Comments on: The Pea http://prestashrader.com/2009/08/19/the-pea/ Musings and Reflections from the Trenches of the Bike Industry Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:21:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: presta http://prestashrader.com/2009/08/19/the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-440 presta Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:03:55 +0000 http://prestashrader.com/?p=510#comment-440 I'd have to disagree. Your comment, while appreciated, lacks context. I’d have to disagree. Your comment, while appreciated, lacks context.

]]> By: A Bike Commuter http://prestashrader.com/2009/08/19/the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-439 A Bike Commuter Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:50:52 +0000 http://prestashrader.com/?p=510#comment-439 Let me get this straight: are you selling bikes or 'just' working on them? If the latter, then a general bike sizing would seem sufficient. If the former, then a bike fit is what you sign up for -- like it or not. Or would you rather have an uncomfortable and disappointed customer out in the wild? Just askin'... Let me get this straight: are you selling bikes or ‘just’ working on them? If the latter, then a general bike sizing would seem sufficient. If the former, then a bike fit is what you sign up for — like it or not. Or would you rather have an uncomfortable and disappointed customer out in the wild? Just askin’…

]]> By: James http://prestashrader.com/2009/08/19/the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-131 James Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:45:16 +0000 http://prestashrader.com/?p=510#comment-131 A trick I've learned at clever for getting the seat height into the ballpark is to have them wedge the saddle into their armpit and reach down toward the BB. When their middle finger is centered on the BB then its close to the right height. I think we have to deal with fewer fit issues since all of our bikes put people in an upright position. It eliminates the hand discomfort problem anyway. A trick I’ve learned at clever for getting the seat height into the ballpark is to have them wedge the saddle into their armpit and reach down toward the BB. When their middle finger is centered on the BB then its close to the right height.

I think we have to deal with fewer fit issues since all of our bikes put people in an upright position. It eliminates the hand discomfort problem anyway.

]]> By: presta http://prestashrader.com/2009/08/19/the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-129 presta Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:48:32 +0000 http://prestashrader.com/?p=510#comment-129 Nice duplicate comment! So nice, it's twice! Nice duplicate comment! So nice, it’s twice!

]]> By: jimmy http://prestashrader.com/2009/08/19/the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-128 jimmy Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:44:53 +0000 http://prestashrader.com/?p=510#comment-128 so i bought this television and it's way too big for my apartment. i tried it out in the store, along with a handful of others. this one really seemed like the best fit. it had all the features i was looking for and now that i have it home it just doesn't feel right. now, would you believe, the damned best buy won't take the stupid thing back or let me trade it in for one that fits my apartment better. the nerve! the sales guy even told me i looked awesome watching it and it would would go swell with my drapes. well, i look like a midget watching it and it doesn't match the drapes at all! the carpet however, that's another story. any way, best buy's a bunch of damn thieves as far as i'm concerned and their sales staff are idiots! so i bought this television and it’s way too big for my apartment. i tried it out in the store, along with a handful of others. this one really seemed like the best fit. it had all the features i was looking for and now that i have it home it just doesn’t feel right. now, would you believe, the damned best buy won’t take the stupid thing back or let me trade it in for one that fits my apartment better. the nerve! the sales guy even told me i looked awesome watching it and it would would go swell with my drapes. well, i look like a midget watching it and it doesn’t match the drapes at all! the carpet however, that’s another story. any way, best buy’s a bunch of damn thieves as far as i’m concerned and their sales staff are idiots!

]]> By: jimmy http://prestashrader.com/2009/08/19/the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-127 jimmy Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:41:37 +0000 http://prestashrader.com/?p=510#comment-127 so i bought this television and it's way too big for my apartment. i tried it out in the store, along with a handful of others. this one really seemed like the best fit. it had all the features i was looking for and now that i have it home it just doesn't feel right. now, would you believe, the damned best buy won't take the stupid thing back or let me trade it in for one that fits my apartment better. the nerve! the sales guy even told me i looked awesome watching it and it would would go swell with my drapes. well, i look like a midget watching it and it doesn't match the drapes at all! the carpet however, that's another story. any way, best buy's a bunch of damn theives as far as i'm concerned and their sales staff are idiots! so i bought this television and it’s way too big for my apartment. i tried it out in the store, along with a handful of others. this one really seemed like the best fit. it had all the features i was looking for and now that i have it home it just doesn’t feel right. now, would you believe, the damned best buy won’t take the stupid thing back or let me trade it in for one that fits my apartment better. the nerve! the sales guy even told me i looked awesome watching it and it would would go swell with my drapes. well, i look like a midget watching it and it doesn’t match the drapes at all! the carpet however, that’s another story. any way, best buy’s a bunch of damn theives as far as i’m concerned and their sales staff are idiots!

]]> By: jimmy http://prestashrader.com/2009/08/19/the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-125 jimmy Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:25:28 +0000 http://prestashrader.com/?p=510#comment-125 bottom line, like you said, if you're buying a bike then ride the damn thing. if it feels good then go for it. if it feels too small or too big then it's likely you need to look at another one. it's not rocket science bottom line, like you said, if you’re buying a bike then ride the damn thing. if it feels good then go for it. if it feels too small or too big then it’s likely you need to look at another one. it’s not rocket science

]]> By: Dave Morse http://prestashrader.com/2009/08/19/the-pea/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Dave Morse Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:33:27 +0000 http://prestashrader.com/?p=510#comment-122 Random, semi-related story: When we visited Rivendell, they made quite a show of measuring us and adjusting the bikes for us. They had it down to a routine that was reminiscent of visiting the shoe shop as a little kid. In particular, they were really excited to adjust the handle-bar height. They created such an aura, that I wouldn't have dared to second guess their guesses, even though they put me on a bike with a top bar that was less than an inch away when you count soft tissue (!) The overall effect was of reassuring familiarity with the issue. As to requiring the mechanic to make four saddle height adjustments ... it sounds like they needed to learn how to operate an allen wrench for themselves. Random, semi-related story:

When we visited Rivendell, they made quite a show of measuring us and adjusting the bikes for us. They had it down to a routine that was reminiscent of visiting the shoe shop as a little kid. In particular, they were really excited to adjust the handle-bar height. They created such an aura, that I wouldn’t have dared to second guess their guesses, even though they put me on a bike with a top bar that was less than an inch away when you count soft tissue (!) The overall effect was of reassuring familiarity with the issue.

As to requiring the mechanic to make four saddle height adjustments … it sounds like they needed to learn how to operate an allen wrench for themselves.

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