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Croston Cycles Bike Fitting Blog - How wide should your aero-bars be?
The previous blog discussed how to establish handlebar width and the consequences of riding with incorrectly sized bars. Similar consideration should be given when fitting aero-bars as any aerodynamic advantage can easily be negated by an inefficient riding position. In recent years, the development of aerodynamic positions has been prominent in time trial and triathlon. One of the biggest issues we see is that the aerodynamic position is often created on an indoor turbo trainer where the rider is required to hold it for no matter than a few minutes. It creates a great looking photo for social media, but...
Croston Cycles Bike Fitting Blog - How wide are your bars?
Welcome to the Croston Cycles Bike Fitting Blog. We offer bike fitting in store and Nick Thomas, our expert and qualified fitter, will be using this blog to share his tips and ensure you maximise your cycling comfort and performance. This week we look at the subject of 'handlebar width' and cycling performance. When buying a road bike the handlebar width will be determined by the frame size: the smaller the bike the narrower the bars, the bigger the bike the wider the bars. For most people this sizing works well but there are exceptions. For someone tall and slim the...
Croston Cycles Bike Fitting Blog - Hold Your Form!
Welcome to the Croston Cycles Bike Fitting Blog. We offer bike fitting in store and Nick Thomas, our expert and qualified fitter, will be using this blog to share his tips and ensure you maximise your cycling comfort and performance. This week we look at the subject of 'holding form' and cycling performance. Achieving the correct bike fit with the rider adopting the most efficient position during a bike fit is all well and good but this is irrelevant if the person can’t maintain the same position when riding the bike in the real world. There's been a real spate of...
Croston Cycles Bike Fitting Blog - The Angle of Saddle
Welcome to the Croston Cycles Bike Fitting Blog. We offer bike fitting in store and Nick Thomas, our expert and qualified fitter, will be using this blog to share his tips and ensure you maximise your cycling comfort and performance. This week we look at the subject of saddle angle and cycling performance. Saddle angle is often overlooked when people set the position on their road bike. This is a mistake as a saddle which tilts posteriorly (backwards / nose up) or forwards (anteriorly / nose down) can potentially affect the rider’s weight distribution and is often a contributing cause of discomfort....
Croston Cycles Bike Fitting Blog - Don't Reach Too Far!!
Welcome to the Croston Cycles Bike Fitting Blog. We offer bike fitting in store and Nick Thomas, our expert and qualified fitter, will be using this blog to share his tips and ensure you maximise your cycling comfort and performance. This week we look at the subject of cleat position and cycling performance. One of the most common problems we see when bike fitting is the rider over reaching. In simple terms, this is the rider reaching too far to hold the handlebars. This can be attributable to one or more of the following potential causes: The frame is too big...