![]() ![]() This usually results in pain on the outside of the knee, or behind the knee. So they either put not enough or too much rotation into the cleat. ![]() Nichola Roberts says: “Where people often go wrong with cleats is that they don’t take into account where their feet naturally hang when the leg is bent or at rest. If you have wide hips, it may be worth investigating Speedplay pedals, where longer spindles can be used to bring the feet out, helping to straighten out knee tracking. Set up your cleats at the corresponding angle to match.Ĭleats can be adjusted to account for differences in stance width - the distance between your hips - but the degree of adjustment available is limited. Ask someone to look at the angle of your feet (if you look yourself, you’ll subconsciously self-correct) - they’ll naturally turn slightly in or out. To ascertain this, sit on the edge of a table and let your feet hang loose. Orientation is important too, and according to Heyder should follow your “natural stance”. If you are getting any discomfort or pain, seek professional help.” DIY bike fit: how do you do it yourself? “Ask a friend who has some bike knowledge to observe you or film you on a turbo trainer, from behind and in front. If you are going to do it, use guideline measures to put you in the right ballpark, but be prepared to go by feel and tweak as you feel comfortable.”Īnd there’s no shame in asking for help. Physiotherapist at Velophysio, Nichola Roberts, told us: “I would say a self set-up is possible but not advisable. The self-fitting approach is likely to work better for ‘macro-absorbers’ - people who barely notice if their saddle shifts a centimetre.įor microadjusters, self-fit might not be advised. Naturally, a book-guided fit is substantially simplified, with more rules of thumb and fewer individual considerations. At his eponymous studio Phil Burt Innovation, the bike-fitter extraordinaire wrote his book Bike Fit to help other people do his job for him. ![]()
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