{"id":26268,"date":"2015-03-06T16:24:53","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T15:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/?p=26268"},"modified":"2015-03-06T16:24:53","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T15:24:53","slug":"tried-professional-bike-fitting-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2015\/03\/06\/tried-professional-bike-fitting-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"We tried professional bike fitting – is it worth it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can choose from an endless number of models when buying a new bicycle. But what if you want to take your cycling to the next level? Let\u2019s see how professionals fit your bike exactly to your needs.<\/strong>
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Faster, better, longer\u2026<\/h2>\n

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So what is the main reason for getting a tailored bike? When your body is set in a position that encourages a full range of muscle engagement, you will produce better power, ride faster and have better endurance. If we translate it to normal language, the whole point of a bike fitting is to make you sit more comfortably, ride longer and more efficiently.<\/p>\n

Science combined with passion<\/h2>\n

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To learn more we visited a shop belonging to Festka, one of the leading European producers of hand made bikes tailored exactly for their owners. The brand founder Michael Mourecek guided us through the whole process of bike fitting. If you think it looks like rocket science, you’re right. All the measurements, calculations and evaluations are not far from landing on a remote planet. But at the end of it all, there is a perfect bike.<\/p>\n

The process<\/h2>\n