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just got some bike fit adjustments and wow, what a difference (media.piefed.social)
submitted 1 day ago by the_abecedarian@piefed.social to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca
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I'd had my Centurion LeMans RS since 2019, but never really got a bike fit adjustment for it. I thought my issues -- getting tired easily, hand pain at the palms -- were technique and fitness issues, but a few bike fit adjustments made a huge difference!

All we did was raise the seat for full leg extension (I.e. more efficient pedaling), change the stem and handlebar for a more upright, comfortable ride, and add a double layer of grip tape. I've also ordered padded gloves that I hope will help. I'm excited to bike more places!

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[–] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You may also want to pay attention to how hard your gripping the handle bars and make sure to have a neutral position on your legs when coasting. These are 2 issues I ran into and it made a huge difference to how sore my body was. I was subconsciously death gripping the handles and would almost always have one leg fully extended when coasting that would cause me issues.

[–] the_abecedarian@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

Good to know! I don't think I deathgrip them, but I'll try to be conscious of it on my next ride

[–] xiao@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nice bike !

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How much did it cost, and how long were you there for?

[–] the_abecedarian@piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

It took roughly 3 hours and the total cost was $250 for:

  • New tire (this was already something I needed)
  • Bike fit eval
  • New stem
  • New handlebar
  • New brake cable
  • New grip tape
  • Installation of all the above

Not cheap, but having the mechanic's expertise was pretty valuable. I could have spent much more time and less money by watching a bunch of youtube videos, buying the parts myself, and figuring it out. But I want to actually ride this spring lol

[–] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

Sounds cheap to me. I've looked into bike fit around me and it is more like the equivalent of $500 without any parts or anything like that. That's why I did mine myself. Glad you had a good experience though!

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Thank you for that! Yeah, expensive, but nothing beats actually feeling comfortable on a bike.