Cycling Demystified - Bike Fit, Mechanics and Soft Issues

Nov 03 2024 83 ep. 47 mins 21

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Professional bike fitters from Foundation Bike Fit Wei & Matt sit down weekly with Frequency Cycleworks mechanic/owner Ev to rant about the bike industry and discuss the ins and outs of cycling with a bias towards bike fitting and custom bikes.

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Ep 83: Did Superman Cause Projectile Vomiting? 🤢 Kona 2024 Bike Positions Dissected...

Nov 03 2024 30 mins

As always, you can never predict what happens at Kona... This year, former Olympic and World Champion, Norwegian triathlete, Kristian Blummenfelt turned up to Kona with much a hyped, "brand new" superman aero bike position. He then proceeded to projectile vomit multiple times on the bike course, scuppering his chances of taking another World Championship title. His compatriot and

Ep 82: Cracking The Code On Hypermobility + Bike Fitting - With Physio, Bryan McCullough

Oct 27 2024 62 mins

This week we interview another well established bike fitter / physio, Bryan from The Bike The Body, to explore the subject of how to help riders with hypermobility find a great bike fit. Are you even aware if you have hypermobility? And why does it matter? And how does hypermobility affect my bike riding specifically? If you want to know the answers to these questions, plus get

Ep 81: Ultra Distance Preparation - PART 2 - Fit, Fuel & Fun with Acier & Peak Bike Fitting

Oct 20 2024 42 mins

This week we conclude our discussion about Ultra Distance Preparation with coach Sam from Acier.cc and Lee from Peak Bike Fitting. We start by covering specific bike fit considerations and when to change your bike fit, how fuel can be an emotional tool you can employ and of course what our favourite ride snacks are! So if you've signed up to a Ultra event or you're keen to figure o

Ep 80: Ultra Distance Preparation - PART 1 - Embracing the Unknown with Acier & Peak Bike Fitting

Oct 13 2024 46 mins

This week we are bringing you a 1st part of an 2 part discussion with Sam from Acier.cc and Lee from Peak Bike Fitting, all about how to prepare for an ultra distance event. Our discussion itself went a bit ultra distance, so we decided to split it into two parts - The first dives into preparing your mindset tool kit. Understanding your real motivations to aid decision making and

Ep 79: Clipless Vs Flat Pedals - Which Is Better?

Oct 06 2024 54 mins

This week's podcast discusses everything you need to know flat pedals vs. clipless (clip-in?!?) pedals. Why do mountain bikers prefer flat pedals? Could roadies gain an advantage by riding flats? And why are clip-in pedals called "Clipless"? Finally we couldn't talk about pedals without talking about shoes... so if you're interested in why a Last is called Last and want to know wh

Ep 78: The Golden Ticket To Becoming a Stronger Cyclist - Bone Health, RED-S & Energy Traps With Physio Bike Fitter Nicole Oh

Sep 29 2024 60 mins

This week we have another interview with a physio bike fitter, Nicole Oh, who is a very distinguished road racer, Having stood on multiple podiums and ridden the Tour Down Under. I really wanted to get Nic on to give us her expertise on the effect cycling has on our bone health, our performance and the energy deficiency traps that we commonly and inadvertently fall into. Nic talks

Ep 77: What is a Clinical Bike Fit? An Interview With Dan Smith, UK Bike Fit

Sep 22 2024 54 mins

What is a clinical bike fit? And is there any difference between this and a regular bike fit? To answer this question I've sought out the help of bike fitter and physio, owner of UK Bike Fit, Dan Smith. We get into an interesting discussion about the science of pain... The underlying truth about micro-adjusters and macro absorbers... Whether it's normal or not that things

Ep 76: The Use of Body Patterns in Bike Fitting, with John Higgins

Sep 15 2024 48 mins

Today's episode is all about pattern recognition in bike fitting and although this tends to fly under the radar, pattern recognition is essentially the basis for AI, motion capture systems like Retul and actually how human bike fitters assess riders with their eye. In fact humans are built to be extremely good at pattern recognition and you are doing this every minute of the da

Ep 75: SHORTS - Buying a New Bike? The ONE Tip To Make The Best Choice.

Sep 11 2024 11 mins

Are you in the market for a new bike? Even if you are an experienced cyclist and have a comfortable position, how will you translate this over to a new bike? Especially if it is a bike for a different purpose e.g. mtb vs. gravel or road vs TT bike... Well, there's one clear way you can eliminate the doubt, stop guessing and potentially throwing away thousands of your hard earn

Ep 74: Gravel Is The Wild West & Other Silly Modern Trends in Cycling 😝

Sep 08 2024 50 mins

What does the Leadville MTB race, Magnus Ditlev, Jeremy Clarkson and white cycling shoes all have in common? They're all connected to the rise of silly trends we've been spotting in cycling recently. A bit of a tongue-in-cheek episode which starts with Matt getting very offended by the emergence of 37cm drop handlebars on a mountain bike winning Leadville 100... We also de