Cycling Demystified - Bike Fit, Mechanics and Soft Issues

Welcome to the 12 Days of Bike Fit: Day 1 - Reflection With Gillian Corke Past episodes with Gillian: Ep 62: Teaching The Hidden Skills To Top Bike Fitters For Meaningful Results - An Interview With Gillian Corke [https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/ckfB5K626Ob] Ep 15: Emotional Intelligence - The Hidden Side Of Bike Fitting With Gillian Corke⁠ [https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/pzLzALgYrLb] ⁠Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs [https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html] ⁠ [https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html]⁠Find Gillian @ Contact Point⁠ [https://contactpoint.my.canva.site/]⁠ [https://gcpdtrainer.co.uk/] Find Gillian @ GCPD Trainer⁠ [https://gcpdtrainer.co.uk/]⁠ [https://torkecycling.com/] Torke Cycling - Bike Fit Education [https://torkecycling.com/] 2024 has been an amazing year for the podcast and as we near the end of the year we wanted to create a little something extra to say thanks to all of you for listening, for your feedback and for your support. 😘😘😘 So what we've done is asked bike fitters & friends from around the world to contribute an actionable bike fit tip to help you find even more comfort, efficiency and performance in 2025. Each day in the lead up to Christmas we will play one tip and then the Cycling Demystified team will explore each tip in a bit more detail so you can get the most from all these nuggets of gold. If you have any further questions for us, join the conversation at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cyclingdemystified/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/softissuespod] Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [info@foundation.fit] Are you 'bike-fit curious'? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.foundation.fit] to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio. Looking for a custom bike, a hand-built custom wheelset or other upgrades? Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frequencycycleworks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.frequencycycleworks.com] for more info and for pro-level servicing

One of the reasons why I started this podcast was to be able to speak to other bike fitters and find out what keeps them motivated, what keeps them turning up every day and what informs their critical decision making. Today we've got a great conversation with bike fitter James Roberts from ⁠Fit2Ride, ⁠ [https://www.fit2ride.cc/]which is full of gems, in fact it was so full of the good stuff we've split it into two episodes! In part one we discuss the most difficult bike fits we encounter, the hardest riders to fit and what kind of values do we want to convey to our riders. In part two we start by discussing James' experience with fitting professional riders, the lost art of feeling, if bike fitting is more art than science and finishing, as always, with some practical tips for you to implement in your bike fit. So grab yourself a cuppa and settle in for another deep dive into the mysterious world of bike fitting... If you have any further questions for us, join the conversation at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cyclingdemystified/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/softissuespod] Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠info@foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠ [info@foundation.fit] Are you 'bike-fit curious'? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.foundation.fit] to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio. Looking for a custom bike, a hand-built custom wheelset or other upgrades? Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frequencycycleworks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.frequencycycleworks.com] for more info and for pro-level servicing

One of the reasons why I started this podcast was to be able to speak to other bike fitters and find out what keeps them motivated, what keeps them turning up every day and what informs their critical decision making. Today we've got a great conversation with bike fitter James Roberts from Fit2Ride, [https://www.fit2ride.cc/]which is full of gems, in fact it was so full of the good stuff we've split it into two epsiodes! In part one we discuss the most difficult bike fits we encounter, the hardest riders to fit and what kind of values do we want to convey to our riders. In part two we start by discussing James' experience with fitting professional riders, the lost art of feeling, if bike fitting is more art than science and finishing, as always, with some practical tips for you to implement in your bike fit. So grab yourself a cuppa and settle in for another deep dive into the mysterious world of bike fitting... If you have any further questions for us, join the conversation at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cyclingdemystified/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/softissuespod] Email us: ⁠⁠⁠info@foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠ [info@foundation.fit] Are you 'bike-fit curious'? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.foundation.fit] to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio. Looking for a custom bike, a hand-built custom wheelset or other upgrades? Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frequencycycleworks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.frequencycycleworks.com] for more info and for pro-level servicing

Want to know what it feels like to get a bike fit? This week young Matt gets a bike fit from Mat the bike fitter. Wei takes the opportunity to quiz them both on their bike fit experience to give you an insight into how it feels to be on the receiving end of a fit and what the thought processes are from the perspective of a fitter. More specifically, how could a bike fit help young Matt resolve his on going foot numbness issues? And what solutions did we end up testing? Listen on for a deep dive into our bike fitting methodology and philosophy. Related episodes: Ep 65: Foot & Shoe Fit Optimisation SERIES 1-4 [https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/GWhVBk9sTOb] If you have any further questions for us, join the conversation at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cyclingdemystified/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/softissuespod] Email us: ⁠⁠⁠info@foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠ [info@foundation.fit] Are you 'bike-fit curious'? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.foundation.fit] to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio. Looking for a custom bike, a hand-built custom wheelset or other upgrades? Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frequencycycleworks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.frequencycycleworks.com] for more info and for pro-level servicing

As a podcast listener, this will be particularly relevant for you... Do you know what sound your bike fit makes? What can this tell you about your bike position? Tap into the free and easy tool that every rider can use to assess and test their bike position... Mat and Wei provide a bike fitting case study so that you can learn the technique of using audio cues to gauge your position, understand what to listen out for and improve your riding both indoors and outdoors. And find out where we learned this, little talked about technique from... Show links: Ep 79: Clipless Vs Flat Pedals - Which Is Better? [https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/vHPyV1iTGOb] Happy Freedman [https://www.happyfreedman.com/] Forward Head Positioning & Wearing The Weight of The Crown [https://www.synergy-clinic.co.uk/forward-head-positioning/#:~:text=The%20human%20head%20weighs%20around,an%20extra%2010%20lbs%20approximately.] If you have any further questions for us, join the conversation at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cyclingdemystified/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/softissuespod] Email us: ⁠⁠info@foundation.fit⁠⁠ [info@foundation.fit] Are you 'bike-fit curious'? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.foundation.fit] to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio. Looking for a custom bike, a hand-built custom wheelset or other upgrades? Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frequencycycleworks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.frequencycycleworks.com] for more info and for pro-level servicing