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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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Left leg blocking problem and saddle height, have I set it too low now, or do I need to adapt?
Hi Steve, I have a question as titled above for which I want to supply as much information as possible to help enable your assessment. I have attached this written information in jpeg form. This…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Leg discrepancy tool + MTB hardtail saddle height compared to race bike
Hi Steve, Have you already come up with a tool / method how to determine the exact shimming amount a persons needs when he has a leg length discrepancy? Now a person has to listen…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 &…
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…