Find Your Perfect Handlebar Position for Comfort & Control
MyVeloFit’s Data-Driven Approach to Dial In Your Reach and Optimize Your Ride
A Better Ride Starts Here
Proper handlebar positioning is crucial for every cyclist—whether you’re pushing for performance gains, seeking all-day comfort, or simply enjoying a weekend cruise. At MyVeloFit, we bring you a data-driven process and proven fit principles to help you fine-tune your handlebar reach and height. By tailoring your upper-body posture, you’ll experience improved comfort, stable handling, and reduced risk of injury.
Our approach ensures that a stable and comfortable riding position is accessible to every rider. With MyVeloFit, you’ll have the guidance and tools needed to optimize your setup—so you can keep your focus on the ride, not nagging aches and pains.
Efficiency, and Control: Why It Matters
A Well-Tuned Handlebar Setup is the Foundation of a Great Ride
A proper handlebar position isn’t just about aesthetics—it directly impacts:
- Comfort: Reduce tension in your neck, shoulders, and hands by properly distributing your weight across the bike.
- Efficiency: Improve power transfer and aerodynamics without sacrificing ride quality.
- Control: Maintain precise steering and balanced weight distribution for confident cornering and descending.
- Injury Prevention: Avoid common issues like numb hands, back pain, or wrist strain by aligning your position with your natural range of motion.
A SIMPLE PROCESS FOR PRECISION FIT
Where Data Meets Real-World Cycling
Finding the right handlebar position starts with a solid foundation—your saddle position. Once that’s dialed in, we help you refine your reach and bar height by focusing on three key factors:
- Dynamic Movement, Not Just Static Angles – Your fit should reflect how you move on the bike, not just how you sit when stopped.
- Fit Adjustments Tailored to Your Riding Goals – Whether you ride gravel, road, or endurance, your setup should match your riding goals and mobility needs.
- Practical Tweaks for Every Rider – We provide clear, actionable steps—like adjusting your stem length or height—to help you fine-tune your position.
FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
Key Factors to Refine Your Handlebar Setup
Fine-tuning your handlebar position often involves multiple small adjustments that add up to big results:
- Stem Length & Angle
- Shorter stem to reduce reach, longer to extend it
- Changing stem angle to raise or lower your handlebar
- Spacer Stack
- Adding or removing spacers to fine-tune handlebar height
- More spacers for an upright position, fewer spacers for a more aggressive stance
- Handlebar Shape & Size
- Different bar widths, reach, and drop can influence your posture, control, and comfort.
- Exploring various handlebar profiles can help you find the best balance between aerodynamics, hand positioning, and overall ride feel.
YOUR PATH TO THE PERFECT BAR SETUP
Eliminate Guesswork,
Gain Clarity
Making adjustments to your cockpit can feel overwhelming, but we’re here to help. MyVeloFit provides the tools and insights to guide you through the process, helping you make informed adjustments with confidence.
By analyzing your riding posture and using our Stem Calculator, you can take a more structured approach to refining your handlebar position. While dialing in your setup may still require some trial and error, our tools help ensure each adjustment moves you in the right direction—toward greater comfort, control, and efficiency.
Ready for a Pain-Free Ride?
Unlock a more comfortable and efficient riding experience by refining your handlebar setup.
RIDERS EVERYWHERE
Trusted by Thousands of Cyclists Worldwide
Awesome software!
Was suffering from saddle numbness and pain. No more issues after getting a bike fit through MyVeloFit. Will use it again once I get my triathlon bike
~ Lav L.
This is a great option
This is a great option to help dial in a bike fit from home. I’ve made upgrades to both of my bikes based on recommendations I’ve gotten through MyVeloFit.
~ Dan S.
Excellent & Professional
Excellent and professional fitting experience with all the convenience of being at home
~ Shannon F.
Easy to get set up and great support
Really helped improve my performance. Easy to get set up and great support from team.
~ Nick P.
So much more convenient
I am very satisfied with the results, and it was so much more convenient to ride at home and upload videos than having to go to a bike shop for a professional fit.
~ Kate M.
I knew I had to go all in
I was skeptical about an AI-driven bike fit, but after using MyVeloFit has me lower, longer, & more comfortable than I’ve ever been before.
~ Cameron S.
Get the most out of your rides.
As an online retailer of bikes, ensuring our customers get the right bike size and fit can be a challenge. That’s why we partnered with MyVeloFit. Supported by MyVeloFit, our customers benefit from an independent sizing assessment—and a unique fit score across a range of bikes—to get the most out of their rides.
~ Nomad Frontiers (retailers)
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Your tracking analysis software is incredible by the way, we’re trying to use dartfish and it jumps around all the time.
~ Nick Harris (Coach)
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~ Pete Pastides. (Browlee Fitness)
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~ Tim Cusik (BaseCamp)
An Excellent Product!
I have been using myvelofit for just over one year in a large bicycle retail shop and I do about six to eight fittings per week. It is an excellent product that in the hands of an experienced fitter generates very in depth information about riding position and ranges of motion, comparable to other fit systems such as Retul.
~ Marco Penna (Bike Fitter)
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