When to get a bike fit, and how often to have one
Get a bike fit with a new bike, when something hurts or goes numb, after an injury or when your body or goal changes. How often, and when it can wait.
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AI cycling coach apps: how to choose one that fits
No AI cycling coach app suits every rider. What to look for, and what AI Endurance, JOIN, Stride, TrainerRoad, Vekta, Velograph and Xert each do.
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AI coaching for cycling teams: what it does for staff
What AI coaching does for a cycling team's coaches and staff, where it falls short, who should decide, and which platforms are built for teams.
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Crank length: what shorter cranks do and don't change
Shorter cranks barely change power, but they open the hip and knee at the top of the stroke. Here is the research, the saddle change and what you will feel.
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Saddle setback: how far back should your saddle be?
How fitters measure saddle setback, what KOPS can and cannot tell you, the hands-off balance check, and what moving the saddle back does to height and reach.
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Knee pain cycling: what a fitter checks, by where it hurts
Where your knee hurts tells a bike fitter what to check first, from saddle height to cleats. Some signs mean you should see a physio or doctor first.
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Aerobic decoupling: heart-rate drift as an endurance test
How aerobic decoupling is worked out from power and heart rate, where the 5% guideline comes from, a test you can repeat, and what spoils the result.
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The self-coached cyclist: how to plan, test and review
How to coach yourself on the bike: plan back from one goal, repeat a simple week, test FTP, read your form, back off in time and fuel long rides.
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Marginal gains: what Team Sky taught cycling about data
Heated trousers and travelling pillows made the headlines. The lasting lesson of marginal gains was to measure every change, and any club can copy it.
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How to write a cycling race plan riders will use
A one-page race plan template for staff: the course, the wind, roles, plan B, bottles and kit, how to brief it, and what changes in a stage race.
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Bike fitting software: what a studio needs beyond capture
Motion capture measures the rider. A studio also needs bookings, notes, fit records, reports and follow-ups. A checklist for choosing the rest.
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A free cycling app for your bikes, fits and rides
What a free cycling app should give you, and what Velograph's free Rider plan includes: every bike, every fit, your rides and their analysis.
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