Welcome Back

Welcome back to the new and improved Lee’s Cyclery and Trek Love blog. I’m Jen Boland and I will be your main bike blogger this season. For those of you who don’t know me, I worked at Lee’s South store in from 2005-2007. I’ve been helping out with marketing on and off for the last three years.

I’m also a triathlete and I’ve done 3 Ironmans in the last five years. This year I plan to expand my riding horizons and dabble in a little mountain biking (New Belgium Short Track, here I come.) I’ve also taken a pledge to ride my bike and drive my car as little as possible this year. You can find me working in one of the stores on the weekend as well helping to keep this blog up to date and getting an email newsletter out to you each week.

I’m going to be keeping you posted on what the staff is doing as well as all the bicycle related happenings in town. If I miss a big event, be sure to ping me by commenting on this blog.

Okay, so here it goes. First off, the Lee’s and Trek staff received training and a refresher course bike fitting last week. The class was taught by our Serotta Certified bike fitters Heath Garvey, Barry Schiebel and Tyson Kaman.

The class went over the basics of bike fit including selecting the right size frame, determining proper saddle height, fore/aft position, hip angle, stem length and rise as well as handlebar width. All of our staff is trained on how to do these basic “floor fits.” The staff members are proficient at using the goniometer and plumb bomb to measure body angles and ensure that your get a solid, neutral fit that is optimized for the type of riding that you are doing.

Our staff also received some great pointers on how to help (particularly new) riders hold a better posture on the bike. These tips, plus the right fit will make for an excellent riding experience.

Now that being said, if you have any major biomechanical issues or injuries we still recommend that you come in for one of our more advanced fittings. These fitting sessions can be scheduled by calling our South store at 226-6006. Learn more about bike fitting on our website (and yes, that’s me being fitted.)

Finally, Lee’s and Trek of Loveland owner, Archie Solsky, is hanging out this weekend at the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey California. Friend us, or visit our new Facebook fan page to check out the action and some bike candy.