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The NEW SwitchIt^TM $895.00 Reserve yours now with an initial deposit of $200

Attention BikeFit Pros- please contact us for your additional discount.

Wondering what all the hype is?  Here is a video  

http://www.youtube.com/user/BikeFitLLC#p/a/u/0/4w0OU36RfWY

And here’s the latest from a happy user:
Yesterday I shopped at Bikesport for a new bike seat.  The salesperson was Cameron and did an excellent job.  She took the time to show me several seats and to place them on a bike for me to sit on.  When we came close to a decision I asked to go back and forth between a couple of seats several times.  What made this so easy for Cameron and for me was that Bikesport had the quick seat installer that I understand that you have developed.  What we did in a few minutes would have taken much longer, been a pain for Cameron and would likely have resulted in me making a decision that I would not have been comfortable with. 

Great job by Cameron, Bikesport and you folks for the quick install product.

Thank you,
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Speaking of John Cobb

I wanted to talk about special accommodations in bike fitting. One of our friends and loyal cleat wedge users John Cob rigged up some pretty cool shoe mounts for a friend to help him cope with an injury.
http://johncobbresearch.wordpress.com/2010/03/21/ouch/

Unfortunately this link also has John sharing his own recent luck….or “dumb luck” as he calls it. First, we wish John all the best in his recovery.

Second, check out the modification he recently made on a pair of shoes for his buddy.

For more on John Cobb's saddles that seem to be selling like hot cakes click here http://www.cobbcycling.com/

ITS vs Cleat Wedge

First of all this is not one wedge against another – as long as you are talking about BikeFit branded wedges. Both of the Wedges offered from BikeFit.com work very well. Each wedge however has its place.

In most cases it is my preference to use the Cleat Wedge. In fact this is what most bike fitters should also find when they approach this issue at the foot. Bike fitters more and more should be able to assess this area and find the preferred product to be the Cleat Wedge.

So when should the ITS be used?

The ITS often is a “fill in” product for types of cleats that are not compatible with cleat wedges like Crank Brothers – however Cleat Wedges under the Crank Brothers shoe shield is often a good cleat wedge solution.

Perhaps more of a hyper mobile foot would be a good place to use an ITS in combination with the Cleat Wedge. This type of foot needs more support. A stiff or rather a more rigid foot tends to be more responsive with less wedging and the Cleat Wedge is really a better solution for most rigid feet (this is important to know so please keep this information in mind when you are doing bike fits)

ITS wedges are also great for diagnostics. Throw it in and see how it affects the cycling mechanics.

When you are short on time you can quickly get some needed wedging in place (probably only a temporary solution) for the foot.

ITS wedges are also good to have in your arsenal for situations when a cyclist is “in-between” or it is tough to tell if 2 cleat wedges or 3 cleat wedges is the better solution. In other words the cyclist looks good with 2 or 3 cleat wedges. Let the cyclist go with 2 cleat wedges installed and give them an ITS as the 3rd wedge. Instruct them to spend some time with the ITS in the shoe and some time with it in their back pocket. Over a period of time you will usually find the preferred amount of Cleat Wedging to settle on for the cyclist.

Bike Fits recent growth in the industry is a good thing. However with growth we must also be careful to grow properly. There is a huge amount of misinformation that is floating within the bike fitting world. Be aware of this and learn the difference. Many people have been mislead on this issue.

Just like pedal platforms got wider with world leading companies does not mean their approach was the correct one. Perhaps it was needed but it was done so with complete disregard to the reason “why” outer pedal wear was occurring. Think about this when you look at other leading companies with other products….are they really steering us in the right direction?

Happy Cleat Wedge Pedaling

Swifty

Can you think of some well known names in the bike fitting world that are a big fans of the Cleat Wedges?? An example of one is John Cobb