Mountain Bike Fitting

 

What is it?

 

This fitting is obviously designed more with the off road

world in mind. Whether you're a seasoned racer,

or just enjoy going out on the local trails for fun with

friends, we can help make the experience of riding your bike even more enjoyable.

 

• If you race then we will do more of an aggressive twitchier set up suited to you and your style of racing.

• If you ride trails for fun / fitness the set up will be more for comfort and enjoyment

 

Why would you need it?

• Comfort

• Optimal positioning on your bike

• To have a smoother pedal stroke

• Less fatigue

• More control on tricky terrain, and up / downhill

 

What do you get? 

• Cleat positioning and set up

• Suspension set up

• Optimal position based on your biomechanics

• Flexibility Assessment

• Efficiency spinscan assessment

• Efficiency drills to work on your own turbo trainer

• Biomechanical Assessment

• Flexibility Assessment

• Customised Core Strength and stretching exercises 

Why is it different from other fits?

 

A mountain bike fit is different due to the fact that :

• you'll need to be able to be off the saddle on technical terrain

• not feel like you're going over the handlebars on steep descents 

• you want to be in control of the bike more

• 90% of climbing is done in the saddle to maintain traction

 

How will it benefit you?

 

• Feeling less stretched out

• Suspension dialled in to your ride style and body weight

• Climbing will be easier and improved, ie better efficiency

 

What to bring:

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• Your cycle shoes that you use for racing

• Cycle shorts

• Cycle jersey

• Bottle of water

• Your Mountain Bike

 

How much?

 

£160

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Mountain Bike Sizing - Frame Size

 

When looking to buy a new bike the big one that people ask is what size bike they should get?

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The answer is that you can choose from several different mountain bike frame sizes and still get the same good fit. This will not make sense now so I have moved the section on frame sizing to the end.

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Here are some guidelines:

 

• XS bike (13-14in): Generally for riders between 5ft and 5ft 4in

• S (14-16in): Generally for riders between 5ft 4in and 5ft 7in

• M (16-18in): Generally for riders between 5ft 7in and 5ft 10in

• L (18-20in): Generally for riders between 5ft 10in and 6ft 1in

• XL (20-22in): Generally for riders over 6ft 1in

 

Crank Length

 

Crank length is affected by leg length. A study involving extensive testing found that your crank length should be 18.5% times the distance from the top of your femur to the floor (in bare feet). The top of your femur is 5 - 6” (12 – 15cm) below your hip bone and it moves rearwards when you lift your knee.

 

A quick way to work this out is to measure from your hip to the floor (in bare feet). Take this length and subract 5 - 6" (5" if you are shorter, 6" if you are taller). Then multiply this distance by 0.185 (18.5%). The resulting value should be your crank length.

 

This is by no means a hard and fast rule but it should give you a very good starting point. As with all parts of mountain bike fitting if you feel more comfortable or get better power from a slightly longer or shorter crank length then by all means change it.