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Got the Druid build (mostly) finished today. Still chasing some druid/eagle shifting issues leaving me missing my 11spd, but got it close enough to get a few miles in this weekend. Stoked on how the bike came out! No rain either🙄

Crack in the door

cleat position, saddle position, handlebar position are usually where they start with this process. but if you're getting a full fit, that might mean replacing the saddle, stem, cranks, and seatpost in the process. if you have to move the shifters, you might need to replace the bar tape if it can't be removed easily. it adds up fast, even with a "basic" fit.

Yeah, Hogg is really out there on some stuff. What is he smoking? his perspective on a saddle height that does not allow your hips to rock and a fore-aft position that feels balanced instead of some KOPS magic makes a lot of sense though. Weirath's videos under "bike fit advisor" on YouTube do a better job of explaining it. that book is worth every penny if you want a solid baseline fit on a road bike. I think it needs tweaking for mountain bike fitting though, because mountain bikes fit differently to handle terrain well. I don't think they claim that their fitting method applies directly to mountain bikes, but I've seen fitters use the exact same approach to road and mtn bikes. it makes customers feel confident, but doubt that the approach is a good one.

Post-ride refreshment

Although we helped some with their buildout we mostly provided the place to work on it and the tools. Then we got to use it for an extended trip. I don’t think my wife will ever be good with tent camping again. Now we are starting to think about getting our own Sprinter and the kids have offered to help with the build.

My 53 years of life includes five years as an active duty Marine, about 20 years of playing soccer up to the point of being invited to try out for the Olympic Development Team, and 29 years of cycling both mountain bike & road. Throughout all this, my major injuries include breaking my collar bone in 2008 when someone rode up behind me while I was on a teeter-totter, which resulted and me falling off the high end, as I fully expected it to drop like it did every other time. The next broken bone happened on Labor Day two weeks ago 33 miles into what was supposed to be about 55 miles of road spinning. Chuck and I popped out at the end of the Shoal Creek Hike & Bike Trail onto 31st St heading northbound. The "bike infrastructure" consists of dome shaped bollards cemented to the ground to delineate the bike lanes from the vehicle lanes. I took my hand off my bar to get water, struck a bollard, and was sent to the asphalt going only about 10 MPH. I fractured my femoral neck at its thinnest point about half way just below the ball and socket. The surgeon, a cyclist himself, installed a combination plate and screw with two screws through it and my bone and another screw above that. Two weeks after the surgery, I am walking with a cane but will not be cleared to ride off a trainer until Oct 25 at the earliest, which results in me missing a Bentonville trip with my buddies and riding in Big Bend with another group of friends. Bummer.