At Harpeth Bicycles we believe that a true custom bike is one that is made to the precise dimensions that ensure total cooperation with the way you are put together - a bicycle that works as an extension of your body. We employ highly developed, time tested, tuned techniques and mechanisms that guarantee you are riding a bicycle that is explicitly yours, working in concert with you as you pedal.

Beyond our certifications as bicycle fitters, a significant investment in equipment and tools, our many years of actual racing experience (not just talking or reading about it!) and many, many thousands of miles riding for both fun and training make it possible for us to understand precisely your needs as a competitive or recreational athlete and cyclist. You will not find any self-proclaimed fit gurus here - we've done our time in the saddle, in the classroom, and in the business of custom made bicycles!

There are only a few shops in the U. S. where you will find all these capabilities in one place, certainly no other within our geographic region. We are the only trained and certified bicycle fitters in the Mid-South.

Our fitting system will also identify the very best fit on your current bike or a new stock bike. We can adjust our tools to match your current set-up or the exact geometry of a new bicycle you are considering buying. Or we will use your bike or the bike you are purchasing as the test-bed. From that point of departure we fine tune your positioning and fit to maximize your comfort and performance.

First, we listen to you about how you ride, your cycling goals and look into the ways your body works.

Some of the questions we might ask:

    Are you actively racing or training for competition?

    Do you ride long distances like centuries or ultra marathons?

    Do you mostly do club rides of moderate distances with your friends?

    Do you ride alone?

    Do you have any prior injuries that affect the way you ride a bike?

    What are your cycling goals?

Beginning with this specific information we find direction to help you get the "just right fit" to take you where you want to go with comfort and speed.

Next, basic body dimensions and samplings of your flexibility, core strength and range of motion are determined, vital statistics that help to determine your positioning on the bike for comfort and power transmission. The aim is to design a bike that works with you, within the range of your strengths and abilities, not against you.

When you climb on the Serotta Size Cycle, our infinitely adjustable sizing tool, we can assess your posture, see your pedal stroke in action, judge how relaxed you are in the saddle and how easily you’re able to draw in large volumes of air.

Step by step, we work with you to piece together a complete picture of you as a cyclist. By adding a CompuTrainer ergometer and specialized software and  VariCranks to the already highly capable Serotta Size Cycle we can determine by precise measurement your power output and pedaling efficiency with varying frame angles, seat, handlebar, stem, crank dimensions, and cleat positioning.

We study your positional coordinates as you spin the pedals, looking for the place where your movement fires most effectively – where power, endurance, comfort, and to varying extents aerodynamics, are optimized. Following the kinetic chain, we can then accurately determine the coordinates of your custom fit.

There is no short-cut to finding your perfect ride. Prepare to allow a couple of hours for the whole fit process - later you’ll agree it was time well spent. You'll be riding faster, longer and more comfortably than ever before. Every time you ride you'll be amazed at how your bicycle performs under you and how much more fun your riding has become.

Are You Ready for the Perfect Ride?

Please contact the shop to make an appointment for your fitting. We welcome your call at 615-791-7959 or click on our names below to send us email.

 

Serotta - for more than 30 years America's premier frame builder and innovator. Olympic athletes, world champions, professional cyclists and cycling aficionados the world wide choose Serotta bikes over all the rest.

Parlee - Bob Parlee has been making handbuilt bicycle frames since 2000 the hard way - one at a time .  His Z1 frame that was voted 2007 Dream Bike of the Year by Bicycling Magazine can be custom built for YOU.

Sycip - A small California based shop. They're good enough to build frames for industry testing of components by the biggest names in cycling. Smart, experienced and big enough to make anything you can dream up, small enough to care about the individual frame they make for you. A true arts and crafts frame shop.

Guru - Offers custom Road and Triathlon bicycles, offering a vast variety of personalized design and paint choices. Guru's attention to detail, superior handcraftsmanship and highest quality materials ensure the best custom bicycle for each individual cyclist.