My name is Ally Stacher.
I'm a professional cyclist for Specialized Lululemon.
My name is Jess Bratus I work at Two Wheel Tango
and I'm a certified BG Fit Technician.
Ally Stacher was a pleasure to work with.
She is bubbly, she is very intelligent.
She is really easy-going and she has a very unique history.
So I grew up in very Northern California.
My dad is really into hunting and so is the rest of my family
so at 12 years old I got my hunting license and have loved hunting.
I have quite a gun collection which is not normal for most women
and I think I have about 9 guns which is not a very typical thing.
I know how to use them all.
I started cycling as a senior project in High School
and also cross trained for wrestling in High School and in College.
I just fell in love with the sport, riding in the mountains of very northern California.
I just took what I had and wanted to go as far as possible with it.
Ally had off the charts flexibility.
She was able to touch her palms to the floor.
She's a big advocate of yoga.
I am kind of an extremist so I'm very into yoga.
The fact that we have yoga in the mornings is kind of the highlight of my day.
Part of the highlights of my day.
Just because Ally was so flexible didn't mean that we could really max her out
in terms of her flexibility.
We ended up actually changing her saddle setback which affected her cockpit
and she thought she might need to go to a longer stem
but that would have been too aggressive.
If you're not comfortable on your bike you start sacrificing power,
handling skills, comfort and then even your mental awareness in the race
isn't quite all the way there because you're not thinking about everything else
that you should be thinking about
Part of that 10% of thinking about your discomfort
is taking 10% away from the race so I feel its really important
to have a very comfortable feeling on the bike.
Right off the bat Ally asked us if she could have the Zero-Float cleats.
We needed to explain why that could be a bad idea.
It is surprising how many athletes and regular people
feel the need to go to a Zero-Float cleat
They think its more efficient. They think they're losing energy
by having Float, but they're not.
The foot needs to float side to side
to accommodate the tibia coming down and rotating just a little bit
as you push down on that pedal.
Unless you have femoral condyles that are exactly the same size
which is very, very rare
and you'd only know that with an X-Ray.
The geometry of your knee has to be straight.
If you go with Zero-Float cleats then your knee might start counteracting
and twisting, whereas if you have the float cleats
then your foot can actually naturally go up and down.
Float is an appropriate choice for just about everyone out there.
The fact that we stayed with it was a very good choice I feel.
Leaving the Fit she felt relief from tension in her right leg
and she felt more connected to the bike.
I think she was happy with that whole process.
If I were to describe the BG Bike Fit experience
I would say it was great. It was well worth the time.
They test your core, they test your flexibility,
they test your balance. They're looking at all different angles of your body
and they're filming you from the front and the side
and they're trying to make you as efficient as possible.
The BG Bike Fitter, such as Jess, is putting alot of time into it
and you can see that they're definitely passionate
about getting people the right fit that they need to be as efficient as possible.
I feel that it was a really great experience
and I'm extremely happy with the way my bike fits.