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...
Tag: Bikefit
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...
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...