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bike measuring and fitting tips
rpopper65
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I have noticed a lot of posts lately from people asking for help and advice in buying a bicycle and making sure it is the right fit, etc. So, I did some looking around and found some web sites which seem to have some pretty good explanations and advice on them:
1 - [color=#810081]http://www.rei.com/learn/Cycling/rei/learn/cycle/clfitf[/color]
Is an American web site (so it's all in inches, if that matters to you) and talks about how to figure out the right size for mountain bikes and road bikes, with good, overall, introductory information in plain English.
1a - [color=#810081]http://www.rei.com/learn/Cycling[/color]
An index of more articles from the same web site on other tips on buying bicycle equipment.
2 - [color=#810081]http://www.coloradocyclist.com/bikefit/[/color]
A good introductory overview of fitting a road bike, with some illustrations and photos. Goes into a fair amount of detail if you want to get beyond the beginner approach, and is fairly comprehensive for one single article.
3 - [color=#810081]http://www.bicyclesource.com/bike/fitting/right.shtml[/color]
Pretty good set of articles about fitting your bike and individual components. They are short, to the point, include illustrations and photos, and a bit more technical than the others above (e.g. there are articles on crank length, cleat adjustment, etc).
4 - [color=#810081]http://www.slowtwitch.com/mainheadings/techctr/bikefit.html[/color]
An excellent, but very long, very detailed, and fairly technical article on fitting a bike for triathletes. More information here than I ever thought I would need, and some very interesting points specific to triathlon.
5 - [color=#810081]http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fitting.htm[/color]
Possibly the most intellectually engaging article on fitting a bicycle I have ever read. If you really want to get beytond the "standard" approaches to fitting a bike (maybe because you already tried taking the standard approaches recommended elsewhere and they still don't feel right), then read this.
I hope you find these useful.
1 - [color=#810081]http://www.rei.com/learn/Cycling/rei/learn/cycle/clfitf[/color]
Is an American web site (so it's all in inches, if that matters to you) and talks about how to figure out the right size for mountain bikes and road bikes, with good, overall, introductory information in plain English.
1a - [color=#810081]http://www.rei.com/learn/Cycling[/color]
An index of more articles from the same web site on other tips on buying bicycle equipment.
2 - [color=#810081]http://www.coloradocyclist.com/bikefit/[/color]
A good introductory overview of fitting a road bike, with some illustrations and photos. Goes into a fair amount of detail if you want to get beyond the beginner approach, and is fairly comprehensive for one single article.
3 - [color=#810081]http://www.bicyclesource.com/bike/fitting/right.shtml[/color]
Pretty good set of articles about fitting your bike and individual components. They are short, to the point, include illustrations and photos, and a bit more technical than the others above (e.g. there are articles on crank length, cleat adjustment, etc).
4 - [color=#810081]http://www.slowtwitch.com/mainheadings/techctr/bikefit.html[/color]
An excellent, but very long, very detailed, and fairly technical article on fitting a bike for triathletes. More information here than I ever thought I would need, and some very interesting points specific to triathlon.
5 - [color=#810081]http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fitting.htm[/color]
Possibly the most intellectually engaging article on fitting a bicycle I have ever read. If you really want to get beytond the "standard" approaches to fitting a bike (maybe because you already tried taking the standard approaches recommended elsewhere and they still don't feel right), then read this.
I hope you find these useful.
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Thanks for the help rpopper
there's also a 'bike finder' tool, and some other gadgets here.
We are bike fitting specialists based in Gloucestershire. Stroud to be precise. We specialise in fitting triathletes and time triallists. We charge £129 for a full fitting including video analysis - not the £150 mentioned in an earlier post. Please see www.kinetic-one.co.uk for more details. Many thanks. Andy