126: What's Your Ape Index? Understanding Body Proportions To Find a Better Bike Fit

REPOST: Ep 76: The Use of Body Patterns in Bike Fitting, with John HigginsToday's episode is all about pattern recognition in bike fitting and although this tends to fly under the radar, pattern recognition is essentially the basis for AI, motion capture systems like Retul and actually how human bike fitters assess riders with their eye.In fact humans are built to be extremely good at pattern recognition and you are doing this every minute of the day, even if you don't know it!I'm joined by master bike fitter John Higgins who's written an in-depth article on this subject and so I wanted to get him on the podcast to explore some more the details including if bike fitting is only relevant for riders who fall outside of the normative bell curve?How to understand your body proportions? Do you know if you have a positive or negative ape factor? And what effect this has on your fit outcomes? Which sometimes leads to counter-intuitive results... So if you're one of those riders who always feels they are in-between sizes - you're a "size splitter" as John calls it...or you want to know why your position always looks different to your riding buddies... Should you be trying to conform to what is traditionally regarded as a good position on the bike? Well, this is going to be a great episode for you...⁠John's article: The Use of Body Patterns in Bike Fitting⁠⁠Fit Kit Systems⁠⁠BikeFitr⁠⁠How to calculate your Ape Index⁠⁠Consensus bike fitting⁠You should also check out this article by Dan Empfield: ⁠Orthodoxy⁠If you have any further questions for us, join the conversation at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cyclingdemystified/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Are you 'bike-fit curious'? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio.Looking for a custom bike, a hand-built custom wheelset or other upgrades? Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.frequencycycleworks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more info and for pro-level servicing