Of course in retrospect I should have...but was way too late by
the time I'd worked out what had happened. This was when I first
got into mtb and was somewhat naiive about everything. Besides,
the guy who owned the shop adjusted the saddle 'correctly' for me
so I assumed all was well.
I thought the knee pain must be something to do with me once it
started to show up...not fit enough etc...
Reading articles about bike fit started to get me suspicious though
and when I bought my next bike (from elsewhere of course),
I insisted on the large size,(making sure that's what I actually got)
and adjusted the fit myself. Funnily enough the knee pain factor
never occured riding this bike.
Well, I won't name the bike shop exactly, but it's in Blaxland. Those
of you who live in the Blue Mts will know it . The
guy who runs it seems more interested in importing Principia
road bikes than anything else he sells; bad move going to a road
bike shop to buy a mtb I guess.
For all the newbies about to buy a bike, the moral of the story
is to learn about bike fit before you even walk into a bike shop
and get duped by the smiling salesman assuring you the bike
fits. Don't buy a mtb from a shop that specialises in road bikes only.
hippy said:
For something that dodgy.. you should be naming the shop!
Actually, how come you didn't take the bike back and rip through them?
Great way to create return customers and encourage cycling.. the dicks!
hippy