- I went to Anne for a tri fit
- No
- I was skeptical about her recommedations because they included only bikes she carried and suggesting a 56 size frame was off.
- No follow-up from her on her own accord as she stated, but I also wouldn't give her a second chance or waste my time - happy to cut my losses and move on.

Most people like redommendig fitters that are "popular" but have not had experience getting fitted by them. That's what happens in a community environment. This was just my personal experience.

I agree about your point regarding the recommendations, though sometimes even without personal experience they can be valid. For example, even someone who's not had Dan Empfield fit them could recommend him without much worry that they're making a good recommendation. I feel some people on here carry similar weight. Ultimately, it's never a bad idea to have a conversation prior to a session, regardless of who the fitter is.

Maybe you and Anne can find a resolution that works for both of you!

Sorry you had a bad experience with that. I think I took a twizzler hand up from Anne once at a CX race, but that's as close as I have been to meeting her.

I chose somebody else in the CHI area about a decade ago that came with a bunch of recommendations here. I was super happy with the experience. He was professional and we figured out a lot. I went back a year or two later about buying my first tri bike and a fit. He showed up 20 minutes late, the Retul equipment wasn't working, and he spent just as much time joking with the mechanic across the shop as he did talking to me. I wound up on a too small tri bike with a 130 stem, the stock extensions that felt like my wrists were going to pop, and proceeded to wase two years until getting a different bike because the handling was terrifying with too much weight on the front wheel. I thought 'that's just what a tri fit is' and kept going. I looked back at some of the recommendations trying to get insight into my tri fit and it was clear several/most were just parroting each other. I'm pretty sure I would have recommended him a ton (and likely did) based on the first fit. I can't believe he's still in business after the second.