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LEBLANC BIKEFIT, THE BIKEFIT LIVINGROOM IN SPIJK, THE NETHERLANDS

Rick de With from LeBlanc BikeFit operates from his fit studio in Spijk, The Netherlands since 2019. His studio has been set up as a type of 'bikefit living room', because he wants the experience of a bike fit to be a little 'party' for his customers. A number of bikefitting.com services are central in his offering and in this article he shares his ideas and vision on how to optimize the consumer experience during the bike fitting process.

LORENA ISASI, MONITORA PROFESIONAL DE CICLISMO INDOOR, SE HACE UN BIKEFITTING

Lorena Isasi, es monitora profesional de ciclismo indoor en España y le encanta montar en bicicleta. Le da un poco igual si es de carretera, de montaña o gravel. Disfruta con todas ellas y siente una verdadera pasión por todo lo relacionado con el ciclismo. Lorena tenía curiosidad por descubrir cómo le cambiaría un fit su posición sobre la bici de gravel y cómo podría ayudarla a solucionar algunos pequeños problemas que había experimentado recientemente con el fin de asegurarse una posición lo más cómoda posible en todas las bicicletas que usa con asiduidad.

SHIMANO EXPERIENCE CENTER JOINS SPORTINNOVATOR NETWORK

Shimano’s Experience Center, where bikefitting.com is based, in Valkenburg in the Netherlands, has been officially recognized as a Sport Innovator venue under the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport’s sports innovation program. The Sportinnovator Certified Partner status received by the Shimano Experience Center means that it will be nationally recognized as a place where members of the public can try different cycling activities in a fun and stimulating environment, which also helps propagate the Dutch national sports agenda. Bikefitting.com is looking forward to working together with all partners in this network on some exciting and innovating projects.

TRANSFORMING A ROAD BIKE TO A TRIATHLON BIKE

With many (triathlon) events now re-appearing onto the calendar across the globe, more people are looking at the option of transforming their road bike to a bike more suitable for the different needs of performing in a triathlon. Although a specific triathlon bike might be the ultimate option, these 5 tips can help you in transforming your road bike in to a triathlon bike as much as possible.

SHIMANO, PRO AND BIKEFITTING.COM TEAM UP TO CREATE CHAMOIS PERFECTLY DESIGNED TO MATCH STEALTH SADDLE

We're proud to have been a part of this exciting project in which the new Tenku bib shorts were developed to perfectly match PRO's short-nose Stealth saddle. Through pressure mapping tests in the lab and in real-world scenarios in a representative group of experienced cyclists, we were able to lead the development of the new Tenku bib shorts and confirm that they gave a higher comfort level and a lower amount of overall pressure at the front part of the PRO Stealth saddle than traditional bib shorts.

SEIS MANERAS EN LAS QUE SU CUERPO LE ESTÁ DICIENDO QUE DEBE REVISAR EL BIKE FIT DE SU BICICLETA

There are many people who take certain complaints on the bike for granted, even though these can sometimes be easily resolved with a better cycling position. Here we have described six of the most common complaints that can often be solved with the help of a better position on the bike.

GETTING FITTED FOR A SUPER CLASSIC RIDE

There are numerous reasons why a bike fit is a good idea. Attempting to ride 320-kilometre ‘Super Classics’ route in one day is as good as any, which is why Nas Raddine paid a visit to our fit studio to make sure his discomfort and chance of injury could be minimised, and his power output and enjoyment could be maximised. In this article he explains how we helped him fine tune his position ready for his big ride later this year.

CINCO RAZONES POR LAS QUE NECESITA UN BIKE FIT

Here are five reasons why you might need a bike fit. Is it to optimize your cycling experience, increase your comfort, improve performance, gain more self confidence when riding your bike or just to increase your enjoyment in life. Or perhaps a combination of all of these of course. We describe how a bike fit can do all of this and more in this article!

¿CÓMO AJUSTAR LAS CALAS DE LOS ZAPATOS?

A good cycling position starts with the correct positioning of the feet on the pedals and it is therefore extremely important that the cleats are properly adjusted so that the feet can move around the pedals in the most natural, efficient and comfortable way.