The Cyclefit
The Cyclefit
If you have any ambition to ride a bike to the best of your ability this is where you need to start.
Two hours at Cyclefit will opitmise your riding position eliminate niggles or help you decide on the bike that suits your requirements.
You will spend approximately 2 hours with one of our fit technicians. The session begins with a discussion of the type of riding that you do – or that you’d like to be able to do – and ends with the measurements for your optimal bike position and with your shoes and cleats adjusted for maximum power, efficiency, and injury prevention.
To supplement our industry-leading experience at fitting cyclists for maximum comfort and performance, we use a CompuTrainer with SpinScan and Dartfish motion capture software.
You will spend most of the session on our Sizecycle, although you are welcome to bring your own bike with you, too, in which case up to 15 minutes of workshop time will be included at the end of the session to make adjustments according to our recommendations.
The information that you get to take away will include our observations and recommendations as well as all the measurements you need to set up any bike to your recommended position. (Other retailers will also be able to use to this information to determine what size frame you require if you are considering buying a bike elsewhere. We are unable to offer specific advice on frame sizing for brands that we do not supply.)
What a session involves
The CycleFit appointment takes approximately two hours and is a very personal and considered appraisal of an individual's cycling physiology, technique and alignment. Everything about you as an individual is evaluated and assessed.
Cycling/sporting history
Your technician will want detailed information of how long, far and at what level you have cycled in the past, or if you are migrating from another sport altogether
Future cycling aspiration
We need to know your targets and goals. It affects (in consultation with you) how far your technician will compromise comfort for performance - e.g. You will most likely use a different position for an IronMan triathlon than you would use for a Sprint or Olympic event. Your position should be right for every event and occasion.
Injury/Pain concerns
We will be looking for underlying cause from your bike-position, set-up and history - we are not physios or osteos but can refer you to recommended colleagues wherever necessary and mutually agreed
Asymmetry
Cycling equipment is generally symmetrical and fixed - it is therefore the body that inevitably has to yield and change in respond in the interface process. Asymmetry in our own bodies exacerbates this process. A CycleFit will take account of these asymmeties and adjust the bike interface accordingly
Ranges of motion
Particularly around hip/pelvis area and hamstrings - will affect fluidity of pedalling motion, posture and muscle-recruitment patterns. Posture can affect muscle recruitment, comfort and efficiency
Core-condition
Can affect ability to hold good cycling posture, power transmission and stability of the pelvis as well as protecting the lower back from pain and injury.
Muscle-recruitment
Using spin-scan analysis we can build a picture of which muscles are being utilised in different sectors of the pedal-stroke
Cleat position/foot/arch-shape
The most vital interface for power and comfort - In cycling the leg's kinetic chain is closed by the pelvis/saddle contact at one end and by the shoe/pedal interface at the other. Your technician will devote a large part of the session aligning and balancing your foot/cleat position. An optional custom molded footbed will be recommended for greater comfort, stability and power transfer.