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Cycle Logic - Prince George, Canada – June 10-11 2010

No Valgus in this group of 5 cyclists
CW=Cleat Wedges
NO ITS (In The Shoe) Wedges were used.
IMPORTANT NOTE! Remember MOST of the time the Cleat Wedge is the solution, not in the shoe wedge. If you are not already on board with this I promise your satisfaction from your customers will go up considerably when your fits reflect more Cleat Wedges as the solution.

John   
Rt                     Lt
varus 10°         varus 11°
1 CW               1 CW
1/8” shorter     Standard
Spindle             Spindle

Dave
Rt                      Lt
varus 6°            varus 6°
1 CW                1 CW
1/2” longer       1/8” longer
Spindle              Spindle

Sully
Rt                    Lt
varus 12°        varus 12°
2 CW              2 CW
½” longer       1/8” longer
Spindle            Spindle
1 stack

Doug
Rt                    Lt
varus 17°        varus 13°
4 CW              3 CW
½” longer       ½” longer
Spindle           Spindle

Karim
Rt                    Lt
varus 14°        varus 5°
3 CW              2 CW
½” longer       ½” longer
Spindle           Spindle

Average Cleat Wedges per cyclists – 2 per foot
5 cyclists = 10 feet and 9 feet needed a longer or shorter spindle
In other words only 1 foot used a standard pedal spindle.

That means NOT ONE cyclist fit with a standard SET of pedals.
All 10 feet needed at least one wedge

4 of 5 cyclists needed a short stem.

Are your averages close to this? To be honest this is a little low on the cleat wedges compared to our overall average but is a little higher on the need for different spindle widths.

Shoes – one cyclist had two pairs of shoes - SIDI and Specialized BG Shoes – Both shoes required the same number of wedges per foot. You may think the BG shoes should use less wedges. I used to think the same but I am finding that not to be the case. Next time you fit someone with a combination of shoes and one brand is Specialized try the same number of wedges for each brand – see for yourself what you find.


If you are not close to this theses figures chances are likely you are missing something.

From our recent clinicians class

A photo from our Clinicians class May 15 & 16

Our most recent clinicians BikeFit class hosted by EastSide Sports and Rehabilitation included Jeff Gray from Superfeet, seated on the left. Kristen Disbrow, PT is working on the Saddle as Kit, Director of Education holds the saddle.

Remember our ITS Wedge “ InSide the Shoe Wedge” is designed to work perfectly with Superfeet the world leading insole for all activities. Give the combination a try and see the results.

Average number of wedges

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/cyclingnews-fitness-q-and-a-may-4-2010

Hit the link above and scroll down - notice the number of wedges Hogg mentions he uses.......are you anywhere close to this?

We fall a bit short but our average is increasing. We used to be around 4 wedges per fit. Today we are closer to 4.6 or 4.7 wedges per fit.

What is your average number of wedge per fit?

Brain Power or Forgetfulness?

These past 2 days Kit and myself had the opportunity to fit a few riders/testers/editors for Rodale Publications. Since it is good to know the history of a rider's injuries we customarily ask about previous injuries, when they occurred and any effects of such injuries. What I find that is most amazing is that often people will remember some pretty bad/serious injuries during the fit or even at the end. This was the case just yesterday ... Half the way into the fit when Kit and I commented on some of the rider's scars he was quick to point out that we had not seen his best scar yet which was about a 20 inch long scar from his pelvic area to his rib cage.
"Wow, what happened there?"
"Well, I t-boned a car about 15 years ago"
"And what type of injuries did you sustain?"
"Well, I was in ICU for 5 days and a kidney and a few organs were repositioned or removed!"

... While we know that Steve Hogg will say that this will have a huge impact on a rider's position on the bike, we want to know what is the medical term about the brain's ability to block out the traumatic events of the past? Win a pair of BikeFit socks is you are the first person to submit the correct answer.


Andrew
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East Coast vs West Coast Fit

While on the East Coast for the past 2 days often in conversation the terms East Coast and West Coast style riding (mtb) and bike fit came up in conversation several times.
For the person that can best describe the difference between these two styles will win a pair of BikeFit socks. All entries must be received by Monday May 31st, 2010.
Those riders who we just fitted in the past two days need not to reply, and thank you for the great insight!

Happy Holiday week-end and happy riding!

Andrew

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Congratulations to our most recent BikeFit Pros - Coast to Coast (NY-CA)

May 12th and 13nth Carlos and Brian went thru the intense BikeFit Pro Education course hosted by Woodinville Bike Shop in Woodinville. WA. http://www.woodinvillebicycle.com/
Tony Corke (Far Left)  originally from the UK was the instructor. You can now find Tony regularly at Tacoma Bike Shop. http://www.tacomabike.com/
Paul - far right http://www.bikefit.com/

Carlos Raldirez  (2nd from left) of Mr C’s Cycles – New York http://www.mrccycles.com/
 And
Brian Tucker (2nd from right) of Bicycle Service Center – Hemet, CA http://www.bicycleservicecenter.com/

Keeping up with another BikeFit Pro

http://www.northsoundbikefit.com/
Aaron Mickels who became a BikeFit Pro in 2009 has a new web site.