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Old 08-02-2022, 11:12 PM
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How was your experience with them? I'm new to Philly and really wanted to have someone look through things with a fresh set of eyes since I have bike only knee issues that pop up when I start riding more. Never bothers me any other time...
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Old 02-12-2023, 01:45 PM
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Also interested to hear about any good experiences with Philly area fitters
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Old 02-12-2023, 03:09 PM
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How was your experience with them? I'm new to Philly and really wanted to have someone look through things with a fresh set of eyes since I have bike only knee issues that pop up when I start riding more. Never bothers me any other time...
First, sorry for the very late reply.

It was fine. Having said that, I'd never been fitted before. I worked with Isaac, who tweaked some things from what I've been riding for years based on feel, but he made no major changes. He checked my current bike setup, how I felt on it, and what I liked and disliked. Also typical riding position, flexibility, foot arch, leg length/discrepancy, and a few other things I don't remember.

From memory, he recommended -
  • Slightly longer top tube
  • Slightly shorter stem
  • Left shoe insert
  • Wider saddle
  • +4mm pedals (makes sense with wider saddle)
  • Cleat position/rotation tweak
  • Minor saddle adjustment
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Old 02-16-2023, 02:43 PM
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Go get a fit by Matt Mcloone at Cadence (Manayunk).
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Old 02-17-2023, 04:40 PM
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Will chime in on the Befitting train, Issac has been fitting folks for a looong while prior to their own spot. He was fitting folks via specialized at highroad cycles for years. Very experienced! Personally I know for a fact he is a great dude and Victoria is an angel. They have some great mechanics also and are all around nice people.

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Old 02-18-2023, 12:15 PM
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Pure energy in Lambertville NJ has always been good to me, has solved some issues my tooling couldnt. Bonus is you can test ride on the best roads in the area right after : )
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Old 02-19-2023, 06:34 PM
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This is very useful, I saw a seminar on bike fitting at the philly expo by this guy named Happy. Anyone heard of him?
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Old 03-26-2023, 06:30 PM
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Go get a fit by Matt Mcloone at Cadence (Manayunk).
Would you like to say anything to recommend this guy besides dropping his name?
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Old 03-27-2023, 06:37 PM
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This is very useful, I saw a seminar on bike fitting at the philly expo by this guy named Happy. Anyone heard of him?
Probably Happy Freedman - he was at Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC for over 20 years through 2020. Met him a number of years ago, had a good discussion about bike fit but have not used his services.
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Old 06-04-2023, 01:21 AM
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Probably Happy Freedman - he was at Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC for over 20 years through 2020. Met him a number of years ago, had a good discussion about bike fit but have not used his services.
Where he based out of?

I need to get my act together and finally go get this sheet done!
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Old 06-04-2023, 08:39 AM
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Where he based out of?

I need to get my act together and finally go get this sheet done!
https://www.happyfreedman.com/
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