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Replicating road cleat wedging on mtb shoes
Hi Steve, I'm currently setting myself up on a gravel bike, and would like to replicate as close as possible how you had set up my road shoes (Specialized S-Works/Speedplay Zero) against a pair of…
Resolving Knee Issues
Hi Steve, My wife had a lateral release of the retinaculum on her right knee (along with some cartilage smoothing)about 11 months ago. This was done to help her kneecap track more medially. Unfortunately, she…
Return of Knee Issues
Hello Steve, I was wondering if you could give me some pointers about the return of knee issues I thought I'd beaten some years ago. I suffer from moderate tibial varum and run a combination…
Riding with Courier Bags
Steve, As a regular cycle commuter, I have often wondered if bag choice affects bike fit. I have alternated between backpacks and sling-over-shoulder courier bags at various times in my cycling career with no real…
Riding without Cleats & Seat Height
Howdy Steve! These may be simple questions, but I ought to start somewhere. I read your posts on seat height and all things cleat. I have 2 (mostly unrelated questions). For background, I ride once…
Right arm longer than left
Hi Steve Firstly great website, v informative and useful. I got back into cycling just over a year ago and despite being fit by a specialist I am still experiencing discomfort on the right side…
Right foot angle
Hi Steve, I think I have a relatively easy question. You have helped me back in the past and I implemented much of what you preached and have seen significant improvement. I have seen two…
Right foot turning in on MTB / 1 x 11 Conversion
Hi Steve, The last couple of MTB rides I have felt & noticed my R foot turning out a bit & actually felt it hit the seat stay of my rear suspension a few times…
Right Hamstring and Lower Back Pain
Hi Steve, If I ride at a minimum 3 consecutive days fairly hard, my right hamstring and to a lesser extent right groin gets tight and sore with a 'dull pain' in about the middle…
Right knee and calf ache
Hi Steve, its been about 2 years since I started taking my cycling seriourly and switched to Shimano SPD-SL pedals. During that time I have made small refinements to my position every 6-8 weeks in…
Right Knee Pain
Hi Steve, Major fan of your blog and all the work you do to help us enjoy riding even more! So for the past couple of years I have suffered from medial right knee pain,…
Right leg outside calf pain
Steve, I've recently been having some pain in the outside of my right calf muscle up where it meets the knee structure when riding. I haven't ridden for a little while and about two weeks…
right leg outside knee pain
Hi Steve I was wondering if you could help to sort out the problems I am having with my right knee on my bike. I am a 47 year old rider , CAT3, 5'5" 135…
Right or left?!
Hi Steve I'm having a few issues and was wondering what your take on these symptoms would be, or what your first thoughts would be if someone came to you with these problems..... 1. Right…
right pelvic drop
Hi Steve, It has been a while, hope you are doing well. I wanted to run my scenario by you one more time as maybe I have more clarity on my problems than a couple…
Right saddle width ??
G´day Steve! I asking myself.. How do you determine the right width saddle for every client? If I always go to the wider model, I´ll probably be sure their pelvis are stable, but they may…
right side bias
Hi Steve, I noted with a person I am working with that when I view them from behind and follow the movement of their pelvis they do in fact have a strong dip to the…
Right Side Bias
For years i've struggled with problems on the bike and having had 3 different bike fits over 2 years none of them seem to have had any idea of what you call the 'right side…
Right Side Bias
Something I've thought about for years now has come back into mind in reading about the right side bias and I wonder if there's any correlation. I have put a lot of miles on my…
right side hip/glute/saddle, left side knee pain
Hello, Mr. Hogg. My name is John and I reside in the state of Virginia in America. I have read a lot of the material on your site and I am hoping that you may…
Right Soleus
Hi Steve, I've got my fit working well for 200+ miles a week at a good pace but I just started adding in fast (up and down) hill work on long rides. This is on…
road aluminium stems and handlebars ?
Hi Steve can you share a short list of top-3 your favourite road aluminium handle-bars and aluminium road stems that you like to fit more people ? My 6yo Time Edge has Modolo Kaly barss…
Road bike geometry bike and osteitis pubis
Hi Steve. I am a long time rider of tri bikes until about 5 years ago, when I decided to acquire a cross bike to mix things up. I immediately started getting pelvic pain, back…
Road handlebar width
Hello Steve, I am very grateful for all of your experience you are sharing with us. I have one issue about my road handlebar width, on the pic i am using 40 cm width bar and…
Road ID bracelet
Have you had any of the colored road ID bracelets in the compromised material list of materials... thanks Herb G'day Herb, No I haven't. I've tested many of them and they are not a problem…