Is everyday posture important for performance on the bike? Most riders know improving core strength is essential to riding well, and Steve believes good posture and reasonable core strength are one and the same. In this post, he explains why and offers some tips to better posture.
Before there was a website, there was a roadie struggling to get comfortable on the bike and a bike fitter in another hemisphere willing to lend a hand. Read about how they joined forces to get one out of Bike Fit Hell and the other a new website.
In Steve's third Rant, he discusses the fragility of carbon frames, the state of the bike fitting industry, Campagnolo's EPS, Ridley and Giant frames, Fizik shoes, inspiration and the best product of the year.
The owners of Human Performance Center and the authors of the Flexibility for Cyclist Manual take us on a journey from their origins in small-town U.S.A, to a pathway to health and healing that led them to open a facility geared towards educating their clients on proper form and function. Along the way, they offer their insights on what it takes to perform well on a bike.
Have you ever wondered how bike geometry changes the way a bike handles? Or, what the proper geometry is for a proper bike fit? Steve answers these questions and more in this informative post.
Jerry Gerlich uses high technology as an aid to fitting his clients. He doesn't use motion capture or video capture system. That sort of tooling will tell a bike fitter what a good pair of eyes should already be telling them. He uses tooling that gives him insight into the rider's pedaling efficiency, and in this article he explains how.
In many parts of the world, it's nearly time to break out the cow bells as cyclocross season gets closer. Certified Fitter Colby Pearce makes a guest appearance to describe the ins and outs of setting up a CX bike for a proper fit.
Steve not only offers training for bike fitters, he also educates on the finer points of quality beer. Here he reviews three beers available from one of Australia's finest brewers.