After using the Bike Fitting Kit, I am much more comfortable on my bike.  I would recomend it to anyone who rides.

Thanks for offering a such a great product to the general public.

Thanks for putting the Bike Fitting Kit on the market.  I think this product will be helpful to a lot of cyclists.

Keep advertising this product.

Your pain troubleshooting guide is great.                 

Professional bike fits can cost hundreds of dollars and are almost always worth it.  But if money is an object and you are a good DIY'er, the Bike Fitting Kit promises to put you into a comfortable and efficent position.  The kit contains instructions and everything needed to do the job - a tape measure, plumb bob, hex key goniometer and more.  plus a flexability test and a troubleshooting chart of 15 pain related position problems.  It's for helping you solve personal issues after the basic fit has been done.  Based on what we know about bike fit, this product looks to be on target with its recommendations.

Size yourself up bicycling always recommends proper bike fit for efficent, pain free pedaling.  Now there is a kit that lets you do it at home.  The Bike Fitting Kit contains all the tools to do the job right, including a goniometer (which measures joint angles), a plumb bob (to find your best saddle position), a level, hex keys, a tape measure and an instruction manual.  It also comes with a "discomfort troubleshooting" guide to help you tweak your ride to your special needs.

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Frame material, components, and weight mean nothing if the bike doesn’t fit right. Many riders get it wrong. We know because we see people every day riding on incorrectly sized bike or with the seat so low it hurts our knees just watching. Proper fit is usually achieved with help from a good bike shop, an expensive professional fit or trial and error. A large percent seem to fall into the later category. But it’s often a literally painful experience, especially for the newbie.

The instructions are easy to comprehend and there is a good chart in the back that lists poor fit symptoms with the cause and cure. I used the kit and it got me very close to my current (and correct) setup. Personal preferences and body type differences keep you from achieving perfection right away, but the Bike Fitting Kit will get you within striking distance of the most important and often underestimated factor in riding, proper bike fit.

Ron Koch

Bicycling magazine test editor

CycleTime’s Bike Fitting Kit for road bikes is a good “do-it-yourself” alternative to a professional bike fitting. The kit provides detailed instructions on how to use the included tools; a goniometer (to measure body angles), plumb line, measuring tape, level, and items to measure hip flexibility. The user’s manual gives clear details and illustrations on how to adjust saddle height, saddle angle as well as its fore/aft position, handlebar width, height, angle and reach.

We tested the Bike Fitting Kit on our own Bicycle Paper graphic designer, Michelle, who recently purchased her first road bike. The kit was easy to use and the procedures simple to follow.

This kit is accurate enough to get you to an adequate, comfortable position, very close to where you should be, while reducing the risk of injuries.

As for our test subject, we made some drastic adjustments to saddle height and angle as well as handlebar angle. Michelle felt more comfortable on the bike immediately and had no problem adjusting to the new position.