After the successful Gait Analysis earlier in the year, I knew I wanted to get my bike checked out and a bike fit done. Well it was suggested from someone at Chester Tri Club to go to Andy Wilkinson - National Champion Time trialist - so I did that and it was well worth the money as the rides since I've certainly felt the benefits of the more forward position.
During the session we looked first at my position on the Boardman - where he ended up moving the seat forward and also recommending a longer stem (14cm instead of the 11cm on it), which gave me a much more aggresive riding position. The same was done with the Slice, although we managed to use the stem from the Boardman on the Slice (so only have to buy one new stem). The slice again brought me much further forward. The new stem on the Slice meant a trip to Alf Jones in Wrexham, where they managed to get 75 quid for extending the gear cables on the Slice because of the new stem :0(
All in all I feel much more comfortable and confident on both bikes, especially that someone who really knows what they are talking about has made sure that me and the bike are in the correct position.
So with Running Shoes and Bikes done - its now time to get the analysis done in the Swimming Pool :0)
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