So I just got into triathlon about a year ago and knew nothing about bikes except for how to ride one. Bought a road bike last July and then a tri bike from a lbs in October.
Anyway... during the fit I really felt folded up. I'm 6" 1 and at the time about 225. I told them I felt cramped and they told me I needed a longer stem which they happened to carry. Cool. So fast forward six months and I've done two sprints and was training for a fifty mile called Texasman. I had been riding the heck out of the bike and still felt cramped up.
So I went back cuz I needed a wetsuit and they promised a free tuneup. I mentioned to the guy I felt cramped. He said that the aero bars were too close and he moved them out. Felt a little better.
Did the texasman and then broke my collarbone training for Austin. Cool thing is it gave me plenty of time to learn about gear ratios and bicycle maintenance in general. So I went out and got a little torque wrench and ordered a new cassette and crankset and chain. Started doing some work on the bike and pulled off the stem because I wanted to lower it a little-move a couple of spacers from below the stem to on top etc. So I pulled out the old stem they took off when I bought the bike and it was a 110 mm. They put on a 90 mm with 25 degrees of rise. The one they took off was a 7 degree. Now I'm no math major but I'm pretty sure that 110 mm is longer than 90 mm. Also the fork always flapped back and forth anytime I picked the front wheel off the ground. I found out why. They never torqued down the top cap. Also the spacers where carbon then aluminum then carbon then aluminum.
So I kind of feel like they either didn't give a crap when they fit me or they didn't know how. I also feel like they sold me a stem because I had sucker written on my forehead. Also none of the bolts had lock tight on them. So I also feel like they didn't even put the bike together correctly. Also one of the aero arms was flat on one side because they torque down the arm rest clamp too hard.
Since I had the bike to them I've met some folks and coaches though dfw tri club and that place doesn't have the best reputation. So should I be cheesed off or not? I know, long story...
Anyway... during the fit I really felt folded up. I'm 6" 1 and at the time about 225. I told them I felt cramped and they told me I needed a longer stem which they happened to carry. Cool. So fast forward six months and I've done two sprints and was training for a fifty mile called Texasman. I had been riding the heck out of the bike and still felt cramped up.
So I went back cuz I needed a wetsuit and they promised a free tuneup. I mentioned to the guy I felt cramped. He said that the aero bars were too close and he moved them out. Felt a little better.
Did the texasman and then broke my collarbone training for Austin. Cool thing is it gave me plenty of time to learn about gear ratios and bicycle maintenance in general. So I went out and got a little torque wrench and ordered a new cassette and crankset and chain. Started doing some work on the bike and pulled off the stem because I wanted to lower it a little-move a couple of spacers from below the stem to on top etc. So I pulled out the old stem they took off when I bought the bike and it was a 110 mm. They put on a 90 mm with 25 degrees of rise. The one they took off was a 7 degree. Now I'm no math major but I'm pretty sure that 110 mm is longer than 90 mm. Also the fork always flapped back and forth anytime I picked the front wheel off the ground. I found out why. They never torqued down the top cap. Also the spacers where carbon then aluminum then carbon then aluminum.
So I kind of feel like they either didn't give a crap when they fit me or they didn't know how. I also feel like they sold me a stem because I had sucker written on my forehead. Also none of the bolts had lock tight on them. So I also feel like they didn't even put the bike together correctly. Also one of the aero arms was flat on one side because they torque down the arm rest clamp too hard.
Since I had the bike to them I've met some folks and coaches though dfw tri club and that place doesn't have the best reputation. So should I be cheesed off or not? I know, long story...
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randymessman: Jul 23, 14 18:08