Bike Fitting Online [BIKE/SPLIT]

Optimizing your position on the bike affects both comfort and speed profoundly. Proper bike fit has significantly more potential to increase your speed than a slicker frame or race wheels because your body is the main source of wind resistance. The smaller you can make yourself as the wind 'sees' you, the faster you'll go with the same power output. Of course there's a compromise between speed and comfort, and that's my goal—to put you in the fastest position you can comfortably hold for whatever distance you race.

Fitting the bike correctly also affects your power output. I see many athletes with seat height too low; a few with seat too high, and another few with seat height just right. While there's a very narrow range for optimal seat height, finding your best fore-aft seat position setting is based on several factors, including the rider's sports background, flexibility, and race focus.

I see quite a few athletes fitted by 'experts' who are definitely not getting the most advantage from their bike split. My goal is to put riders in the best possible position, and also explain why it will work.

I don't claim that bike fitting online is as exact as making changes in-person, but I can get you to 99% of what a fitter can do one-on-one. I use images, and/or video, and charge a lot less.

I've spent a significant part of my life on a bike (~250,00 miles over 35 years) with no regrets, having experimented with my own position, as well as bike-racers, duathletes and triathletes.

The rider "with messy hair" in the 'before' image above raised her seat 1.5cm; lengthened and lowered the stem the same amount; moved her brake levers lower on the bars so she can reach them on the drops; reduced the amount her seat is tipped down, and most important—added short, low clip-on aerobars! This road bike is her race machine; if she were on a dedicated TT/tri-bike the target fit would be slightly different.

Contact me at: BikeFit (at) Tri-eCoach (dot) com

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