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11Apr 21

Left heel inwards under power or cycling uphill

Hi under load eg using power or cycling uphill, my left heel keeps going inwards, as if I'm leading with the knee. It feels uncomfortable and weak. My natural stance is neutral, and I've tried…

25Oct 21

Left hip moves forward and raises at TDC

Hello Steve, I am wondering if you can help me please with a hip issue that I have recently identified while videoing myself. It appears that I move my left hip forward (almost 20 mm)…

31May 13

Left knee pain

Hi Steve, apologies in advance if my question is a long one but i just want to try and make sure i include everything... I am 34 and took up cycling (road cycling) around three…

20Jul 15

Left Knee Pain After 6mm Saddle Drop

Hi Steve, First Thank you for the great information on this site! For quite some time I have been getting saddle sores on the right of my perineum and if (emphasis on if) I get…

14Dec 14

Left Knee Pain, LLD and other aches

Hello Steve, I am from Germany, so i apologize in advance for my bad English. Some background information: Till 24 years of age (now I am 30), I used to play soccer. After my second…

10Oct 14

Left lef itb pain right side bias?

Hi Steve, Great site with a lot of free information which I have been reading for the past year. Im hoping you can help or at least give me some advice. A little about myself.…

01Oct 14

Left leg imbalance and more besides

Hello Steve, I would like to pick your brains! I have been commuting to work for the last 2 years, 14 miles a day. During this time I have been using clipless pedals, the left…

28May 19

Left Leg Instability

Hi Steve, I started reading your site a few years ago when I started riding again. Since then I was busy and rode much less, but started riding again the last 6 months or so.…

21Mar 14

Left leg/hip/back muscles not working correctly

Hi Steve, The weather is slowly permitting us northerners to get out on the road again. It has been a good start this year, I'm getting some help to work on my asymmetries and my…

18Sep 12

Left right balance and the pelvic kit

Hi Steve, this is a brief note on my experience with your kit. Since I used a Computrainer in a shop in the beginning of this year I found that I had a severe unbalance…

18Nov 15

Left Side Bias

I was hoping you might be able to offer me some advice? I’ve had surgeries to remove meniscus from my right knee on two occasions and this ultimately led to me switching from running to…

09Jan 18

Left Side Bias + Morton’s Feet

G'day Steve! My goal is to keep this as short and sweet as possible. I'll first give a synopsis of my current "situation" and then ask for guidance. I started following your fit articles about…

23Jul 15

Leg and feet discrepancy

Hello Steve, Since last week I'm a prime member on your site and I 've read a lot of interesting stories about bikefitting. I like to cycle but I have a few problems that causes…

15May 12

Leg Length

Steve Not a question, just an observation. Over at http://triathlon.competitor.com/2012/05/photos/pro-bike-manny-huertas-orbea-orca_53533 they posted pics of Manny Huertas bike and clear as day in the last one you see that he has a significant shim stack under…

20Feb 13

Leg Length

Hi Steve, I’ve been avidly reading posts on your blog and forum for the best part of a year. Not knowing of a good bike fitter near by, and having been setup poorly originally, I've…

19Mar 13

Leg Length Discrepancy

Hi Steve, I wish I was in Australia or you were in CA! I am still in bike fit hell and am reading all of your stuff again and watching your DVD's I bought from…

20Mar 13

Leg length woes

Steve, my troubles began more than 10 years ago when I suffered a four part fracture  to my right humeral head. I spent 3months riding a stationary trainer with that arm in a sling. When…

01Nov 13

leg numbness during time trialing

Steve, My left leg goes numb especially while time trialing. It ruins my tt experience and performance. I have to stop pedaling every minute or two to give the leg relief so it won't get…

19Jul 12

Leg pain

Hi Steve I am hoping you can help with the leg pain I am having when I ride moderately or very hard either on the road or the wind trainer. The pain is in the…

10Aug 12

Leg pain

Hi Steve Sorry to take so long to get back to you I wanted to take a couple of days to consider your questions Inflexible. Good flexibility in legs but poor in upper back neck…

02Jul 15

Leg/Thigh size discrepancy

Steve, I have another post on the front page but I wanted to start fresh in case some other readers have a similar situation. I think I may have finally found part of the reason…

13Nov 20

Length of foot difference

Hello Steve, My feet measure Left: 278mm x 98mm, Right: 272mm x 102mm. The cleats on my shoes are 12mm in front of 1st MTP. Which means that they are in different spots, right &…

28Oct 21

Life Span of Carbon Fiber Framesets

Hi Steve- A question I have researched, and wanted to get your opinion on has to do with the life span of a fork assembly on a CF frame. I have a 2012 Pinarello Dogma…

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