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here are the 5 - in fact we’ll make it 6 - things i’d bear in mind, and that i’d ask the fitter. the answer to these questions (rather than whether the fitter is F.I.S.T. or Retul certified) will tell me whether this fitter is worthy of my trust.
- does the fitter have a fit bike that conforms to best practices in dynamic fit?
- what drives the fitter’s decisions?
- does the fitter weight the value of orthodoxy? what does the fitter (with precision, using numbers) consider an orthodox position? how does he move the fitter to orthodoxy?
- what does the fitter give to the customer? what are the deliverables? and do they include a video of the position?
- how does the fitter generate complete bike solutions from the results of the fit? and, what is the fitter’s process for translating the results of the fit to a customer’s existing bike, if the customer wants a retrofit of his bike?
- what saddles and aerobars does the fitter have in stock for me to try during a fit session?
any fitter worthy of your money will answer those questions, with precision, unhesitatingly. any fitter who can’t answer those questions isn’t worthy of your money.