Ryden Smart Measurement tool New bike fit products come to the market all the time, but how do you know which ones are worth buying? UK fitter Lee Prescott shares his thoughts on the Ryden Smart Measurement and setup tool after trying it out in his fit studio.
I
must admit that when I first saw this tool
different crank sets. The web app that goes
at the Bespoked show last year, my initial
along with the hardware has also seen some
thoughts were that it was a gimmick. Upon
major updates to make it more accurate and
chatting to Darren Ryden though, it became apparent that a lot of thought had actually gone into the design. Now Darren is not a bike fitter, and as
more useful. Obviously, the build quality is not the same as something like the Purely Custom XY tool, but it’s not meant to be. With a price
such did not have experience of measuring
tag of under £50, this measurement device is
many different bikes. After several
squarely aimed at amateur cyclists and for
conversations about the XY coordinate
occasional use.
system of measuring a position, Darren was able to feed this new knowledge into the latest design version. This latest version includes multiple fixtures to connect the tool to the majority of
SIMPLE TO USE The web app is simple to use and provides a host of information, by utilising the inclinometer of the average smart phone