Post Bike Fit Instructions - Documenting Your Position After Your Bike Fit
Our goal is to help you achieve your best possible position on the bike. We will document and keep measurements of your body as it relates to your position. These measurements are important reference points for us and will also be required if you are filing this bike fit with insurance.
It is your responsibility to document the position of your bicycle after the bike fit has been completed. We will be happy to provide Post-fit bike measurements for you at an additional fee. This will require you to leave your bike for 24-48 hours.
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First Ride After Your Bike Fit
It is your ultimate responsibility to check the torque on all bolts and screws that were adjusted during your fit. This should be performed prior to your first ride and after your first ride.
It is your responsibility to ease into the new position of your bike fit. The first ride post-fit should be on familiar ground, close to home, and relatively short. It is ideal to check your fit on the terrain and under the conditions you typically ride to determine any need for fine-tuning.
Proper bike fitting may require some minor adjustments after sufficient testing on the road. These adjustments should be made in small increments. Discuss any desire to change the position with your bike fitter before proceeding with this on your own, as there may be multiple solutions to a single problem. Any feedback regarding your response to the bike fit will be helpful on your follow-up visit.
It is your responsibility to schedule and keep your follow-up visit, and to communicate any desire or need to fine-tune or change your position.
Documenting Bike Fit Position - Road Bike (see diagram below)
Mount your bike on a trainer so that it is perfectly level or have an assistant steady the bicycle for you on a perfectly level surface. Measure and record the following in millimeters:
A - Seat Height: Measure the distance from the center of the bottom bracket (where the crank mounts the bike) in a line that parallels your seat tube to the top of the saddle. Record A.
B - Fore-Aft: Drop a plumb line from the nose or front edge of your saddle down to the level of the bottom bracket. (A simple plumb line can be made with string and any weight such as a nut, stack of washers, etc...). Measure the distance horizontally between this line and the center of the bottom bracket. If the line is in front of the bottom bracket, mark it as "positive". If the line is behind the bottom bracket, mark it as "negative". Record B.
C - Reach: Center your handle bars so the front wheel is perfectly straight. Measure from the nose of the saddle to the innermost bend or apex of your handlebar drops. Record C.
It is a good idea to mark these positions on your bike with tape, marker, or paint for your reference and for taking your bike to a bike shop for service or any other repairs. 
Documenting Bike Fit Position - Mountain Bike (see diagram below)
Mount your bike on a trainer so that it is perfectly level or have an assistant steady the bicycle for you on a perfectly level surface. Measure and record the following in millimeters:
A - Seat Height: Measure the distance from the center of the bottom bracket (where the crank mounts the bike) in a line that parallels your seat tube to the top of the saddle. Record A.
B - Fore-Aft: Drop a plumb line from the nose or front edge of your saddle down to the level of the bottom bracket. (A simple plumb line can be made with string and any weight such as a nut, stack of washers, etc...). Measure the distance horizontally between this line and then center of the bottom bracket. If the line is in front of the bottom bracket, mark it as "positive". If the line is behind the bottom bracket, mark it as "negative". Record B.
C - Reach: Center your handle bars so the front wheel is perfectly straight. Measure from the nose of the saddle to the outer end of one of your handlebars. Record C.
It is a good idea to mark these positions on your bike with tape, marker, or paint for your reference and for taking your bike to a bike shop for service or any other repairs.
