the rider. Frame geometry is defined by the Size Cycle fit and by 15 years of experience from Serrota designers and custom fitting by Cycles Unlimited Owner Ashley Birchfield. The ride characteristics you desire are not only determined by geometry, but by our vast tubing selection as well. Every frame we build is unique in Geometry, tube selection, and finish.
- 5. Your Fully Custom Dream Bike
The custom build doesn't stop after the fit process. Component selection is an integral part of dealing in the final fit and is part of the enjoyment of building a custom bicycle. After the complete bike is built, the Fit Technician will make final adjustments to the fit, ensuring that the culmination of the process is a bicycle that fits you to exacting specifications.
Existing Fit: $150.00. The Existing Fit will put you in your best position on your current bike. We carry the best "fit" components in order to get you "dialed on your bike." plan on 1-2 hrs with our Fit Specialist..
Custom Fit: $150.00. The Custom Fit is for when you are ready to achieve ultimate power and ultimate endurance in total comfort. Using the Serotta Size Cycle we can design a frame geometry that you can pedal and feel the difference of a Custom ride.
Contact Ashley at 417-887-3560 or 1-800-834-056
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 08 August 2007 )
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40 Reasons To Ride
As if you need one Good Reason To Ride, here are more than 40 more!
More Than Forty Good Reasons For Bicycling
1. Bicycles Increase Mobility For Those Who Don't Have Access To Motor Transport.
2. Bikes Increase Mobility For Those Who Don't Qualify To Drive A Car.
3. Bicycles Increase Mobility For Those Who Can't Afford Motor Transport.
4. Bikes Increase Mobility For Those Who Don't Want To Drive Motor Vehicles.
5. You Get Exercise Form Bicycling
6. Save Travel Money By Biking
7. Reduce Stress
8. Biking Is Therapeutic For The Mind & Spirit
9. Cycling Is Therapeutic For The Body
10. Your commute will be the best part of your day instead of the worst part of your day.
11. Cycling Improves Self-Esteem
12. Save On The Membership To A Health Club, Get Your Exercise Bicycling To Work
13. Cycling Is Low Impact On The Body
14. Cycling Is Low Impact On The Environment
15. Bicycling In Your Neighborhood Is A Great Way To Meet Your Neighbors
16. Camaraderie of Cyclists Makes It A Great Way To Meet A Nice Stranger With A Similar Interest
17. Bicyclist Can Ignore the Traffic Reports
18. Feel the Self-satisfaction Of Biking Past A Traffic Jam In The Bike Lane.
19. Predictable Commute Time
20. Easier Parking
21. Cheaper Parking
22. Leaving Your Car At Home Provide A Parking Space For Someone Less Fortunate
23. If You Are Lazy, Your Bicycle Provides Door-To-Door Transport (You Don't Have To Walk Across A Vast Parking Lot)
24. Reduce Demand For Parking Lots
25. Reduce Energy Consumption (see below)
26. Reduce Air Pollution -- Bicyclist Emit Few Gases
27. Reduce Water Pollution -- Bikes Don't Drip Brake Fluid, Anti-Freeze, Transmission Fluid, Etc.
28. Reduce Noise Pollution -- Even Without A Muffler Bikes Are Quiet
29. Reduces Road Wear -- Even If Cyclist Feel Like They Have The Weight Of The World On Their Shoulders.
30. Prevent and protest the sanctioned murder of responsible citizens.
31. Bikes Small Profile Reduce Congestion
32. Reduce Need To Lay Additonal Asphalt And Concrete
33. Easier to Vary Your Route By Bicycle
34. Bicycling Improve Cardiar-Vascular Health
35. Better muscle tone, bone mass improvement, clearer skin
36. Healthier People Have Lower Health Care Expenses
37. The Exercise Increase Your Productivity At Work
38. Increased Bike Uses Generates Bike Facilities Which Increase Property Values
39. Biycling Gives You More Fresh Air Than A Sauna And You Can Still Sweat And Clean Your Pores
40. Bike Commuting Is A License To Dress Weird And Still Feel Smug
41. Urban Cycling Keeps You Humble
42. Biking Is Virtually Life Long Activity
43. Bicycling Can Be Enjoyed In A Wide Variety Of Topography
44. Cycling Can Be Enjoyed In A Wide Variety Of Climates
45. Bicycles Are A Great Means To See The World
46. Bicycling is cool.
47. Biking Is fun.
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