Cycling Resources, Guides and Tools
Everything we know about bike fit, sizing, comfort, and equipment, organized by what you are trying to solve.
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Everything You Need to Know About Bike Fitting
A comprehensive introduction to bike fitting, covering:
- What bike fitting is
- Who benefits from a fit
- What gets adjusted
- How fit changes by discipline
- What the process involves
- Online compared with in-person
Find Guidance for Your Bike
Different bikes and riding styles create different fit priorities. Start with the guide that best matches how you ride.
Road Bike Fit
Balance comfort, power, aerodynamics, handling, and sustainability.
Explore Road Bike FitGravel Bike Fit
Comfort, efficiency, and control across changing terrain and longer rides.
Explore Gravel Bike FitMountain Bike Fit
How position changes across climbing, descending, braking, and cornering.
Explore Mountain Bike FitTriathlon Bike Fit
Aerodynamics, sustainable power, and the ability to run well after the bike.
Explore Triathlon Bike FitTime Trial Bike Fit
Balance power, drag, control, and how long you can hold the position.
Explore Time Trial Bike FitFind resources by subject
Six categories. Each shows a short curated list, not everything we have published. Categories with no published resources are hidden automatically.
Bike Fitting
Positioning and adjustment guidance for riders.
Bike Sizing
Selecting the correct bike and understanding geometry.
Components & Equipment
What to choose and buy, rather than how to adjust it.
Pain & Discomfort
Understanding and resolving common riding problems.
Calculators & Tools
Interactive resources that answer one question.
Reference
Supporting material and terminology.
Improve Your Bike Fit
Understand the adjustments that shape your riding position, from your feet and saddle to your reach and handlebar setup.
Bike Fitting: What To Adjust First?
Follow a logical adjustment sequence so changes to cleats, saddle position, and the cockpit work together rather than against one another.
Read the Adjustment OrderCycling Cleat Positioning 101
Learn how cleat fore-aft position, rotation, and lateral placement affect the starting point of your bike fit.
Set Up Your CleatsSaddle Height 101: A Comprehensive Guide to Setting Your Saddle Height
Understand the role of saddle height and the signs that your current position may be too high or too low.
Read the Saddle Height GuideSaddle Fore-Aft Positioning 101: A Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how saddle fore-aft position affects balance, pedalling, weight distribution, and effective reach.
Position Your SaddleFinding the Perfect Cycling Position: Balancing Goals in Bike Fit
Explore how comfort, performance, handling, aerodynamics, and sustainability compete within a bike fit.
Balance Your Fit GoalsGetting Setup for Your Bike Fit
Prepare your bike, equipment, clothing, filming setup, and riding environment before beginning a fit.
Prepare for Your FitReady to Evaluate Your Position?
MyVeloFit uses video-based analysis to help you understand your riding position and make personalized adjustments from home.
Choose the Right Size Bike
Learn how rider proportions, target position, frame geometry, stack, and reach work together when choosing a bike.
Bike Sizing vs. Bike Fitting: Key Differences Explained
Understand the difference between selecting an appropriate frame size and adjusting a bike to suit the rider.
Compare Sizing and FittingWhat’s Wrong with Bike Sizing?
Explore the limitations of manufacturer charts, universal calculators, test rides, and other common bike-sizing methods.
Read the Sizing ProblemThe Solution to Bike Sizing — Fit First Sizing
Learn why starting with the rider’s target position provides a stronger basis for comparing models, geometries, and frame sizes.
Understand Fit First SizingThe Data of Bike Sizing
See how stack and reach vary across brands, models, and labelled frame sizes.
See the Sizing DataThe Four Bike Measurements Every Rider Needs
Learn how to record saddle height, saddle setback, handlebar reach, and handlebar drop so your position can be compared and reproduced.
Record Your MeasurementsChoosing Your Next Bike?
MyVeloFit’s Fit First sizing approach helps you compare bike models and sizes using your body proportions and target riding position.
Pain & Discomfort
Explore common sources of cycling discomfort and understand how riding position, contact points, equipment, and training load may contribute.
Cycling Related Knee Pain
How saddle height, fore-aft position, cleat setup, and riding load can relate to knee discomfort.
Understand Knee PainCommon Causes and Solutions to Cycling-Related Back Pain
Common contributors to back discomfort on the bike, including reach, saddle position, and time spent in position.
Understand Back PainCycling Related Wrist and Hand Pain
How weight distribution, cockpit setup, and hand position relate to wrist and hand discomfort.
Understand Hand and Wrist PainCycling Related Saddle Pain
How saddle choice, height, tilt, and fore-aft position relate to discomfort at the saddle.
Understand Saddle PainCycling Related Foot Pain
How cleat position, shoe fit, support, and pedalling mechanics relate to foot discomfort.
Understand Foot PainCycling Related Neck Pain
How reach, handlebar drop, head position, and time in position relate to neck discomfort.
Understand Neck PainCycling discomfort can have several causes. These resources are educational and are not a substitute for evaluation by an appropriate professional.
Understand Components and Equipment
Learn how your saddle, handlebars, cranks, and pedals influence your fit and riding experience.
Bike Fit Mythbusting: How Crank Length Affects Your Bike Fit
Explore how crank length influences joint angles, saddle setup, position, comfort, and common performance assumptions.
Explore Crank LengthEverything You Need to Know About Q-Factor
Understand how crank width and foot stance can affect lower-body alignment, comfort, and pedalling mechanics.
Understand Q-FactorHow to Choose the Right Bike Saddle
What to consider when comparing saddle shape, width, padding, and cut-outs against your position and riding.
Choose the Right SaddleUse Calculators and Tools
Use practical tools to compare components, estimate useful starting positions, and understand where a complete fit or sizing assessment may be more appropriate.
Bike Stem Calculator
Compare stem lengths, angles, headset spacers, and their effects on handlebar stack and reach.
Compare StemsBike Saddle Height Calculator
Estimate a useful saddle-height starting point using leg measurements, crank length, cleat position, and preferred knee flexion.
Calculate Saddle HeightBike Fit Calculator
Explore traditional bike-fit calculations and understand where static formulas differ from dynamic video-based analysis.
Try the Fit CalculatorsMyVeloFit Bike Sizing
Compare bike models and sizes based on your body proportions and target riding position.
Find My Bike SizeBuild Your Bike Knowledge
Understand the measurements, geometry terms, and concepts used throughout MyVeloFit’s fitting and sizing resources.
Bike Geometry Glossary
Definitions for the geometry terms used across MyVeloFit’s fitting and sizing resources.
Bicycle Geometry 101: Fit Geometry
How stack, reach, and related measurements describe where the rider sits on the bike.
Bicycle Geometry 101: Handling Geometry
How the geometry measurements behind steering and stability shape the way a bike handles.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about MyVeloFit, bike fitting, and bike sizing.
Looking for Stories, Research, and New Ideas?
Visit the Fit Academy for MyVeloFit research, industry commentary, cycling stories, product updates, and timely educational articles.
Build a Better Position for the Way You Ride
MyVeloFit helps riders evaluate their position, find the right bike size, and make informed setup decisions using accessible video-based analysis and fit-first guidance.