coates_hbk wrote:
Jeepers a shop fitted someone like that?!! I see the op has been retul fitted so you would think, at the least, that would take some guess work out for fitters?!!! But the fit seems way too high on the front as is the saddle height as mentioned.
I've seen a few good fits I've done look awful due to rider tinkering, other shops "expert" tinkering, or just crap posture.
And to your point - Retul can be used to take out the guess work, but it has to be used correctly. It's just a tool, and requires the application of knowledge and skill to be used correctly. It wasn't, in this case.
I was a "fit by numbers" fitter when I was new to fitting and I can look back on a lot of my old fits and see good results because of it (there were some poor fits mixed in too, for sure). But I also aggressively listened to and incorporated rider feedback and compared my fits to better fitters, and over time I was able to learn enough to understand a little bit about why the numbers worked.
I tend to react negatively when someone tells me bike fit is an art - it's a science, for sure. If there is artistry, it's convincing a rider to defeat their confirmation bias that leads them to prefer a poor positionor manipulating existing equipment to get the result I'm looking for.
Trent Nix
Owned and operated Tri Shop
F.I.S.T. Advanced Certified Fitter | Retul Master Certified Fitter (back when those were things)