Richard Morgan

Review of Bicycle Garage Indy / Bgi Fitn...

My recent trip to The Netherlands impressed me so ...

My recent trip to The Netherlands impressed me so much I wanted to bring a little of that home so I imported a new Dutch bike which involved some assembly when it arrived. I needed to get the bike fitted to me and I wanted someone to go over my assembly to insure everything was right. A Dutch bike is a very different experience than what is typically found in America. The Dutch are a different breed. They tend to be taller and bicycling is in there blood! I wanted to experience what they typically experience on a bike. Right away an important difference I noticed is the weight. This bicycle is the heaviest I ve owned and I cannot lift it! Though these bikes are typical in Amsterdam, I would not recommend these for just anyone! I knew there would be challenges with this bike and I didn t want to have to worry about fit or improper assembly. Scheduling a fitting appointment was super easy with the online form. I could not have been as precise alone with getting my fit right and the recommended alteration to my right pedal compensated for a past injury which I would not have thought to do. Frank went over my bike and found several places which needed to be tightened and caught a potential hazard with my seat due to an oversight on my part. He also noted that the brakes were set up opposite to a typical American bike. On his recommendation, I let him make those alterations to help keep it consistent with my other bikes. He also assisted me with putting my very heavy bicycle on our rack afterward. The conversation during the fitting was pleasant. The price is reasonable for a professional bike fitting. I m still getting used to this new Dutch bike but it s much safer and more comfortable now thanks to Frank.