"I will be upfront and totally honest on this one." So every other post of yours without this pronouncement is less than upfront and honest? Grin.
With abandon, Patrick On Friday, April 12, 2013 6:47:24 AM UTC-6, Skenry wrote: > > I will be upfront and totally honest on this one. I used to work part > time for Roll: > and even more honest, that's me in the green shirt on their webpage (from > years ago) > http://roll-online.com/articles/roll-perfect-fit-pg154.htm > > Not being 100% sure on how the computer was programmed, but I will tell > you that it does work for most people. In addition to the body mapping > there is also a questionnaire to determine things like the type of bicycle > and the type of riding and the customers expectations. Then the computer > (and the fitter) scans the legs, hips, arms, shoulders and another point I > can't recall. > > What's nice is that it prints out numbers for frame size, handlebar > reach/height and saddle height. Making setting the bikes up for customers > to ride very very easy. I could scan someone, set a bike up for them and > then while they were test riding, set up another bike or two. > > Was it perfect, no. But really very close. > Was it needed, no. But much better for the customer than jamming a tape > measure up their crotch. > Could I fit a customer without it, absolutely. Been doing it for years. > > Its nice in that its not just for elite or high end bikes and worked > equally well on a $250 flat foot hybrid. > > For a Rivendell type or custom customer I think it would still be a good > start in addition to the builders own fit instructions. > Admit it, many on this list are not the typical cyclist. We get a little > picky about our bikes and fits. For putting a cyclist on a standard store > bought bicycle, it was really hard to beat the Roll: method. > > Cheers, > Scott in Dayton, OH > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 8:37 PM, George Schick <bhi...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Saw this on the news tonight about a new machine at an LBS. We all agree >> that good bike sizing is important to comfortable riding, but is it >> necessary to go beyond inseam height and a few other basic manual >> measurements? >> >> >> http://wgntv.com/2013/04/11/roll-new-bicycle-shop-uses-3d-body-scanner-to-get-you-fitted/ >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
