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The most common bike fitting issues: Part 1, Leg alignment & saddle Height

7/5/2016

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The shop where I do all my bike fits, Revolution Bike Shop in Solana Beach, is located on one of the most well traveled coastal cycling roads in all of Southern California, Highway 101.  I also have a home directly on one of the region's most popular road biking routes known as the Elfin Forest Loop. The bottom line is that I get to see a lot of cyclists each year.  Thousands. Based on access to viewing these large numbers of roadies and my experience as a bike fitter, I’ve narrowed down the most common bike fitting issues to the following five:

1.  Poor Leg Alignment  
2.  A saddle that is too high or too low
3.  Poor cleat position
4.  A saddle that is tilted downwards
5.  Excessive reach to the handlebars
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I’ll be examining the first two of these issues in this article.

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six key bike measurements: park tool road positioning chart and tutorials

6/19/2016

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Every cyclist should have some of their key bike measurements recorded. Without this information it's going to be difficult to get your position dialed in should any of the following apply:
  • You travel, pack your bike, and need to build it up again.
  • Something comes loose and slips, usually the seatpost or handlebars
  • You have work done at a shop, and they accidentally change something
  • You install a new stem, seatpost, saddle, and/or handlebars
  • You want to duplicate your position on another bike
  • You want to test ride a bike and get your position close to your current bike
The measurements you'll want to record for road bikes* are as follows:

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    Eric Bowen, the owner of VeloFitter, is the author of all articles.
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