More on proper hand positions while riding.

by John | Jul 1, 2014 | Best Practices, Correcting Form, Health and Wellness

Paul Swift from BikeFit sent out an infographic showing proper wrist alignment - their example is for a mountain bike, but the concept is identical no matter what you're riding. If you've been to WSSC, BikeFit is the company who provides the very popular bicycle shoe...

Pedal, Pedal, Pedal like your life depends on it

by John | Jun 28, 2014 | Correcting Form, Instructor Training, Leading Group Rides, Master Instructor Blog

Beyond the obvious fitness benefits Indoor Cycling provides to our outdoor riders, there's an overlooked skill that will make your participants smoother and safer riders in a pace-line... riding fixed-gear Indoor Cycles teaches us to pedal constantly - i.e. not...

More on preventing carpal tunnel / hand numbness in your students

by John | Apr 21, 2013 | Correcting Form

Back on May 30th of last year, this post; Correcting Student”™s Form — Proper Hand Position discussed a problem that a rider in my class was experiencing. Her hands were going to sleep after riding for 30 or so minutes. I offered my suggested solution once I figured...

Myth #10 of Indoor Cycle Rider Setup / Bike Fit

by John | Feb 20, 2013 | Best Practices, Correcting Form

Myth # 10 - There's only one place your knee should be "over pedal" and that's when the forward pedal is horizontal. Actually there's a second place where your knee should line up vertically with the center-line of pedal  - when the pedals are at BDC (bottom dead...

Myth #4 Addendum

by John | Dec 15, 2012 | Correcting Form, Instructor Training

Comment from Myth #4 Indoor Cycles require a lot of Fore/Aft Saddle adjustment to accommodate the range of cyclists coming into your class. Well… the difference between real bikes and an IC bikes is that real bikes come in many frame sizes/geometries. They don”™t need...

Myth #4 of Indoor Cycle Rider Setup / Bike Fit

by John | Dec 13, 2012 | Correcting Form, Instructor Training

Myth: Indoor Cycles require a lot of Fore/Aft Saddle adjustment to accommodate the range of cyclists coming into your class. Real bicycles only provide about 2" of total saddle adjustment (through the saddle frame rails) to properly fit the owner with their knee over...