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Posts Tagged ‘Bike Fit’

Now days you have countless choices of frames, wheels, handle bars, saddles, pedals, helmets, nutritional products and even clothing. In fact there are so many mass-produced choices that it’s just plain confusing at the best of times.

Having had a sneak preview of some of the 2011 bike ranges from the recent Eurobike show, I can’t help but wonder how many products are actually made in a factory both owned and based in the same country, let alone the same town, as the actual brand.

It’s common knowledge that a number of large brand companies have a large portion of their range made in the Far East. I think that the Chinese and Taiwanese factory owners must be laughing all the way to the bank. Good on them.

If you ever wanted to see exactly how the pros set their bikes up this is the video to do that. Perfect

After doing some research on bike fit and technique I realized that this article from http://triathlete-europe.competitor.com is simply as good as it gets.

A lot has been made about bike fitting in recent years. But while qualified fitters can undoubtedly have a massive impact on your speed and comfort, they do not always offer an absolute solution. Sometimes there are slight alterations that you can make in your own technique that can have a huge impact on the way you perform on the bike.