Following on from last week’s show on well-being, we look at the importance of getting a good fit between rider and machine. Scherritt Knoesen of The Bike Whisperer, is a leading London-based bike fitter. We talk geometry, contact points and pedaling action. Read Grant Peterson’sPetersen’s article The Shoes Ruse on the folly of clip-in pedals and cycling-specific shoes. If you go for a fitting with Scherrit tell him you heard him on The Bike Show. You never know, you might get a discount!
Illustration from Cycling Manual, 23rd edition, 1954
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1 If the bike fits… – edafe.org // Jan 26, 2010 at 11:32 am
[...] Scherritt Knoesen and Jack Thurston talk about finding the right position on your bike.thebikeshow.net This entry was written by edafe, posted on 26/01/2010, filed under cycling and tagged commuting, [...]
2 Ray // Feb 28, 2010 at 7:55 pm
Petersen – Just say NO to the letter O!
(In this particular case)
3 Jack // Mar 1, 2010 at 3:50 pm
@Ray: point taken, and corrected!
4 Mark Sanders // Jun 8, 2010 at 4:05 pm
So all those everyday cyclists from in amsterdam & copenhagen, with their ’sit up and beg’ ‘Omafiets’ are completely wrong ?
Sorry … but this program was far to biased towards fitting ‘enthusiasts’ to their bikes. What about the rest of the population ?
I believe that to get more people into cycling we must drop this ‘convert everyone to touring and racing enthusiasts’ [like us].
for more on this please see:
http://issuu.com/mark77a/docs/dcm5_fourwheelsbadtwowheelsgood (about the development of the Trek Lime)
http://issuu.com/mark77a/docs/notes_mas_taipei09 (about getting the ‘other 90+ % non cyclists to ride .. blue ocean vs. red ocean enthusiasts)
and finally more of posture this: On the Ergoscue Postural techniques for cyclists ..
http://issuu.com/mark77a/docs/egoscue_posture_for_cycling_enthusiasts_cycling_we
(more for touring and racing ‘enthusiasts’ ).
Great Show .. keep up the good work !
mark
5 Jack // Jun 8, 2010 at 4:24 pm
@ Mark: I think most utility riders have no need to be fitted to their bikes. Just throw your leg over a sit-up-and-beg bike and ride away.
For people who will be spending upwards of 2 or 3 hours on a bike at a time, who might be experiencing some discomfort as a result, bike fitting may be beneficial. So clearly fitting is something only really relevant for the racer/tourist rather than the potterer-about-town type of cyclist. Hence the focus of the show.
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