IBFI cafe stop: Kwanchai Nualchanchy Thai fitter Kwanchai Nualchanchy, of Velocity, Chiang Mai, braves the hot seat in our latest IBFI fitter profile.
When did you decide you were going to be
can finish in 10 minutes!
a bike fitter? I had so many questions about
How did you get to where you are
cycling when I started cycling a long, long
today? Keep learning and cycling,
time ago. When I learned about bike fitting, I
consistency.
really felt a strong passion for it.
How do you unwind? Go cycling in a new
Who’s the most famous person you’ve ever met in your job? I can’t tell you, I’m fitting him!
place. If you had to get a job outside of cycling, what would it be? A high school teacher.
What’s your favourite event in the cycling calendar? All of the Spring classics. What’s the biggest frustration in your job? When you start learning and realise how little you know. What’s the best thing about what you do? Making
Tell us a something not many people know about you I am not good at all ball sports. What’s the most difficult thing about being a bike fitter? Focusing on every detail. What’s the most useful tool or technology you work with? Pressure mapping. What website can you easily waste an
customers happy. What’s the toughest fit you’ve ever done? A client with an injury related to their nervous system. What’s the best thing about
hour on? cyclingtips.com What bike fit qualifications do you have? I have a long list of them! What course, book or websites do you think every fitter should check
working in cycling? Travelling. What’s the strangest thing in your fit studio? Clients
out? science-cycling.org/ What advice would you give to someone just starting out in bike fit? Always ask questions.
thinking bike fitting
Espresso time
How do you take your coffee? Cappuccino – nothing extra What was the last book you read? World economy 1,000 year What pedals do you ride? Speedplay What saddle do you use? Specialized Romin evo mirror What’s your dream bike? Still in my dreams! Favourite place to cycle? Iceland Favourite pro rider? Laurent Jalabert
