Retul 3D Motion Capture Bike Fitting - Book a Custom Bike Fitting: Special Offer £135.00 *

LESS EFFORT, MORE POWER, MORE COMORT!

Retül Bike Fit.

All cyclists benefit from being correctly fitted to their bike. Whether you are a racer, mountain biker or commuter, correct fitting is vital for comfort, pain prevention, efficiency and speed. Ideally, you would be fitted before buying a new bike so that you invest in the correct size and type of bike.

Many riders spend years riding in a poor position, possibly absorbing the low-level pain or discomfort as part of the general experience of cycling. The answer might be to have your bike professionally fitted to you.

I use the most up-to-date and accurate fitting tool (as used by Andy & Frank Schelck, Lance Armstrong, Bradley Wiggins and Mirinda Carfrae, winner of Kona Ironman World Championships) Protour teams include: Team SKY, Geox, Garmin, Radioshack.

Retül provides the most accurate bike fit information available. The data is yours to keep; the measurements can be used to set up another bike or, if you decide to treat yourself, for a new bike. The data is far more accurate than a static set of measurements that a bike shop will typically take.

Most bike fitting specialists fit riders in a static position, using the traditional tools of the trade - tape measures and plumb bobs etc - which do not allowfor accurate measurements while the rider is pedalling.
Using motion capture technology, Retül records the rider's positions in motion, therefore creating the most realistic picture of the rider's actual pedal strokes and body positions when out on the road and trails

An accurate and skilled fit will ultimately save you money and give you that better feeling you’ve been searching for.

What happens during a Retül bike fit?
In summary

1. Riding questionnaire. How much do you ride? Any injuries or discomfort? Your goals?
2. Warm up on the trainer.
3. Flexibility, core strength assessment and lower limb anatomy check.
4. Check shoe/cleat/foot/pedal interface.
5. Digital measurement of existing bicycle setup.
6. Positioning of motion-capture dots and LEDs on 8 anatomical positions.
7. Record measurements as you ride at different intensities. (Nothing crazy!)
8. Make adjustments to bike set-up and re-measure riding position. (A number of times!)
9. Once correctly fitted, digitally measure and record final bike setup.

In detail

After an initial discussion about your riding history, goals and any injuries, a series of tests is done to measure your core strength and flexibility. This isn’t an examination to pass! But knowing your natural flexibility, strength and leg/foot anatomy and function is key to the final set up.

The Retül system is a real-time 3D measuring system that tracks 8 LED probes attached to key joints on your body. After a warm up, and the positioning of the LEDs, the rider does a series of short efforts at various intensities which are recorded.

Measurements are taken on both the right and left side, to pick up any differences due to technique or anatomy – it’s common to have slightly different limb lengths or functional issues with your feet!

The system is able to take both vertical (up and down) and lateral (side to side) measurements, thus providing a three dimensional recording. It records 29 full sets of body data per second, so it produces a huge amount of data in a short period of time. It captures key measurements such as knee angle, position of foot, back angle etc. This is the data the fitter uses to analyse your riding style, for example, the way you usually move your hip or knee might have a significant effect on your riding.

Next the fitter will suggest and carry out changes to your bike. This is repeated until the optimal fit is achieved.

Once complete, the bike geometry is recorded and emailed to you, with your body data, so that you can adjust similar bikes, or know your perfect set-up if you decide to treat yourself to a new bike!

Garth Kruger
Certified Retül Fitter

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“A good bike fit is the most effective performance

upgrade you can do to your ride.”

- Craig Alexander
Ironman World Champion