Element has been doing bike fit for over 5 years. We are a fully FIST certified shop and have 2 FIST certified bike fitters on staff.  Cam MacKenzie, their premier bike fitter, has over 10 years experience in triathlon bike fit, more than anyone else in Edmonton.  

What is bike fit?  What is bike sizing? Are they the same thing?

The terms "bike fit" and "bike sizing" are often used interchangeably but, at Element, we do define "fit" and "sizing" differently.  

Bike Sizing Assessment

For example, we have a bike fit process we call "Bike Sizing Assessment". When you come in to buy a new bike, this is the sizing exercise we go through with you to make sure that, whatever bike you select will be the correct size for you. Of course with any new bike, we also work with you to make sure that you are getting the type of bike that best suits your riding needs, be it a triathlon bike, a road bike or a mountain or cyclocross bike.  The Bike Sizing Assessment process will normally take 15 to 60 minutes, depending on the experience and needs level of the customer.  And we can do Bike Sizing Assessment for you whether you are buying a bike from us or not.  Even if you are buying a bike brand we don't carry, we can help you make sure you are getting the correct size.  We can save you a lot of aches and pains and frustrations by helping you make sure you are getting your new bike in the correct size.  Bike Sizing Assessment is our bike fit process that makes sure the bike you buy will fit you, fit your needs and, hopefully, fit your budget.  We charge $99 for a Bike Sizing Assessment and it is due at the time we do the bike fit for you. If you buy your bike from Element within 3 months, we credit the amount paid for the bike fit towards the purchase of your new bike.  

Element Expert Bike Fit

What we are well known for is our expertise in helping you fine tune the fit of your existing bike fit.  There are many reasons people like you have come to us for this comprehensive bike fit.  Take a look at what brought other customers to get their fit dialled in and see if one of them sounds familiar to what you've been feeling:

-  I've had this bike for a few years and it seemed to be OK but lately I've been getting pain and I don't think that it should hurt like this.   

We change over time as we get fitter (or less fit) and our bike position sometimes needs to be adjusted to fit where we are at now.  Fit is a dynamic, not a static, thing.  You may even want to re-assess your fit over the course of a training season as you build to your big race.  As you develop more strength in your cycling legs, you want to make sure you have optimized your bike position in order to take advantage of your fitness.  

-  I got this bike second hand or on sale and it looked like it was close to the right size.

We get this one a lot.  A good deal is hard to pass up but bike fit is so individual no two people will have the same set up in terms of "stack" (vertical position) and "reach" (horizontal reach