When replacing the cleat on your cycling shoe be sure to out line the cleat shape with a Sharpie or a similar marker before you remove the screws. This will save you some frustration and make sure you install the new cleat in precisely the same position.
$100 Offer for Best Buddies Hyannisport 2012 Riders
We are getting ready to ride in this year’s Best Buddies Hyannisport Challenge. To help our fellow participants prepare we’re offering $100 to Hyannisport riders who schedule a dynamic bike fit with us before June 1, 2012. Here’s how it works – when you schedule your fitting appointment with us, mention that you will be [...]
Collin Schmitt: Local Bike and Build Rider
Fit To Ride is helping a local young man with his Cross Country Cycling Trip with the Non-Profit Organization Bike & Build. We recently were introduced to a local young man looking for help preparing for his cross country cycling trip with the non-profit organization Bike and Build. After meeting Collin Schmitt and learning about [...]
IF (that’s Independent Fabrication) at FTR
How do you like that bike? Bicycling Magazine calls it a “dream bike” but we happen to know it’s real. And now you can get one at Fit To Ride. That’s right, we are now a certified Independent Fabrication dealer. We are very pleased to be able to offer these superb bikes among our custom [...]
Fit Bit: Pedaling Foot Angle
In the 3 o’clock position of your normal pedal stroke, the foot angle should be in the range of 7 to 15 degrees with respect to the ground. Excessive plantar flexion of the foot (pointing of the toe) will stress the calve muscle. Excessive dorsiflexion of the foot (heel dropping/driving) will force the quadriceps to [...]
Triathlete.com – keep your fit measurements
Sharing a great article on Triathlete.com about avoiding cycling injuries. We particularly like #4 that states “Assuming that a professional bike fit has been done, keep well-documented measurements of saddle height and fore/aft position. Always check measurements when traveling with the bike and after a bike crash.” Well, maybe not the part about a crash, [...]
Fit Bit: Wrist Comfort
The position of your handlebars and shift hoods should be comfortable for your wrists. Seated on your road bike with hands on the hoods your wrists should be in a neutral position. Overly extending or closing the wrist angle will put excessive stress and strain on the ligaments and tendons in your wrist, potentially leading [...]
Special Order For You
We are always glad to help you select and special order parts and accessories. Now we can get most parts in two days without expedited shipping. Quality Bicycle Products (QBP) is a major distributor of bicycle parts and accessories in the US – you can see their selection in the online catalog. We get most [...]
Fit Bit: Tri Crank Arms
Triathletes should use a crank arm length that is 2.5 – 5 mm shorter than their road bike crank. The shorter crank will require increasing the saddle height (with respect to bottom bracket) in order to maintain the same leg extension at the bottom of the pedal stroke. Raising the saddle along with the shorter [...]
Cobb Saddles: Speed + Comfort + Guarantee
Fit To Ride is excited to be a Cobb Cycling dealer and it is because they offer a great product with a guarantee. Cobb’s innovative designs are developing quite a following in the tri and mountain saddle markets. Cobb is putting forward new options for folks who haven’t been able to get comfortable on traditional [...]
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