Adjusting the bike of a cyclist from Albertville during a bike fit in Viviers-du-Lac

Bike fitting · Albertville

Bike fit in Albertville, by an osteopath

I am from Arêches-Beaufort, and the climbs you are preparing, Roselend, the Saisies, Bisanne, the Madeleine, I know them by bike. The bike fitting practice is in Viviers-du-Lac, 45 minutes from Albertville by motorway. I work there as an osteopath and bike fitter: examination of the body first, measurements with the Morphologics system, pedalling filmed on an indoor trainer, then adjustment of the bike. The pain that limits your position can be treated during the session.

Book a bike fit How it works

Albertville → practice: 45 minutes by car 1.5 to 2 hours on site Free parking

Around you

Riding from Albertville

From Albertville, you do not ride on the flat for long: the Combe de Savoie cycle path serves as a warm-up, then comes a climb of one to two hours, the Cormet de Roselend via Beaufort, the Saisies, Bisanne via Villard-sur-Doron, the Madeleine from the Tarentaise. Altitude and long descents add cold to muscles that are already tired. In the Beaufortain, it is often the gearing that runs out before the position does, but when both run out, it is the lower back that takes the strain.

Cyclists who come from Albertville or the Beaufortain often have a precise goal on a set date: a sportive on the Madeleine, the Étape du Tour when it passes this way, a Saisies and Roselend double in the middle of summer. The requests revolve around a knee that burns when climbing seated or a stiff neck after the descents. I also see riders from Megève and the Saisies, and mountain bikers who go up by chairlift and descend for a long time.

Allow 45 minutes on the A430 and the A43, then the dual carriageway to the Viviers-du-Lac exit. A mid-morning slot avoids the Chambéry traffic jams in both directions, and a bike fit at 10 am leaves you the afternoon for a flat ride around Lac du Bourget with the new settings. Parking in front of the practice is free. During the school holidays I also do osteopathy consultations in Arêches-Beaufort, but the bike fit is done in Viviers-du-Lac, where the equipment is.

Why here

A bike fit that starts with your body

Bike shops in Albertville offer bike fits based on standard measurements and software. At the practice, the bike fit is carried out by an osteopath (D.O.): I first examine your mobility, your asymmetries and your pain, then I set up the bike accordingly. If a stiffness stops you from holding the right position, I treat it during the session.

I do not sell any equipment. My saddle, stem or handlebar recommendations serve your position only.

For cyclists and triathletes from Albertville, Ugine, Beaufort, Moûtiers, Grésy-sur-Isère and the Combe de Savoie

Whether you are preparing the Cormet de Roselend, the Col des Saisies, the Signal de Bisanne or the Col de la Madeleine, a well-adapted position makes the difference on long climbs: less low back pain, an aligned knee and power transmitted more efficiently.

Dynamic analysis on an indoor trainer during a bike fit

Getting here from Albertville

Coming to the practice

From Albertville, take the A430 then the A43 to Chambéry, continue on the dual carriageway towards Aix-les-Bains and exit at Viviers-du-Lac: 45 minutes. Through the Combe de Savoie without the motorway, via Grésy-sur-Isère and Montmélian, allow an hour. From Ugine, Beaufort or Moûtiers, add 15 to 30 minutes.

Address

3C chemin du Nèple
73420 Viviers-du-Lac

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Opening hours

Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 8 pm, by appointment. Online booking any time.

What to bring

Your bike, your shoes with cleats, your cycling kit and your previous measurements if you have them.

Prices

The most requested formats

Full bike fit

€250 1.5 to 2 hours

Road, gravel or MTB. The core service for riding without pain and with better efficiency.

Osteopathic assessment: history, pain, mobility, asymmetries
Body measurements with connected sensors
Dynamic analysis on an indoor trainer
Full bike setup: saddle, handlebar, stem, and cleats for one pair of shoes
Written report with your fit measurements
Access to follow-up in the FramIQ app
Adjustments included for about three months after the bike fit: send a text or call, and we set up an appointment

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Time trial bike or road bike with aerobars: €280. Additional bike on the same day: + €60 (+ €90 for a TT bike). Second pair of shoes: 10% off.

Two-step bike fit: before and after you buy

€250 2 appointments within 3 months

Buying a bike? The same bike fit, at the same price, split in two: before you buy to choose the right size, after to set it up.

1st appointment: assessment and body measurements, ideal fit measurements, recommended frame size, stem, cranks and saddle
You order your bike, in a shop or online, with the right numbers
2nd appointment, once the bike arrives: full setup, cleats, validation on the indoor trainer
Written report and follow-up in the FramIQ app

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In-depth buying advice option: + €50 if you do not yet know which bike to choose (brands, models, geometry comparison, shortlist of 2 or 3 bikes). €300 in total.

Basic bike fit

€90 1 hour

For e-bikes, city bikes and hybrids: the basic setup to ride without pain.

Saddle height and setback
Handlebar height and reach
Advice on position and pedalling
E-bike, hybrid, city bike

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See all prices, including the two-step bike fit before and after you buy a bike, and the additional bike setup.

By discipline

Road, gravel, MTB, triathlon, e-bike

Road bike fit

Road bike fit near Chambéry and Aix-les-Bains: saddle, handlebar, stem and cleats adjusted by an osteopath after examining your mobility.

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Gravel bike fit

Gravel bike fit near Chambéry and Aix-les-Bains: a position for long hours on tracks, bikepacking and ultra-distance, set by an osteopath.

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MTB bike fit

MTB bike fit near Chambéry and Aix-les-Bains: saddle, handlebar, SPD cleats and downhill position, set by an osteopath after checking your mobility.

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Triathlon and time trial bike fit

Triathlon or time trial bike fit near Aix-les-Bains and Chambéry: an aero position you can hold, compatible with running, by a triathlete osteopath.

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Getting your e-bike set up: the basic bike fit

Basic bike fit and bike fit for e-bikes and e-MTBs near Aix-les-Bains and Chambéry, by an osteopath.

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Bike shop, physio or osteopath?

The differences, honestly, and how to choose.

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Reviews

★★★★★

« I went to Gaspard for a bike fit and I was not disappointed! Very calm, composed, attentive, takes his time, excellent advice (a saddle model better suited to my body), ultra-professional equipment. Available afterwards by email or message for questions, very responsive. I went back to see him after the changes he had recommended: there is real follow-up. I highly recommend him, with my eyes closed! »

★★★★★

« Great work by Gaspard! A few hundred kilometres after he reviewed my bike setup and gave me advice on pedalling properly, no more knee or back pain. The way to go if you want to ride for hours without trouble. »

★★★★★

« I went to see Gaspard because I had been suffering from pain in my right knee for over 2 years, especially on the bike. After one osteopathy session and a bike fit, the pain has completely gone. Impressive result, the pleasure of riding back in a single session. Very professional and effective work. I highly recommend him! »

Google rating: 5/5 from 69 reviews · Reviews published on Google and Doctolib. Read all reviews. Quotes translated from French.

FAQ

Bike fit in Albertville: your questions

What is the route from Albertville or the Tarentaise?

45 minutes from Albertville on the A430, the A43 to Chambéry, then the dual carriageway towards Aix-les-Bains, exit Viviers-du-Lac. From Moûtiers, an hour; from Beaufort or Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 1 hour 15 minutes. Without the motorway, the Combe de Savoie road via Montmélian adds a quarter of an hour. Free parking in front of the practice, 3C chemin du Nèple.

I am preparing the Cormet de Roselend or the Madeleine: what does the bike fit change?

On a climb of an hour and a half, a saddle that is too low or a handlebar that is too low is paid for in knee pain and a lower back that gives way in the last part. The bike fit sets the saddle height and setback, the handlebar setup and the cleats so that the position holds over the distance, and during the session I treat a hip or ankle stiffness that stops you from getting there. Test the settings on the flat first, the lake is next door.

What time should I choose when coming from Albertville?

Monday to Saturday, from 8 am to 8 pm. From Albertville, the 10 am slot avoids Chambéry rush hour both ways and leaves time for a ride the same day. Saturday suits those who work in a resort or in the valley during the week. Allow 1.5 to 2 hours on site, in cycling kit, with your shoes and cleats.

Who comes from the Beaufortain and the Combe de Savoie?

Road cyclists preparing a sportive or a summer col, triathletes, mountain bikers from the Tarentaise and riders on e-bikes who go up to the Saisies on Sundays. The full bike fit costs €250, cleats included, €280 for a time trial bike. The basic bike fit, suited to e-bikes, costs €90, the cleat setup alone €40.

Treatment room at the Viviers-du-Lac practice

Cyclists in Albertville: book your bike fit

45 minutes by car from Albertville. Appointments Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 8 pm.

Book online Call 06 13 66 09 55