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Quick update on this - went for my fitting today, and it was as good as I could have hoped for. To summarise, I'm fairly new to proper road cycling, and had really struggled to get comfortable and started to feel bad upper back pain on longer rides. I had mistakenly thought this was because the top-tube on my bike was too long and had made some stem and handlebar changes to compensate, but made no real progress,
After about 10 mins of measuring (me and the bike), Giuseppe (the fitter) basically told me my bike was the right size (good news!) and that it was set up horribly (also good news - a reason for the pain). The actual answer was a longer stem, lower saddle and change to my riding position - and so far (on a short 10 mile ride) it seems to have made a real difference. I am delighted with the result, and also take away all the measurements including the sizing for my ideal bike - thankfully not a million miles away from what I have today, but something I can use for future purchases.
I was a little nervous that given I'm a complete amateur I would feel out of my depth, especially given that Giuseppe is a professional who fits the Italian national team, but they made it pretty relaxed. I also slightly expected them to try and sell me a bike, as they also sell Viner and Fondriest frames, but this wasn't the case at all - even though I happened to spend 30 mins talking to the UK Viner distributor who was there at the time (just a cycling nut really). Having said that, they had some fantastic stuff in the workshop, fortunately far more than I could afford!
I would categorise it as less scientific and more based on Giuseppe's experience, for me this works. All in all a good experience and one I would happily recommend to anyone looking for a good bike fitting.