This is a primary thread to discuss Bike Fitting methods and issues. I will edit this lead post with useful links for starters. Feel free to post your questions and issues, and we will do our best to address them. A bit about me: My bike fit interest started back in 1997 with the Fit Kit Syste…

Yet both Bikefit James and Neil at RCA Cycling both mention that majority of the people need a wide stance/q-factor.

If you’re also looking for a reason to get a power meter, assioma with the pod increase Q factor a fair bit as well. I notice between my pedals but not enough that I think it matters much.

Frank - your seat is not too low. It looks awesome. Stop worrying about the bike fit geometry.. its all about your nervous system anyways. Is your hamstring engaged through the bottom of the stroke? that is neurological. I have gone through this maybe 300 times in the past 20 years. Bike fit is not …

What is the consensus on medial knee pain? I’ve read that having too a wide and too narrow stance width is the reason.

Does anyone have tricks for replicating a fit for a new build? I’m planning to build up an SL8 and want to replicate the fit I have with my Ultimate, but it’s not perfectly straight forward. E.g., it looks like the minimum stack for the SL8 is 5mm higher than my slammed Ultimate. Do I just go “cl…

Some options: https://youtu.be/FvUk3tkBjAQ?si=AEEcCQ7zCB5udyIg https://youtu.be/x2bm8PAUdQE?si=awZ_oBCZycFKxmKT https://youtu.be/wy27DFXN4yI?si=fz-bIHJdecadYtS8 Transferring Bike Fit

Have been experiencing some wrist pain that I think is largely unrelated to the cycling. That being said, some hard impacts during grave rides/races have definitely tweaked it some and certainly not helping. My bike is currently fitted with a 100mm stem. During my initial fit post purchase, while t…

Quick skim but I agree the reach could be a tad long with the 100. Top pic with your shoulders edging forwards couple with mostly straight arms on hoods seems a bit long to me. So I think a 90mm might be the way I’d go. Sort of alternately, you could flip the stem to a positive angle… gasp, which…

[image] mcneese.chad: Top pic with your shoulders edging forwards couple with mostly straight arms on hoods seems a bit long to me. Agreed w/ Chad here…my initial reaction was the same based on your arm extension.

Funny you mention that, I actually plugged my geometry into a calculator that was posted on this site a few weeks back to see about flipping the stem and how much of an impact it would have. Definitely an option, and the difference you mentioned was somewhere around what the calculator came out to, …

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mcneese.chad March 24, 2025, 6:11pm 1963

Some options:

https://youtu.be/FvUk3tkBjAQ?si=AEEcCQ7zCB5udyIg
https://youtu.be/x2bm8PAUdQE?si=awZ_oBCZycFKxmKT
https://youtu.be/wy27DFXN4yI?si=fz-bIHJdecadYtS8
Transferring Bike Fit

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