Cycling Demystified - Bike Fit, Mechanics and Soft Issues Cycling Demystified - Bike Fit, Mechanics and Soft Issues

Welcome to a special series on the ten essential pillars of bike fitting.

We had such a good response from a recent webinar we did on this subject, and so many questions, that we thought we would dive deeper into the 10 pillars and bring you a podcast episode for each of the ten pillars...

We have dedicated an entire episode to each of the essential pillars, so that you can take the exact same proven methods we use in our bike fit sessions and apply them to your own bike fit.

Hopefully this will be particularly useful for those riders who can't make it over to our studio in London.

We will be releasing 2 episodes each week, one on Monday and one on Thursday.

Follow along in sequence and you will be able to build your bike fit up in the same order as we do in studio sessions. 

As always, if you have any questions off the back of this series, get in touch.

We want to hear from you, and help you find that amazing bike fit you've been looking for! 

So grab a seat, a cup of tea and tune in, so that we can share the knowledge we have accrued over 1000s and 1000s of bike fits

Episode 1: cleat positioning:

This week Matt, Wei and Ev explore the first pillar of bike fitting: What you need to know about cleat positioning.

Your feet are your foundations upon which you can stack performance. So getting your cleat position right is the critical first step in building a strong and sustainable foundation.

Next Episode: Saddle Height

Blog article: How to set up your cleat (Copying an existing position)

Ep 29: PART 2 - More Torke: How Insoles Impact Where 90% Of Your Brain Energy Goes

Our Favourite tool: Ergon Cleat Tool

Cranktip floating pedal system... don't think this caught on...

Steve Hogg's cleat positioning article: Power to the pedal

Get in touch with Wei & Matt @ Foundation Bike Fit: ⁠⁠info@foundation.fit⁠⁠

If you have any further questions for us, join the conversation at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cyclingdemystified/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Are you 'bike-fit curious'? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio.

Looking for a custom bike, a hand-built custom wheelset or other upgrades? Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frequencycycleworks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more info and for pro-level servicing.

Join us for this replay of our recent live webinar. Colin Norris, Head Coach at APB Coaching, hosts Wei, Lead Bike Fitter at Foundation Bike Fit for this Triathlon Masterclass.

They discuss the pre-requisites for running fast off the bike in a triathlon and five different bike fit strategies you may not have considered, that will directly improve your running economy and race speed.

You'll learn how to unlock your running strength and hidden triathlon performance without having to do more run training! Join the discussion and discover the essential steps you must master in your bike fit to release your running potential.

Get in touch with Wei @ Foundation Bike Fit: ⁠info@foundation.fit⁠

If you have any further questions for us, join the conversation at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cyclingdemystified/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Are you 'bike-fit curious'? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio.

Looking for a custom bike, a hand-built custom wheelset or other upgrades? Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frequencycycleworks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more info and for pro-level servicing.

After a rider almost makes the mistake of not getting a bike fit because they felt they were too novice to deserve a fit, the team explore the tricky question of 'who deserves a bike fit?' with a surprising result.

Listen in to find out who can most benefit from a bike fit, what expectations you should have, and how to tell, when you are ready for a bike fit.

This is a great episode for new and experienced riders, but especially interesting if you work within the bike trade.

The episode starts slow but stick around till the last third, to find out the result we were not expecting to stumble across. If you do work within the bike trade you'll definitely want to hear this!

Enjoy and let us know your thoughts!

Torke Cycling - Learn To Bike Fit: https://torkecycling.com/Colby Pearce - Integrative Bicycle Fitting: https://www.colbypearce.com/integrative-bicycle-fitting/Get in touch with Wei @ Foundation Bike Fit: info@foundation.fit

If you have any further questions for us, join the conversation at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cyclingdemystified/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Are you 'bike-fit curious'? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio.

Looking for a custom bike, a hand-built custom wheelset or other upgrades? Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frequencycycleworks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more info and for pro-level servicing.

Getting the position of your cleats correct is an essential cornerstone of a successful bike fit for every rider. Get it wrong and you can end up with numb feet, clawing toes, painful hot spots and eventually an injury.

So why don't we offer a standalone cleat fitting service like so many other fit studios?

Are we missing a trick or is there a very important reason for this?

Listen in to see if you agree with Mat and Wei and maybe this can help you understand your cleat position choices too...

If you have any further questions for us, join the conversation at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cyclingdemystified/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Are you 'bike-fit curious'? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio.

Looking for a custom bike, a hand-built custom wheelset or other upgrades? Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frequencycycleworks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more info and for pro-level servicing.

This week I've got a really insightful interview with cycling coach Deena Blacking where we follow the rabbit hole deep down and around many topics including the true role of a coach, how to find the right coaching philosophy for you, and why AI programs will never replace an experienced human coach.

Having cut her teeth as a human rights lawyer and then at UK Sport on the national talent pathway strategy for GB Olympic and Paralympic sports, Deena has a clear ethical stance when it comes to coaching.

She's now been coaching a mix of pro, aspiring pro and amateur athletes for over a decade, as well as finding time to support athlete development organisations such as The Cyclists Alliance, Lunsar Cycling Team, and UK Coaching.

So listen in for the coaching tips to improve your riding and what you should be expecting from a human coach! 

Find Deena at: https://drivetrain.cc/

The Cyclists' Alliance: https://cyclistsalliance.org/

London Fields Triathlon Club: https://www.lftri.co.uk/

Islington Cycling Club: https://islington.cc/

If you have any further questions for us, join the conversation at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cyclingdemystified/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Are you 'bike-fit curious'? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio.

Looking for a custom bike, a hand-built custom wheelset or other upgrades? Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frequencycycleworks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more info and for pro-level servicing.

Ironman Texas is just round the corner so we bring you a triathlon training special as Wei catches up with Chris Panayiotou, former pro triathlete, fellow bike fitter and first timer to Ironman.

Chris reveals his training philosophy, how to deal with injury and the tricks he's applied to balance out his busy work / training schedule.

Find out what the real value of an Oura ring is and how technology is really there to be made redundant... Good luck Chris!

Find Chris at: https://www.cyclingperformance.co.uk/

If you have any further questions for us, join the conversation at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cyclingdemystified/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Are you 'bike-fit curious'? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio.

Looking for a custom bike, a hand-built custom wheelset or other upgrades? Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frequencycycleworks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more info and for pro-level servicing.