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UCI STARTS USING BIKEFITTING.COM MEASUREMENT JIG IN GIRO D'ITALIA

Bikefitting.com's new measurement jig to establish if TT bikes comply with the UCI regulations for TT bikes will be used for the first time during the first ITT stage in the Giro d'Italia in Budapest.

LEBLANC BIKEFIT, DE BIKEFIT HUISKAMER IN SPIJK

Rick de With van LeBlanc BikeFit opereert sinds 2019 vanuit zijn fit studio in Spijk (bij Gorinchem) die is ingericht als een soort “bikefit huiskamer” omdat het voor de klant ook een “feestje” moet zijn om een sessie te doorlopen. Hier staan diverse bikefitting.com diensten centraal en hij deelt hier zijn ideeen en visie over het optimaliseren van de bike fit ervaring van de consument.

PROFESSIONAL INDOOR CYCLING INSTRUCTOR FROM SPAIN LORENA ISASI RECEIVES BIKEFIT

Lorena Isasi , is a professional indoor cycling instructor from Spain, who also loves to ride her Road, MTB and Gravel bike. With so many different styles of bikes and a true passion for everything cycling related, Lorena was curious to see what a bike fit would make of the set up of her gravel bike, and how it could help her address some minor issues she’s been experiencing lately to ensure she could be as comfortable as possible across all of the bikes that she rides on such a regular basis. She brought her gravel bike in to Watts Lab in Madrid, where they gave her the full bikefitting.com treatment.

SHIMANO EXPERIENCE CENTER JOINS SPORTINNOVATOR NETWORK

Shimano’s Experience Center, where bikefitting.com is based, in Valkenburg in the Netherlands, has been officially recognized as a Sport Innovator venue under the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport’s sports innovation program. The Sportinnovator Certified Partner status received by the Shimano Experience Center means that it will be nationally recognized as a place where members of the public can try different cycling activities in a fun and stimulating environment, which also helps propagate the Dutch national sports agenda. Bikefitting.com is looking forward to working together with all partners in this network on some exciting and innovating projects.

TRANSFORMING A ROAD BIKE TO A TRIATHLON BIKE

With many (triathlon) events now re-appearing onto the calendar across the globe, more people are looking at the option of transforming their road bike to a bike more suitable for the different needs of performing in a triathlon. Although a specific triathlon bike might be the ultimate option, these 5 tips can help you in transforming your road bike in to a triathlon bike as much as possible.

SHIMANO, PRO AND BIKEFITTING.COM TEAM UP TO CREATE CHAMOIS PERFECTLY DESIGNED TO MATCH STEALTH SADDLE

We're proud to have been a part of this exciting project in which the new Tenku bib shorts were developed to perfectly match PRO's short-nose Stealth saddle. Through pressure mapping tests in the lab and in real-world scenarios in a representative group of experienced cyclists, we were able to lead the development of the new Tenku bib shorts and confirm that they gave a higher comfort level and a lower amount of overall pressure at the front part of the PRO Stealth saddle than traditional bib shorts.

ZES MANIEREN WAAROP JE LICHAAM JE VERTELT DAT JE JE BIKE FIT MOET LATEN CONTROLEREN

Veel mensen nemen klachten op de fiets vaak voor lief, terwijl deze soms met een betere fietshouding makkelijk op te lossen zijn. We hebben hier zes van de meest voorkomende klachten beschreven die met behulp van een betere fietshouding veelal zijn op te lossen.

GETTING FITTED FOR A SUPER CLASSIC RIDE

There are numerous reasons why a bike fit is a good idea. Attempting to ride 320-kilometre ‘Super Classics’ route in one day is as good as any, which is why Nas Raddine paid a visit to our fit studio to make sure his discomfort and chance of injury could be minimised, and his power output and enjoyment could be maximised. In this article he explains how we helped him fine tune his position ready for his big ride later this year.

VIJF REDENEN WAAROM JE EEN BIKE FIT NODIG HEBT

Here are five reasons why you might need a bike fit. Is it to optimize your cycling experience, increase your comfort, improve performance, gain more self confidence when riding your bike or just to increase your enjoyment in life. Or perhaps a combination of all of these of course. We describe how a bike fit can do all of this and more in this article!