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EPISODE · Aug 30, 2026 · 49 MIN

198 The Hidden Barrier to Effective Bike Fitting: Is Your Fitter Doing This?

from Cycling Demystified - Bike Fit, Mechanics and Soft Issues · host Cycling Demystified - Bike Fit, Mechanics and Soft Issues

In this episode of Cycling Demystified, the Foundation Bike Fit team dives deep into the art, craft, and hidden realities of professional bike fitting. We reveal the number one barrier to a great bike fit: working in isolation. By exploring why so many fitters fail, the limits of relying purely on motion-capture numbers, and the value of a collaborative team approach, the hosts share how prioritizing intuition, communication, and biomechanics over rigid formulas leads to better outcomes.Whether you are a rider searching for the right fitter or an aspiring practitioner looking to build a craft, this episode offers an honest, behind-the-scenes look at what it truly takes to solve complex cycling problems.If 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.

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