February 28, 2022
Your bike’s saddle position is the foundation for the rest of your fit. While getting the height and fore-aft positioning of the saddle ensures your overall position is off to the right start, the tilt of your saddle can often have the biggest impact on comfort if not set correctly. Many cyclists incorrectly start shopping for new saddles to improve comfort when saddle positioning can often alleviate issues. This post will outline our recommended process for setting up your saddle tilt, to make sure you’re getting the most out of your fit. What is Saddle Tilt? Saddle tilt refers to how level (or not) your saddle is front to back. Tilt is typically referred to in degrees with positive measurements indicating a “nose up” position and negative degrees indicating a “nose down” position. Saddle tilt ranges While every seatpost will […]
January 31, 2022
We are excited to launch some small but meaningful changes to our system for how it measures riders and recommends changes to their position. In short, we’ve adapted our ranges to better accommodate more riders, particularly those at either end of the performance/comfort spectrum. Let’s dive into the specifics of the changes! Joint Angle Ranges: MyVeloFit Analysis with recommended joint angle ranges The recommended ranges applied during our on-bike analysis are uniquely tailored to the bike type, fit goals and individual mobility of each rider we fit. These ranges have been established based on industry best practice ranges in bike fitting, and ones that we have been using as part of professional fits for years. They are calibrated to reflect internal research and testing on how our computer vision tools measure cyclists in comparison to other industry technologies such as […]
December 30, 2021
One of the most pervasive issues for cyclists everywhere is the prevalence of excessive seat (saddle) height. In other words, your saddle is probably too high. Having a tall saddle is a trend that has been around for what seems like time immortal and likely the result of a number of factors. We can all recognize that little voice in the back of our heads that says “just put it up a little more”. Maybe it was getting that pro looking saddle to bar drop, or some Italian bike fitting folk lore, or it could just be some well intentioned fit advice from friends run amuck, however we got here, excessive saddle height typically causes far more issues than it purports to solve. In this article we’re going to break saddle height down into a few parts to help dispel […]
November 30, 2021
OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 30, 2021 — MyVeloFit delivers a mobile-based AI video analysis tool that helps cyclists adjust their bike to improve comfort, performance and reduce injury. Their emergence in the market comes at a time when both indoor and outdoor cycling are experiencing unprecedented booms, alongside a shift to direct-to-consumer bike sales. The company plans to use this funding round to scale up its operations and allow them to expand their service offering and move more boldly in the North American and international markets. MyVeloFit delivers a mobile-based AI video analysis tool that helps cyclists adjust their bike to improve comfort, performance and reduce injury. An avid cyclist himself, Mr. Fauser saw the gap in the market to bring bike fitting to a wider audience: “I’ve experienced great benefits from having my bikes fit, but the industry has been slow to […]
October 28, 2021
Though the position of your cleats on your shoes may seem trivial, it often goes one of two ways: never noticing them again or pain. To try and make sure you fall firmly outside the pain crowd, we’re going to give you a comprehensive guide you can follow to optimize your cycling cleat positioning. In this article, we’ll cover the basics on the key three elements of how to position your cleats: Fore-aft position Lateral position Rotation DISCLAIMER: Cleat positioning can be quite involved depending on the individual. Riders with significant leg length discrepancies, pronation/supination of the feet, or other lower limb alignment challenges will often benefit from the careful assessment of a professional bike fitter. You may be aware of shimming and wedging of cleats to deal with these issues, and while they can be powerful tools in bike […]
August 2, 2021
Improving performance is one of many reasons to get a bike fit and can play an important role in getting the most out of your training. While the idea that minor bike adjustments can instantly increase power output is largely misguided, there are a number of ways that having a good position on the bike can improve performance. This post will go over the following six ways in which bike fit impacts performance: Injury Prevention Comfort Power & Muscle Recruitment Aerodynamics Handling Training and Fit Injury Prevention It goes without saying that being injured is detrimental to your performance. Whether the result of a crash, physical strain, or otherwise, being injured will almost certainly prevent you from training and performing at your best. Perhaps the best reason to focus on your fit, is to avoid unnecessary injuries that come from […]
