I’m in love with my new bike! After years of riding with increasing seriousness and many miles on my bike, it was time to upgrade. My old bike was a decent Litespeed, very light and responsive and I was pleased with my comfort and performance. I visited my usual bike shop and several others to see what was available. On a vacation in Oregon I rented a Specialized Roubais and experienced carbon for the first time. When I went to ATA it was clear to me that I was in a very unusual shop. No such thing as picking out a bike, taking it for a short ride and getting it to fit you. No, first pay for the fit, then, based on that, choose the bike. I sat with this idea for a while before deciding that it made the most sense. Hasam, the owner did the fit, measuring every part of my body (except one), evaluating my flexibility, making a video of my pedaling, questioning me about my riding, and so on for over an hour and a half. He uses an adjustable fit bike to find the precise fit based on his many measurements. After all that and more, we looked at frames. After the frame decision they build the bike with the components of your choice. Hasam claimed that I would ride faster and longer with more comfort than ever. I kind of believed him on the comfort issue but wasn’t sure about the speed issue. Either the new bike computer is rigged or I’m riding considerably faster on every ride and that makes me very happy. As I said, I’m in love with my bike, a Museeuw. If you’re just looking for bike at a price you can brag about, this isn’t the shop for you. If you’re serious about riding and care about improving, ATA is the place to get the best pro bike fit and purchase a bike to fall in love with.
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