Vega Brhely began learning bike fitting in 2010 in Chicago and has been refining her craft ever since, including time as the Retül fitter for a Boulder shop and as a fitter, then manager, of a shop in Basalt, CO. In 2020 she opened Hill Climb Acupuncture & Bike Fit, combining her background in treating sports injuries with fit work that corrects the position issues behind them.

A Level 3 Advanced Fitter, Vega is a fully certified Retül fitter (Levels 1 and 2 plus the certification exam) and holds BikeFit/CyclePoint certification, ISCO Level 2, and a USAC Level 3 coaching license. She brings a medical, kinesiology-based perspective to every fit, looking at both kinematics (how the body moves on the bike) and kinetics (the forces behind that movement), and has a positive track record with complicated medical cases and imbalances.

Vega is also a licensed acupuncturist and board certified herbalist specializing in Sports Acupuncture and Trigger Point Therapy. She studied at Pacific College of Health and Science in Chicago, graduated from Southwest Acupuncture College in Boulder, and completed a Sports Medicine internship with Division I athletes at the University of Colorado Boulder. She is nationally certified by the NCBAHM and licensed in Colorado and Utah.

Passionate about getting more women on bikes comfortably and confidently, Vega is Founder and President of Inspire Cycling, a women’s cycling collective in the Roaring Fork Valley. She works with athletes of all abilities, and clients value her attention to detail, compassionate listening, and cycling-specific knowledge.

Hill Climb Bike Fit has recently moved into a new studio space, and will be adding more technology and services soon!