Its not a secret that I have rarely enjoyed training. One thing that I loved about living in Sydney 15 years ago, was that I could race 5 days a week, and twice each day on the weekends. I would do one or two training rides (a real long one, and a really really hard...
12 years of data tells me that you don’t ride in winter
I’m not new to the bike industry, and as the headline suggests this will be my 12th year as a full-time Bike Fitter. Kind of funny, because I swore black and blue I would not be drawn into bikes at the end of my racing career. From the last dozen years I can say for...
Leg Length Differences
Leg length differences and the effect on cycling comfort has always been a fascination of mine. It led me to start a university degree in Osteopathic Medicine. Its fair to say that most of us have a leg length difference, that in normal life wouldn’t cause any serious issue. Similarly but entirely unrelated, most adults...
The 1% rule
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of spending a few summers with a world champion (para) Jiri Jezek. His philosophy on training was “more is better” when it came to base kilometers, and was regarded amongst able-bodied professionals as the man who set the bar to base km’s by any professional. During the...
Why Do I Write Race Reports
Answer: To pay it forward I have written race reports regularly for the last few years. Recently, the cycling club indulged me by sharing a tastefully modified version of my original version, and it made me really proud. My writing style has been called (amongst other things) Notorious, Brutal, Self-indulgent, clickbait and raw. Its also...
I am not the GOAT
GOAT – Greatest of All Time Websites need to have an “About Me” section, and its something I have always delayed or avoided. How do you illustrate that you are great at what you do, without preaching that you are the GOAT. Sometimes I read autobiographical pages that remind me of the person who is...
3 different fitters, 3 different fits?
Would you go and see a doctor or a physio etc. without a specific goal in mind? Doctor: “How can I help today?” Patient: “I would like confirmation of good health thanks” There are certain circumstances where an evaluation of general health is a good idea. A check-up to see if you require any preventative...
Danny Clark – THE Danny Clark
I have known Danny for as long as I have been racing bikes. Not quite 20 years, from when I was a teenager. Danny had retired from being one of the best professional riders of his era before I could even ride a bike. Now in his 60’s and looking for even more Australian and...
My Feet aren’t straight, is that a problem?
I often write off the back of customer enquiries post-fit, when they leave, but are left with one of the concerns they had when arriving. I have a favourite quote, that I first heard from Nathan White of Cobra9 Cycling Podiatry – “If you are pain free, I can not make you more pain free”....
Then vs Now – has much really changed?
Then vs Now – What has changed in bike fitting within my lifetime I have been playing with the principals of bike fit for nearly 10 years, and riding bikes just short of 20, so it would be completely fair to say I am not new to bikes. I started young and had enough talent...