Kennedy CycleFit

Yes, yes, yes.

I used to be coached by him and was one of his CycleFit guinea pigs some (more than I want to remember :o ) years ago. I had my current bike custom made to my measurements.

I found it worthwhile to get feedback on things like crank length, handlebar width, position of cleats on shoes and all those little things that can prevent injuries and get the most out of each pedal stroke.

His bluntness is also very entertaining if you're a sensitive soul :eek:

Cool - I think I'll head down there for a chat today and see what he has to say.

Thanks for the info. 🙂

nitrous said:

Cool - I think I'll head down there for a chat today and see what he has to say.

Thanks for the info. 🙂

Hi, did you get down there yesterday? How did you go?

Cheers
Nicole

Miss Meow said:

Hi, did you get down there yesterday? How did you go?

Cheers
Nicole

Yep - went down for a look. $250 for the fit puts it out of my "preventative" budget but will certainly reconsider it if I have any problems/pain. So far, I've had 200 pain free km's on the new bike so I'll wait a little longer to see if it's immediately necessary.

Thanks for your replies.

🙂

nitrous said:

Yep - went down for a look. $250 for the fit puts it out of my "preventative" budget but will certainly reconsider it if I have any problems/pain. So far, I've had 200 pain free km's on the new bike so I'll wait a little longer to see if it's immediately necessary.

Thanks for your replies.

🙂

Ouch, I didn't realise the price had crept up that much! :eek: Yes, if it ain't broke, then why pay $250 to fix it 😉

Miss Meow said:

Ouch, I didn't realise the price had crept up that much! :eek: Yes, if it ain't broke, then why pay $250 to fix it 😉

Last I heard it was $180

It's WAY TOO MUCH just for a fit.

If you want a good fit, it would probably be cheaper to sign up with a good coach for a short period, and get them to set you up on your first session.

Fat Hack said:

It's WAY TOO MUCH just for a fit.

If you want a good fit, it would probably be cheaper to sign up with a good coach for a short period, and get them to set you up on your first session.

LOL - exactly, I have heard a lot of good things about Kennedy but I think he may have let his stardom go to his head a little. Still, if people are paying $250, and he is busy then good luck to him!

Otherwise, I might wait till winter and try again, he may have inflated his prices to catch the post Christmas/it's summer, let's ride a bike crowd.

nitrous said:

LOL - exactly, I have heard a lot of good things about Kennedy but I think he may have let his stardom go to his head a little. Still, if people are paying $250, and he is busy then good luck to him!

Otherwise, I might wait till winter and try again, he may have inflated his prices to catch the post Christmas/it's summer, let's ride a bike crowd.

I'm actually shocked that it's now $250!! Are we sure about that price?

I'm pretty sure it was 50 or 60 bucks 10 years ago, but as you suggest, if the demand is there, then good luck to him.

After shopping around (and balking at the expensive Kennedy option) I found a coach who did a great fit for me, imrproving my position, solving knee pain and increasing power.

OKaaaaay cretschk dont tease- who, where and how much 😄

Isn't a little bit of teasing OK???

I saw Paul Parker. From memory, it was less than $70.

cretschk said:

Isn't a little bit of teasing OK???

I saw Paul Parker. From memory, it was less than $70.

Do you have Paul's contact details? And do you recommend him highly?

Thanks

disclaimer, I am a cycling coach, take what I say with that in mind.

I send my riders who want fitting to see John Beasley at Beasley Cycles.
John's an expert, is a VIS coach, and will treat you with respect and courtesy, as well as charge a reasonable fee.

Some of my riders have seen Kennedy, and some swear by him, others swear at him. YMMV. Debates as to the virtues of the position expounded by Kennedy and Hogg are left to the interested reader 🙂

Bleve said:

disclaimer, I am a cycling coach, take what I say with that in mind.

I send my riders who want fitting to see John Beasley at Beasley Cycles.
John's an expert, is a VIS coach, and will treat you with respect and courtesy, as well as charge a reasonable fee.

Some of my riders have seen Kennedy, and some swear by him, others swear at him. YMMV. Debates as to the virtues of the position expounded by Kennedy and Hogg are left to the interested reader 🙂

Bleve
Can you expand on the "position expounded by Kennedy and Hogg" as compared to anyone else? Yourself etc?

It's a debate that I'd prefer not to get involved in, suffice to say that extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof, and that nothing should ever be taken out of context.

Have a read through the lively debate in Bicycling Australia's letters to the editor over the last few years if you want to get a number of different points of view on the position that Kennedy and Hogg suggest.

Bleve said:

It's a debate that I'd prefer not to get involved in, suffice to say that extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof, and that nothing should ever be taken out of context.

Have a read through the lively debate in Bicycling Australia's letters to the editor over the last few years if you want to get a number of different points of view on the position that Kennedy and Hogg suggest.

I wasn't looking for a debate. I'm interested for my own sake. I have spoken to Kennedy many years back but can't now remember what his main points were & not about to spead $$ getting measured etc to be told my bike is all wrong. It dosent feel too bad a fit.

Unfortunatly, discussions of bike position always end up in rigourous 'debate', as there's no one true way or one right fit. Everyone's different, and what works for me won't work for you etc. Hogg makes some interesting claims in his articles in BA that prompt some debate amongst bike fitting experts, of a sufficient volume to warrant some caution when evaluating their school of thought. Kennedy & Hogg have, as I understand it, the same philosophy, and are partners of a sort, so what applies to one, applies roughly equally to the other.

I don't do bike fitting, I send my riders off to see John as I mentioned above, it's not something I want to get involved in, it's hard enough trying to get my riders to have recovery rides, let alone get bogged down in bike fit controversy. Kennedy's a competitor of mine in a way (we both coach racing and recreational cyclists in Melbourne as a business) so my comments must be taken with that in mind.

My appologies if that's not what you're after. The bottom line is that as long as you're comfortable and not getting any injuries, your position is probably just fine.

Bleve said:

Unfortunatly, discussions of bike position always end up in rigourous 'debate', as there's no one true way or one right fit. Everyone's different, and what works for me won't work for you etc.

I understand this totally.
The other part, for me, is different riding type ie road & MTB, then add singlespeed MTB to that! Does riding 4 different bikes, in different ways make setting your position just a little harder?

Bleve said:

Hogg makes some interesting claims in his articles in BA that prompt some debate amongst bike fitting experts, of a sufficient volume to warrant some caution when evaluating their school of thought. Kennedy & Hogg have, as I understand it, the same philosophy, and are partners of a sort, so what applies to one, applies roughly equally to the other.

I haven't read any of this debate & don't really feel I want to. I've got chains to clean & tubes to patch in any spare time not spent riding.

Bleve said:

I don't do bike fitting, I send my riders off to see John as I mentioned above, it's not something I want to get involved in, it's hard enough trying to get my riders to have recovery rides, let alone get bogged down in bike fit controversy. Kennedy's a competitor of mine in a way (we both coach racing and recreational cyclists in Melbourne as a business) so my comments must be taken with that in mind.

My appologies if that's not what you're after. The bottom line is that as long as you're comfortable and not getting any injuries, your position is probably just fine.

Cool, thanks for replying.