I does ask about type of fit. It gives you a choice of three settings.
Performance, comfort, or Performance and comfort.
Although with the $35 dollar fit, you can only do one bike.
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does it have to be done on a stationary trainer? or could it be on rollers?
Great news regarding type of fit?
I assume it will work with rollers as long as you can keep a relatively stable position?
@mcneese.chad I havenāt had a chance to scope the website in full to see what it says about such things, but are you planning to get a fit with the bike you use for indoor sessions on the rocker-plate like usual, or would you remove it from the rocker for the fit?
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I donāt know for sure, but it does seem like the software needs a pretty stable reference point. I used a fixed trainer and a tripod to hold my phone.
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No rocker plate planned for me. They mentioned somewhere about needing stable references (camera and bike), so bike and trainer motion seems to be incompatible, which makes perfect sense to me.
That same is true for all the other video motion capture options Iāve seen for fitting. None can handle use of a motion trainers.
The one exception i know and have considerable for my own use us the Leomo motion system. It works without cameras and is a full 3D capable system that is compatible for use outside and on any trainer setup inside.
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Nope, I canāt see this working with rollers. Too much motion IMO.
Does it work on tri bikes? Didnāt read about itā¦
Gotta find the reference but, yes Tri and TT are covered IIRC.
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Has anyone tried the free tier? Iām wondering if it does anything useful or if itās just a waste of time and the $35 is really the one to use.
Hereās my question; all the measurements are ranges -anyone who has had an in person fit is told this.
So a suggested range may be 100-120
Normally if you are outside the range its bad, but anywhere in that range can be correct for the rider; some people might find 101 optimal and others 119. There is no universal right answer; hence its a range.
It looks to me like the system tries to get you into the centre of the range - so 110 in my example.
I know they have to base their advice on something, and the midpoint makes sense, but it does show the limitations of Ai
Keep in mind that this is based upon a body motion evaluation as the foundation. Guessing here, but presumably that info, along with the intended use options you enter, will have an impact on the target ranges.
Would be easy enough to test by doing two fits with the same rider and goals, but deliberately fudge one assessment with shorter ranges, and see if the target ranges change.
No idea if they do that or not, but its certainly possible.
There are actually a few interesting videos of their software tracking rollers, though does seem less than ideal for the optimal bike fit: Bike fit software vs. Cadence drills (spoiler: the rollers lost)
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The thing preventing me from pulling the trigger here is that Iām not sure how I will with little effort get my multiple bikes on the trainer. I have an older 10 speed road bike on there now. An 11 speed thru axle outdoor bike, a 12 speed mountain bike and a gravel bike that probably is the same as the 11 speed road bike. I figure Iād need an extra free hub body and some cassette and end cap swaps which seems like a lot of work.
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iām looking forward to giving this a try, Iāve been messing with fit since 2014 so I always like new things lol I donāt want to mess with my current fit too much, as itās mostly quite good but I can see my saddle height being adjusted. Iāve used bikefastfit and kinovea (not bike fit specific, it just has some angle tools) so curious to see this in action, although I may try it with my wife first, sheās never been happy with her fit and has refused to get a bikeshop fitting so weāve got a road bike sitting on the wall lol
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It seems quite expensive compared to Bike Fast Fit which was about 10 ā¬ forever and It seems to be working well. One just needs to place little dots on the relevant body parts.
Link for those interested, http://bikefastfit.com/
- One key difference is the limitation to Apple devices, which may not matter to many, but not everyone has one to use.
- Also, other than seeing a road and Tri/TT bike in use, itās not clear to me if they cover MTB at all?
- Then I donāt see anything about a physical assessment, so I wonder if they are basing their ranges and recommendations on fixed data sets or something else?
- Looks like I need to visit the DCR review for more info.
Could be interesting to do a side by side comparison.
Hi mcneese.chad, yes, there is an option to choose MTB as well.
On the other hand, they donāt support any physical assessment. You just mark the relevant spots on your body, put the camera in a stand and go. I guess the ranges are based on fixed dataset, but they have a neat feature, where you can simulate changing the saddle height or stem length and you would see direct impact on the angles of your body while pedalling.
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I think this is nascent technology. I would imagine as their data set improves, so will the fit. I found it helpful, but I think an in-person fit would be better. Next, Iām going to try the āperformanceā fit for my road bike. I have 2 weeks, so Iām going to give it a few tries.
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