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Dear Steve, my question relates to a new team-mate of mine. To set the scene, she joined the team late summer to do a semi-serious season of cyclocross, off the back of what had been…

Hi Steve. I have asked your advise previously on this matter, but need some more help/advice. I have a young rider who is progressing well, but about a month ago, he developed a pain/niggle on…

I just thought I would relate a personal experience. I had gone through trying to get my feet wedged right and had used In Shoe Wedges (ISW: Bikefit). A little background, I use Shimano mid…

hi Steve I am 63 years XC rider exercising 3 times a week totaling ~80km for the last 6 years. Since startup I am suffering from left hot foot in the area of 3rd &…

Hi Steve I am 65, ride a 56 CM bike, seat height is 75.3 CM from center of B/B, and distance from my saddle tip to center of handlebars is 53 CM. I live in…

Hi Steve, The other day a customer at the shop that I work at came in complaining about "Hotfoot" on his left foot. I went through all the usual questions, he wanted to buy a…

Hi Steve, I have just read your post on "Hotfoot", and I agree entirely, and I also think that a majority of "fitters" in my area lean towards treating the symptom, not the cause. After…

Hi Steve, A little history question here. I'm a big fan i cycling history and the legacy of all the greats and their, sometimes, inhuman races. When you read about their training and racing in…

I have a collection of symptoms which I hope will fit into an easily recognisable syndrome that Steve can identify. The problem I think stems from poor posture in adolescence with carrying a sports bag…

Hi Steve, I tried posting this a few days ago, but my login timed out so not sure if it got through. In any case, I have edited the post so please use this one…

Hi Steve, As a tall(er than average) individual I have always made myself to fit around everything (leg room , doorframes, desks, etc.). That includes bike related stuff. On the positive I can ‘only’ ride…

Hi Steve, In a recent article you talk about some people having wider than average feet and some having narrower than average feet. Is this something that can be measured to some degree to make…

Hi Steve, Last summer I visited Jerry and had a wonderful fit with him. I follow your posts and would like to improve my overall body flexibility and tried to order Kit Laughlin's DVD/book from…

Steve, had a bloke in the other day with terrible glute function and probable severe Coxa Profunda (deep hip sockets). Already had 20mm pedal spacers and needed more - probably at least another 10mm on…

Hi Steve, My wife is a very talented amateur triathlete. She ran track and swam to a national/state standard as a kid before getting injured and moving away from sport completely for over 10 years.…

Hi Steve, Quick question as my optimum frame sizing from my bike fit with you fits in between two available sizes on a factory frameset I am considering over the weekend. Your ideal frame dimensions…

How many mm per wedge does multiple in the shoe wedges effect leg length? I think it matters fore foot cleat verses arch cleat? Do multiple wedges in your shoe effect arch height needed ?…

Hi Steve i am currently trying to nail down level 2 arch support in my right road shoe. i am using the black arch in right shoe but the support from the arch was giving…

I was having all kinds of issues on the bike and an MRI showed a lateral bulge at L4/L5. I don't think cycling caused it, but riding in a seated position was becoming torure. The…

A few months back I was having terrible chronic pain in my low back (bilateral), left knee, and right hamstring. This had been going on for a few years but as my fitness and riding…

hi steve can i just say your site was the light at the end of the tunnel out of bike fit hell i was in all sorts of problems with my bike fit just because…

Hi Steve, I think I got my first real cycling injury today. Maybe I have torn my right hamstring a bit. Today on the trainer I had to repeat a 6 minute hill 6 times.…

I suffered a cartlilage injury to my right knee a couple of years ago when playing volleyball. I have a hole in the cartlilage 2 cm along the trochlear groove. I was coping fine riding…