EXPERIENCE COUNTS FOR THE ULTIMATE BIKE FIT …
First of all thanks for taking the time to look at my website. When booking a bike fit we feel it’s important to know as much about the bike fitter as possible – so here is a little about myself. I hope you enjoy my journey into cycling.
Drew Wilson –
Honorary life member Johnstone Wheelers cc
3 times Commonwealth Wealth Games Road Rider
6 Times Scottish Road Champion
500,000+ miles of cycling
For me cycling is not just a sport but a passion, my father first introduced me to cycling at the age of 12 and since then cycling has been my life not only in a leisure capacity but on a professional basis as well. Riding with the worlds best at professional level takes determination and focus, I have never looked back and the 500,000+ miles of cycling accumulated experience at professional-world tour and leisure we can now pass on to you – for the most professional bike fit possible.
Working in my local bike shop
From the beginning – working in my local bike shop, Dooleys Cycles of Paisley, as a teenager I soon became the top ranked junior road cyclist in Scotland representing Britain at world championship level which catapulted me into a professional cycling career – riding for the top ranked amateur and pro teams in Italy and the UK.
The Italian Job
I was selected by the Scottish national cycling team for the first of my Commonwealth games events at the age of 19. After finishing 8th in the road race won by England’s Paul Curran, people began to take notice of my potential & subsequently I was invited to ride for Italy’s second biggest amateur team GS Bottegonne, near Florence. The team was then headed by the great Italian sprinter Mario Cipollini.
SIGNED FOR GS BOTTEGONNE, ITALYS SECOND BIGGEST AMATEUR TEAM
TURNED PROFESSIONAL FOR UK No.1 CYCLING TEAM FOREMOST/KARRIMOR
Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Club
In 1994 I was awarded Honorary life membership of Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Club for services to cycling.
Kuala Lumpur 1998
Six Scottish road titles later and a professional contract with Banana/Falcon and Foremost/Karrimor was to follow on my career path in cycling, with my last race being the Commonwealth games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.
MASSI, RALEIGH and RIDLEY
After hanging up my wheels in Professional cycling I then put my knowledge to good use in the bicycle industry working for many of the top brands in the world including bicycle manufacturers MASSI, RALEIGH and RIDLEY respectively.
- MASSI SPAIN – 4 YEARS (product development & sales)
- RALEIGH UK – 6 YEARS (product development & sales)
- RIDLEY BELGIUM – 6 YEARS (product development & sales)
Wind tunnel at Glasgow University
Tutored by Ridley on how rider position is critical to performance at any level we then spent many hours in the wind tunnel at Glasgow University working with time trialists and triathletes alike focusing on improving aerodynamic drag and efficiency. We are now one of the leading bicycle aerodynamicists in the UK.
PARTNERSHIP WITH GLASGOW UNIVERSITY & DE HAVILAND WIND TUNNEL
Cycling Weekly & Planet X Bikes
Please see Cycling Weekly video – made in collaboration with VisualBikeFit.com and Planet X Bikes – on how your bicycle position effects how much drag you produce.
The VisualBikeFit Concept
VisualBikeFit was conceived, having had the idea for a totally bespoke bike fitting service with a no fuss approach; we wanted to make bike fitting a great experience for every customer, but I wanted to offer more so the “we come to you” idea made sense and we made our business model for a mobile bike fitting service, working outside normal office hours and also weekends making VisualBikeFit a consumer focused company.
Bike fitting studio in the heart of the Campsie Hills – The Robert Millar Mural
We now have a totally bespoke bike fitting studio situated in Lennoxtown at the heart of the Campsies just outside Glasgow, this facility is perfect for riders to try their new cycling position on some of Scotlands’ most famous cycling terrain as used by Glaswegian cyclist Robert Millar who won the KOM jersey at the Tour de France 1984, our tribute to Robert (now Pippa York) is a fabulous mural funded by east Dumbartonshire council. You can’t miss us ..
RECOMMENDED BIKE FITTER TO OVER 20 INDEPENDENT CYCLE SHOPS NATIONWIDE
As professional bike fitters, we are now proud to say we represent over 20 independent cycle shops in Scotland as their recommended bike fitting service and are also the recommended bike fitter to the 2nd biggest bicycle manufacturer in the UK – Planet X bikes.
RECOMMENDED BIKE FITTER TO THE 2ND BIGGEST UK BIKE BRAND – PLANET X.
Scotland Commonwealth games road cycling team
☑ 1986 Scotland
☑ 1994 Vancouver
☑ 1998 Kuala Lumpur
Other Cycling Highlights
☑ GS Bottegonne team rider (Italy’s 2nd biggest amateur cycling team)
☑ Tour of Britain rider
☑ Scottish road champion six times
☑ Scottish junior road champion
☑ Scottish senior road champion
☑ Scottish criterium champion twice
☑ Scottish senior BAR champion twice
☑ Professional road rider with Banana/Falcon and Foremost/Karrimor cycling team (the uks no1 professional teams)
☑ World championship rider twice for Great Britain
☑ Honorary life member Johnstone wheelers cycling club for services to cycling
☑ Winner – Glasgow-Dunoon road race twice
☑ Winner – David Bell memorial road race twice
☑ Winner – Drummond trophy road race three times
