Bike Fitting

Improve Your Comfort & Performance

Most ‘off-the-rack’ bikes are not very well tailored to the people riding them. You only touch your bike with your feet, seat, and hands, but a poorly fitted bike can hurt you all over! 

Fortunately there are a lot of options for moving or changing these 'contact points' according to what works best for you. That’s what bike fitting is about – assessing your body and your riding style and setting the bike up so that it works well for you.

If you are a casual cyclist, a properly fitted bike means a more comfortable, stable, and efficient experience on the road. This keeps you safe, boosts your confidence, and makes riding much more enjoyable. For more serious riders, the improved handling and power transfer of a well-fitted bike will help you avoid injury and allow you to go further, faster.

Our Approach

We take a grounded, practical approach to bike fitting. Our focus is on comfort and enjoyment, as opposed to speed and wattage. That said, people generally go faster if they're not fighting their bike, so comfort can make you quicker too. We do not use fancy proprietary technology but rather classic measuring tools and careful observation of you, your body, and your bike, and thoughtful listening as you tell us what you are experiencing. 

We are qualified to help generally healthy people get more comfortable and stronger on their bikes. If you have serious long term health or mobility concerns, we would recommend getting an ‘adaptive’ fit from a medical professional trained to work with complex bike-body challenges. If you are an elite athlete, we would recommend you see an bike fitter who specializes in the kind of riding you do. There are some great people offering these services in and around the Saanich peninsula and we would be happy to refer you.

What to Expect

Your bike fit session will take 1-2 hours. Bring your bike, the shoes you like to ride in, and some riding kit or fitted clothing so we can see your body angles. 

1. To start we'll discuss your cycling history and future plans, and any specific concerns you're having at present. 
2. We'll take some body measurements and feed those into a fit database to get a sense of how other riders with similar anatomy have setup their bikes, to give us something to compare to. 
3. Then we'll measure and record your current bike setup, so we can keep track of the changes (and so we can go back in the unlikely event we need to). 
4. Then it is time to get pedaling. We’ll put your bike on a trainer - a stand that allows you to pedal with resistance like on the road. Together we'll assess your riding position using a combination of measuring tools and collaborative observation (“That looks better, but how does it feel?”). We will experiment with changes to the location and shape of handlebars, stem, saddle, seatpost, and pedals. You will likely end up wanting to change at least some of those parts. You can purchase them and have them installed as part of your fit session, or you can take a list with you and shop later. Either way, after a fit you'll be able to buy with confidence.
5. Afterwards you'll receive a report by email, outlining everything we learned during your session and including the numbers for your ideal setup, that you can keep for your records or share with bike mechanics / retailers in future.

Expect to spend about half the time chatting and half the time pedaling, ideally working up a bit of a sweat.

If you've never had a bike fit before, it can be a little intimidating, but most people find the process enjoyable and just wish they'd done it sooner. 

Pricing & Options

Flat Bar Fit - $150

Drop Bar Fit - $180

Cleat Setup - $60 ($40 as part of a fit)

Parts extra, as desired

Bike Fit FAQ

We are qualified to help generally healthy people get more comfortable and stronger on their bikes. If you have serious long term health or mobility concerns, we would recommend getting an ‘adaptive’ fit from a medical professional trained to work with complex bike-body challenges. If you are an elite athlete, we would recommend you see an bike fitter who specializes in the kind of riding you do. There are some great people offering these services in and around the Saanich peninsula and we would be happy to refer you.

Do you fit ebikes? 

It depends whether the ebike in question uses standard bicycle parts. There are a lot of ebikes on the market that do not, and then there's not much we can do in terms of adjustments or parts swaps. Get in touch and we can give you an answer specific to your particular bike.

Do you offer triathlete fits? 

No, best to go to a fitter who specializes in working with triathletes and their gear.

Can you fit a bike with an integrated carbon cockpit? 

We do not stock replacement parts for high end race bikes. If you want an unpretentious, comfort-oriented fit for this style of bike, we could fit you on our Sizer Cycle (an infinitely adjustable stationary bike) and provide you with the measurements to take to your bike shop. But the conclusion of the fit would probably be that you would be better served by a different style of bike altogether. Aggressive bikes want to be ridden aggressively.

It says parts extra. What does that mean and how much should I anticipate the cost to be? 

A bike fit is all about changing where and how your bike meets your body. Some changes can be made using your existing parts - the saddle can move higher or lower, forward and back, and the bars and stem can be moved some. Achieving larger changes often requires different parts altogether, and a big part of the value of a bike fit is in trying different parts before buying them and paying to have them installed. Most fits require about $150-$300 in parts to achieve the desired improvements. The larger the change the higher the cost, but also the greater the improvement.