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Cycling is a sport of repetition… quite literally… we make around 10,000 pedal strokes an hour… yup, that’s a lot! So we like to think practice makes perfect (or per-fit!) But there seems to be special significance to this number. Malcolm Gladwell popularized the 10,000 hours to become a master concept and of course there’s the … Continue reading Practice Makes Per-fit
Is there still a place for them in an industry where the big manufacturers are doing their level best to sell us ‘off the shelf’ sizes? Many consider that custom bikes are essentially dead. But they said the same about vinyl didn’t they… This was our topic of discussion on our recent podcast. Give it … Continue reading Are Custom Bikes Dead?
We thought it was time for something a bit different… so we made a podcast! Mat and I have teamed up with Lee (bike fitter) and Ev (wheel builder) for some weekly juice about the underbelly of the bike industry. Between the four of us, there’s over half a century of experience working within the industry, riding (and crashing!) bikes, … Continue reading Soft Issues: We Made a Podcast!
I reached the milestone of 40 this year, which means I’m officially in the ‘Masters’ category for racing. They say age is just a number, but I am definitely feeling the physiological changes beyond the growing number of grey hairs! I just can’t do the late nights anymore and hard rides take more than a … Continue reading Thoughts From a Mid-life Cyclist: 40 Years Young!
Wow! I’m bowled over… I can’t thank everyone enough who came to our first studio open day last Saturday! The energy, the smiles, the workshops, the enthusiasm… I’ve never seen the fit room explode like that… we even had a tandem in there at one point… We’ve got more events coming soon… there’s a bike demo day … Continue reading Bike Fit Studio Open Day In Pictures
1. Why it’s not always about the saddle The first thing you should figure out before choosing a saddle is: Is my saddle position correct? If your saddle is too high – every saddle you try will feel uncomfortable. Let’s imagine what happens when a saddle is too high. In order to turn the pedals … Continue reading How To Choose a Comfortable Saddle: 5 Tips From a Bike Fitter
Thinking about using clip-on aero bars? Here are some important things to consider… When Greg Lemond won the 1989 Tour de France, snatching victory over Laurent Fignon in the ITT on Stage 21, a strange looking contraption that was attached to his handlebars caught the attention of the cycling world at large. The Scott clip-on aero … Continue reading Should You Be Using Clip-On Aero Bars?
At its essence, bike fitting is a process of adjusting the contact points and/or changing specific components of a bicycle to allow the body to apply force through the pedals in the most stable and efficient way possible. Sounds simple, right? Well, yes and no. There’s far more to bike fit than just adjusting the bike and, … Continue reading What Is Bike Fitting And Why Should You Care?
Experiencing GI issues during triathlon? You might want to look at your bike fit… A case study of Colin Norris, ex-pro Ironman triathlete. Let’s set the scene – you’ve invested a significant amount of time, money and effort into preparing for a peak race, only for the wheels to come off early on in the … Continue reading Solving GI Stress & Triathlon Performance With a Bike Fit
Without launching straight into a rant about a subject that has been the point of what I’d call ‘enthusiastic’ debate amongst fitters, bike manufacturers and riders alike in recent years, I’d like to go over some disclosures; these are my own personal views, arrived at through years of riding all kinds of bikes, through various … Continue reading Should You Change Crank Length?
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