We provide every fitting client with an easy to understand (and carry) copy of their fit measurements.

Here’s how it works – when you schedule your fitting appointment with us, mention that you will be participating in the 2012 Best Buddies Hyannisport Challenge. You will save $50 on your fitting (normally $300 but offered for $250 to Best Buddies riders). When we complete your fit, Fit To Ride will donate $50 to your Hyannisport Challenge fundraising.

Fit To Ride owners Jamie, Brian, and Matt completed the 2011 Best Buddies Hyannisport Challenge with Team Western Mass. We are happy to be riding again this year and looking forward to riding with new team members and another great event.

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Interested in joining us on Team Western MA? We welcome you to check out our team page.

We recently were introduced to a local young man looking for help preparing for his cross country cycling trip with the non-profit organization Bike and Build. After meeting Collin Schmitt and learning about the organization he is riding for, we decided to help him out however we could. As Collin mentions in is writing below he was a very “green” cyclist.

We spent time with Collin teaching him about basic bike maintenance and repair, equipment, and accessories he will need for the trip. We gave Collin a complete fitting so he could determine what size bike to order. We will help Collin assemble his bike and adjust the components and fit for him. A proper fit is necessary for the long days he will be spending in the saddle. We are also helping Collin get proper shoes, shorts, helmet (the works) for his ride.

Here is what Collin had to say about his trip and his time spent with us:

“Last month I got selected by a non-profit organization called Bike & Build to lead a group of 26 young adults on a 3,865 mile cross-country cycling trip from Portland, Maine to Santa Barbara, California during this coming summer. The most I’ve ever rode in a day was 24 miles on my sisters mountain bike. Needless to say the sport of cycling is completely new to me.

My high school football coach referred me to the Fit To Ride shop to get a crash course in cycling. Jamie and Brian were more than happy to introduce me to everything bike and showed me all the high-tech gear they use to get perfect fittings for their customers.

I was under the impression that bikes were generally one-size-fits-all but it turns out to be quite the opposite. Each bike can (and should) be altered to fit the specifications of the rider. There are a lot of little details in the way your body is positioned on a bike that can improve the quality of your ride and prevent future injuries.

Part of my job includes being able to conduct general maintenance and bike repairs on the road. Jamie talked me through a couple bike assemblies to better understand how each part works and how to properly install bike components. These will be good things to know how to do while riding through the Grand Canyon in mid August.

The Bike & Build organization is committed to supporting affordable housing efforts in the United States. Along our journey we will be stopping to team up with Habitat For Humanity and Rebuild Together to help build affordable homes for families in need.

Each rider is required to raise $4,500 before the trip to support affordable housing organizations as well as to cover the costs of food and a bike. If you’re interested in making a contribution to my fundraising efforts and want to help get me off my sisters mountain bike, please visit www.bikeandbuild.org/donate and select my Collin Schmitt in the drop-down menu.” –Collin Schmitt

If you’d like to learn more about Collin here is a link to his page http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/5550

The best part is that their saddles have a 180 day comfort guarantee. If after you ride it for a while, you decide you don’t like, bring it back and we’ll give you a full refund or credit towards a different saddle (any brand). Your choice.

We have the Cobb test ride kit (to test before you test) including six different models. Give us a call to make an appointment to take one of these saddles for a test ride.

Jamie in training at F.I.S.T.

Our own Jamie Pelletier attended a F.I.S.T. (Fit Institute Slow Twitch) Triathlon Fit workshop in California this month. The training workshop was an opportunity for Jamie to demo new fit tools and learn more about tri-specific methods of fitting. F.I.S.T. is designed to teach fitting professionals how to properly fit a triathlete for their triathlon racing bicycle.

Congratulations to Jamie for officially becoming a certified F.I.S.T. Triathlon bike fitter!