There are plenty of rules surrounding bikes and what is popular convention. Personally, I think I hate the rule that says you need you stem “slammed” at all costs. Slammed: stems bottom edge directly in contact with the lowest possible point on the fork steerer. No spacers. The rationale for many is that this is...
Month: November 2016
My event is this weekend – PANIC
Today is Tuesday. Bussleton Ironman is THIS WEEKEND. I’m looking in the mirror, and I don’t like what I see. I see a body under-trained. 20 times a day fo rthe last 2 weeks I have thought about 3.8k swim (If i can swim straight), 180km bike, and 42 point 2 kilometers on my feet....
When You Move Your Hips, Just Like This
This ties into “The SMP effect” but is true of anyone who aspires to a better posture on the bike, and less back pain. Mrs SkeletonĀ in the video below demonstrates the change within the pelvis (concentrating of the difference in femur head placement) during the forward bend of the torso using correct technique. Sadly most...
The SMP Effect – Part 1
Ask anyone who has gone to see a serious Bike-Fitter, and they will probably will often say: They wanted me to change my saddle. I almost re-financed the house to pay for it. And honestly, there’s every chance they are talking about me. If you don’t want to change, that’s ok. But I will do...
Expectation Management 101
In my initial line of question apon acquainting myself with a new client, I ask a pretty open question. “To consider today a success, what would we achieve or what issue would we solve?” Particularly in the more race orientated clients, the responses regurgitate the slogans and cliche’s the bike industry has made famous. More...
What System Do You Use?
Probably the most asked question, when somebody realises what I do for a living: What “system” do you use? Its not the pitching point I would prefer to bringing people through my door. I believe that all the best fitters in the world do more based on experience than what is taught or suggested by...