So is it safe to say Bike Fit Adviser if we use roller trainers rather than stationary ones? since roller trainers are almost 100% like riding outdoors and you need to balance yourself on the bike therefore minimizing the biomechanic of sitting stationary or like you say the bike staying stationary under you?
Thank for your videos. They answered some doubts about important and basic cycling biomechanics that are difficult to find so clearly explained. I would like to know what is your opinion about rollers. Do they have the same "bads" as indoor trainers?
Hello. Excellent video as always. Would you please, in two words, if trainer exaggerate the problems how can one use it as a reliable fitting tool? Could it be that some fitters over compensate while doing fitting because of that? Thank you.
That's a good question, and yes, bike fitters need to be careful when addressing these issues so as not to over-compensate. I find that most bike fitters do too much correction all at once, whether it's a result of the trainer enhancing the problem or not. Often more care, and time, needs to be taken so that we make a small adjustment, let the body adapt to that new change and only then make further changes....
Clearly, you are offering up quite a lot of good and sound advice, but also clearly, when it comes to indoor trainers, one should never use the indoor trainer as a substitute for on-the-road cycling, as they are very different from one another. On-the-road cycling will exercise the upper body just as much as the legs with constant subtle and not-so-subtle muscle contractions in the arms and shoulders, back and chest, whereas the indoor trainer will place the greater emphasis on leg work and to tone or improve one's cardiovascular output, and that is what they are meant to do. On-the-road cycling works the whole body, but indoor trainers do not, they are simply tantamount to being a piece of gym equipment. When you are on the indoor trainer, you are, to all intents and purposes, in the gym. With regard to bike fits, there is no such thing as 'one size fits all' as we are all very different, so what one is looking to gain out of a bike fit, is a custom, or better still, bespoke fit to the bike one intends to ride. For instance, today I went along to a bike shop to check out the bike I intend to purchase for sportive and weekend riding. I am 5' 10", but I am long in body and short in leg, with only a 30" inside leg measurement (typical English genetics, if one is to believe the palaeontology). My height suggested a large frame, but when trying one out on the bike I want to buy, it was clearly too large, so I tried a medium frame and it was perfect for me. I have been doing a lot of research into buying a bike, and although there is a lot of good advice, there is also some (imho) rather illogical thinking going on. When I used to cycle in my teens, everything seemed much easier, you chose a bike and rode it, as simple as that. Then again, when I was in my teens, bikes back then had a rather large front wheel and a rather small back wheel, and the brake was a grappling hook you would throw over your shoulder, which not only brought you to a sudden stop, but also aided you in dismounting.
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thank you for your Videos. i really think they help. i'm suffering some knee issues and apreciated your Video on this topic.
Thanks for watching!
Very good videos. Are there any problems associated with riding outdoor during the whole winters apart from the sensations.
+Max Williams not in my experience...I'd rather freeze me rear end off than spend a bunch of time riding indoors
So is it safe to say Bike Fit Adviser if we use roller trainers rather than stationary ones? since roller trainers are almost 100% like riding outdoors and you need to balance yourself on the bike therefore minimizing the biomechanic of sitting stationary or like you say the bike staying stationary under you?
Thank for your videos. They answered some doubts about important and basic cycling biomechanics that are difficult to find so clearly explained.
I would like to know what is your opinion about rollers. Do they have the same "bads" as indoor trainers?
Hello.
Excellent video as always.
Would you please, in two words, if trainer exaggerate the problems how can one use it as a reliable fitting tool?
Could it be that some fitters over compensate while doing fitting because of that?
Thank you.
That's a good question, and yes, bike fitters need to be careful when addressing these issues so as not to over-compensate. I find that most bike fitters do too much correction all at once, whether it's a result of the trainer enhancing the problem or not. Often more care, and time, needs to be taken so that we make a small adjustment, let the body adapt to that new change and only then make further changes....
Clearly, you are offering up quite a lot of good and sound advice, but also clearly, when it comes to indoor trainers, one should never use the indoor trainer as a substitute for on-the-road cycling, as they are very different from one another.
On-the-road cycling will exercise the upper body just as much as the legs with constant subtle and not-so-subtle muscle contractions in the arms and shoulders, back and chest, whereas the indoor trainer will place the greater emphasis on leg work and to tone or improve one's cardiovascular output, and that is what they are meant to do. On-the-road cycling works the whole body, but indoor trainers do not, they are simply tantamount to being a piece of gym equipment. When you are on the indoor trainer, you are, to all intents and purposes, in the gym.
With regard to bike fits, there is no such thing as 'one size fits all' as we are all very different, so what one is looking to gain out of a bike fit, is a custom, or better still, bespoke fit to the bike one intends to ride.
For instance, today I went along to a bike shop to check out the bike I intend to purchase for sportive and weekend riding. I am 5' 10", but I am long in body and short in leg, with only a 30" inside leg measurement (typical English genetics, if one is to believe the palaeontology). My height suggested a large frame, but when trying one out on the bike I want to buy, it was clearly too large, so I tried a medium frame and it was perfect for me.
I have been doing a lot of research into buying a bike, and although there is a lot of good advice, there is also some (imho) rather illogical thinking going on. When I used to cycle in my teens, everything seemed much easier, you chose a bike and rode it, as simple as that. Then again, when I was in my teens, bikes back then had a rather large front wheel and a rather small back wheel, and the brake was a grappling hook you would throw over your shoulder, which not only brought you to a sudden stop, but also aided you in dismounting.