Has anyone been fitted at Jack Rabbit? The original store is located in Park Slope and they just opened a second shop in Manhattan. I checked their site (jackrbt.com) and thier fitting service sounds great.
Thanks!
Luke
P.S. I didn't want to hijack someone elses thread.
Jack Rabbit
Sun, 01/29/2006 - 11:40am
Mon, 01/30/2006 - 8:40am
#1
Jack Rabbit is a tri shop, and i'd imagine they would be just the place to go for a tri fit (think real low, and way forward), so if that's what you want, that's where to go. otherwise....
Fri, 02/10/2006 - 10:26am
#2
Re:
"I quote:
Jack Rabbit is a tri shop, and i'd imagine they would be just the place to go for a tri fit (think real low, and way forward), so if that's what you want, that's where to go. otherwise....
That is completely not true. Our fitting process involves rider feedback at every single step of the fit. If the rider decides for themself that they want to be real low and real forward, then so be it. We simply facilitate the riders awareness of position and help THEM find the one that works the best and is most comfortable. We perform both road and tri fits, sure tri fits put you lower and more forward, but that's what a tri fit is about. Our road bike fitting is performed in a similar manner as tri bike fitting, but with the emphasis placed on comfort and balance. We've also got four scales, one under each leg of our fit bike so we can accurately determine where the riders center of gravity is, and we can take this information and process it in many different ways."
Mon, 01/30/2006 - 9:42am
#3
Bike fitters in Manhattan
"Paul Levine (who has spoken numerous times at NYCC club meetings about bike fit) is opening a studio on the West Side: http://www.signaturecycles.com/."
Mon, 01/30/2006 - 8:25pm
#4
"Thanks for the link. I'll give them a call. I'm thinking of getting a Parlee so the Level III Fit is the perfect ""fit"".
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Sun, 02/12/2006 - 5:24am
#5
Tri Fit
Would it be fair to say that tri fit for a single person would most likely vary by distance of the race? Low and far forward for greater power on shorter distance races, and then a bit higher and a bit further back as distance increases, culminating in a much more relaxed and comfortable fit for Ironman distance, where 5 - 6 hours on a bike in too 'tight' a position can be both fatiguing to the muscles and uncomfortable for the back, etc.?
I’m not suggesting changing the fitting every race, but simply recognizing that people have a tendency to favor certain types/distances of races. If your target race is iron-distance, then while you might do shorter races for fun and tune ups, etc., your goal performance for the season should dictate the fit. The more embedded you are with a fit, i.e., miles in the saddle per season, changing a position has the potential to cause pain/injury.
Ed
