GETTING A PROFESSIONAL BIKE FITTING
We've teamed up with local rider and triathlete Greg Spanner to offer anyone with a Ribble Valley Ride entry a discount on professional bike fitting.
A professional bike fit can increase power output, improve recovery time and increase confidence and eliminate those aches and pains that tend to follow a few hours in the saddle.
Greg is offering 10 per cent off a bike fit for anyone with a confirmed RVR entry ahead of the ride.
My name is Greg and I’m a triathlete who particularly enjoys middle and full distance races; my love of bikes has stemmed from them being a crucial part of the sport that I love and that I spend the most amount of time in the saddle over the three disciplines.
I’ve done more triathlons than I care to remember including Iron Man UK and one of the things I enjoy the most is the volume of training. In preparation for the bike leg, I do training camps in places like Estepona riding approx. 400km of riding with over 6100m of elevation over three days!
I love talking all things cycling, triathlon, and sport in general. It’s great to have a passion in life, a release from the everyday and cycling gives me that.
The advantages of a professional bike fitting
As the local franchisee for The Bike Fitters, I’ve been bike fitting for a year and it gives me the ability to meet some like-minded people, see some great bikes but most of all, help people.
There are so many benefits to having the best position on the bike. Many people come to me because they are suffering with a specific pain point, but a professional bike fit can also have them riding pain free, minimise discomfort, increase their power output, improve recovery time, give them peace of mind and increase confidence but most of all, allow enjoyment from every mile.
I’m fully mobile and bring the bike fit to the customer’s location of choice, normally their home. I bring all the equipment and just need them, the bike and about 90 minutes of their time. I can fit a variety of bikes including road, gravel, TT, track and even static bikes like Peloton and Watt Bikes. The fit process is based around the customer, their unique biomechanical makeup and their riding goals.
As the local franchisee for The Bike Fitters, I cover a variety of locations including, but not limited to: Bury, Bolton, Preston, Chorley, Leyland, The South Lakes, Ribble Valley, Blackburn and sometimes I even hop over the Pennine border and visit the Yorkshire cycling contingent in Leeds.
There’s more on my website here:
www.thebikefitters.com/greg-spanner or on my social media pages.
