sitting pretty......not

A little off center

          Add something so they actually feel the center of the saddle

                                                             Now sitting pretty

Thanks to Steve H

Riding someone else's wheel

OK I was a great wheel sucker but I won a lot of races. So I draft into this one.
Steve Hogg on Speedplay check out this link...... but does he mention BikeFit cleat wedges are included in the Pro Fit Case....? Read for yourself and see.

http://www.stevehoggbikefitting.com/blog/2011/04/road-pedals-which-are-best/
And is that Specialized getting some props here...... ;-) To be honest I never have an issues with Specialized shoes. In fact most of their products I like.

Swifty - being lazy and sucking a wheel
But in all seriousness check out Hogg's blog - read and learn!

Leg Length info - and where to learn more in the UK

http://www.bikefittingtools.com/index.php?page=steve-hoggs-leg-length-shims

Compare for yourself

I get a lot of questions about Steve Hogg and why he suggests the BikeFit Wedges and Hogg Shims.

The link to the article below has been sent to me a few times. First – Steve Hogg does not work for us. We are friendly and have agreements and even some disagreements (but not about what you would think we might disagree about). We do sell his Leg Length Shims.

We at BikeFit have been working with the foot/pedal interface a long time and have been addressing things that are still often over looked in bike fitting. We have refined our approach to this area and are more than willing to show others how we do it. Our information is not considered confidential, it is for all to see and use. You may forward and or print our emails and share our tips with anyone. I ask if you make money off it you remember us…that is all.

Why does Steve go further and why does he have the opinions he does? I am not the one to answer that question. I will say I have yet to disagree with his approach to Wedges of Shims. Whereas I absolutely disagree with John Howard and his use of wedges yet both are featured on our web site.

So if interested in comparing our Wedges or Shims with others send me an e-mail about the situation you are working on and we will send you some samples for you to try and see for yourself what happens. Please share your findings with others when you do.

The articel most recently sent to me by several fitters 
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/cyclingnews-fitness-q-and-a-december-4-2009


Swifty

Leg Length - To Shim or not to Shim?

It is not every day I really see obvious leg length issues. However, anytime someone comes to us and says they have this issue, I ask several questions to absolutely make sure. I prefer to have many signs showing the issue so I can build a case before adding a Leg Length Shim of any size.


This person presented one of the most obvious cases I have seen in some time. So just for kicks in our training we decided to look at this from all sorts of views. One of the views we had the cyclist stand against the wall. We projected a laser line direct splitting his legs in half and upward past his head. You will see most people try to get their head back to center. Here his head indeed does that but it is not even close to being centered.

It can be interesting to look at people and seeing how symmetrical or balanced they appear to be. This cyclist pedaled for over 20 years without a Leg Length Shim. For the first time had a heel lift put in his walking shoes only a few weeks prior to these photos (standing photos are without his heel lift).



Here is his Leg Length shim in white - LL Shim complements of Steve Hogg - we like to call the Hogg shims "Hoggies"
Here are the notes from this bike fit. Some of the buzz words he used during the major changes in his fit were: WOW - CENTERED -EVEN

When you hear these comments and buzz words in a bike fit you know you are going in the right direction!

Happy Pedals