Bike Fit Hacks That Might Surprise You! (fix with one allen key!)

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[@michaellane1316]

Boy, feel ya on the shorts. Wore mine for close to 20 years, then new bike different geometry and saddles. Realized not as limber, and....no glutes to speak of. You many good points.

[@doncameelo]

Great content, coach, thanks for that. I must admit, even without the sheep in the background the scenery is very distracting. Such a beautiful area!

[@kokonanana1]

Saddle alignment: Stretch a string between the top cap bolt and the back of the saddle. Perfect!!!

[@kokonanana1]

Been doing that for years!

[@dh7314]

@@kokonanana1you agreed with your own comment 😂

[@chrism5433]

Great channel. As a newbie I seen my shoe missing a screw lol. But that's the best part . learning every day and getting faster

[@dinodaniel2237]

Great video as always ; Coach. I've been following your channel since the beginning , I can honestly say that no longer do I suffer from neck and perineum pain. Looking forward to the next video. All the best!

[@BulletproofCycling]

Thank you Dino ❤️👍👍👍

[@emailForDye]

I didn't know that Scotland has 364 days of winter. Good idea with regards to your winter bike. It's good that you're watching out after us and reminding us what to look for. I always do the M-check, but I've never thought about my stem to handlebar connection. Thank you for reminding us. Safety first.

[@BulletproofCycling]

😂😂 👍👍👍👍

[@richcrompton6891]

Highly entertaining, packed with tips. Brilliant video again coach. Thanks.

[@BulletproofCycling]

Thanks Rich 👍

[@rogerantoniodulin1430]

Thanks for sharing. I was looking at all your videos, and it was terrific and helpful.

[@BulletproofCycling]

👍👍

[@xssae80]

Top video as always, coach! I have been fighting with aligning my integrated cockpit straight and it’s been a pain in the …. I am gonna switch back to a stem/bar combo shortly for better adjustability. After that it should be time for a bike fit eventually. Been fiddling around with my position for way too long now with soreness wandering from one part of the body to another. But you’re absolutely right with the premium bibs. Since i got me some Le Col ones, life in the saddle has been getting much more comfortable! :-) Keep up the great work and the videos coming. 👍🏼

[@BulletproofCycling]

Thanks 🙏

[@getriteb4ugetlft]

Yes! Blue Locktite on almost everything! Thank you, Coach! Great to check out all bolts often!

[@BulletproofCycling]

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[@peterquezon9056]

Amazing. As an entry level cyclist, I did keep wondering why I get lower back aches, butt sores and hand numbness and most of the time, ask where I hear tweaks from me bike. Thank you for reminding me to give a little more love to me bike.

[@BulletproofCycling]

👍👍👍

[@Caleketa]

Thanks for the advice. I did check my stem and saddle. As i wrote before i am a tall rider. About 196cm tall but with an inseam of almost 100cm. I have had alot of issues with numb hands. What is also did is turned the stem to get some more relief. What also helped were some other tips from previous videos. For instance that when riding in the bars i was also one of the guys who kept my arms straight. After seeing that video i practiced to come more down and keep my arms more relaxed. What i noticed by doing this my heartrate was more stable and i was more relaxed. By the way...Arran makes some fine single malt...one of my favourates.👍😉

[@JustinH72]

I am taller as well and the ultimate fix to sore/uncomfortable hands was moving my saddle back. Like... way back the forward most marker on the saddles rails is inline with the front of the saddle clamp. if that makes sense. hands are dream now!

[@BulletproofCycling]

Thanks for sharing. Arran is great - look forward to sharing 👍

[@turnerscorner9516]

Loving your work coach 👍

[@lebleup]

Just love these videos. They are packed with so much great information and facts. Get a good laugh too. Wifey just yelled out…… “What are you laughing at?” 😁

[@BulletproofCycling]

😂😂👍👍👍👍

[@smoore5540]

"364 day of f#*king winter" classic 👍🚴‍♀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@BulletproofCycling]

I was maybe out by a day or two 😂😂👍👍

[@531c]

Love these videos. Informative and entertaining

[@BulletproofCycling]

Thanks Andrew 👍

[@secretagent86]

just into this video... yes i check my cleats and the stem!!! interesting point i had a squeek in my left shoe. removed the cleat (greased the bolts), replaced. fixed it. hint: use marker to outline the cleat

[@BulletproofCycling]

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[@chrisjoyce5539]

Great video, topic I would like to covered is all day rides and break times etc. Keep up the good work coach

[@BulletproofCycling]

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[@CyclingOffToSomewhereIDK]

Good stuff, as always. I have shattered the cartilage in both my shoulder joints and there's definitely something going on with my lumbar spine but your tips have helped make what I DO ride, feel better. I can even train reasonably long in heat. I carry one water bottle who's (?) sole purpose is dumping over my head and arms. I live close enough to the beach in Orange County, Ca that water and fountains are plentiful. I am not above taking a "surfer's shower" on those rides or using fountains to refill my "splash bottle". Thanks again, coach

[@BulletproofCycling]

Awesome story - thanks for sharing 👍

[@sedotable]

Great video and funny too! Love it

[@leedorney]

I bought some Lake 332’s extra wides - an SMP saddle been on them for yrs and they've a big groove for ya nob 😉

[@jasperdomingo639]

for the saddle alignment you can put a thread on the center of top cap screw then put the other end on the rear center part of your saddle. Then check the front end part of your saddle if it is centered correctly.

[@BulletproofCycling]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@slavomirsabol40]

Nice end... tnx for video coach. Love your accent 🥲. Wish you all the best from Slovakia.

[@BulletproofCycling]

❤️👍👍👍

[@fiddleronthebike]

that was really a different video on bike fit than usual! Good stuff!!! ...and btw: you live in the area my ancestors came from - I visited it last year for the first time, it's incredible beautiful there!

[@por911t4]

Absolutely love your videos ! Informative, engaging and entertaining. In fairness you do the videos very well ... and hey im only up in Glasgow but I heard about you via my sister that lives in Dubai ! Were both keen cyclists and my thing is triathlon . Ill maybe speak with you about a proper saddle fit ... a bit fed up with numb 'man junk' ! Keep up the good work , Barry from Bothwell, near Glasgow

[@BulletproofCycling]

Thank you Barry. It’s a small works buddy

[@imperceptible2108]

Nice one Scott!

[@BulletproofCycling]

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[@darekbiel2229]

Simple and great

[@BulletproofCycling]

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[@hanssolocolnago8347]

Castelli make great shorts.... Love the compression and padding.... Comfort makes you faster too

[@BulletproofCycling]

One of my favourite brands

[@gleaveinjapan]

Good stuff as always.

[@BulletproofCycling]

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[@jeffmueller9422]

"364 days of fucking Winter!!!🤣"

[@BulletproofCycling]

it's true :)

[@stevenmorson2634]

Great tips coach as always. lovely country side

[@BulletproofCycling]

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[@markbaird2657]

Holy crap! The sheep cracked me up so much I had to stop the video from crying laughing!!

[@BulletproofCycling]

😂😂😂👍👍👍

[@petersteadman841]

Great video 👍

[@BulletproofCycling]

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[@belverticale]

(Non) pro tip - suffering from excess chaffing? Try two pairs of shorts. The inner ones can be those cheap ones with that crappy thin foam padding and turn them inside out for a smoother seam around the sensitive areas. Works really well for me.

[@BulletproofCycling]

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[@MrYAMAHA32177]

Bike fit has come a long way from when I started for sure. I've got 30+/- years, and thousands of miles of comfortable riding with only a plumb bob and eye ball verification coach

[@BulletproofCycling]

If it’s not broken don’t try and fix it 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@FishOn1]

Sheep cameo is hilarious!

[@BulletproofCycling]

😂😂👍

[@zaahierstanley955]

Thanx coach

[@BulletproofCycling]

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[@Matthew-ez4ze]

A golfer's alignment stick works great for setting the saddle straight.

[@BulletproofCycling]

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[@edwardhartel7618]

Good video coach, you talk about good quality bib shorts, but what about good quality anti friction chamois cream, I ride a X-bionic short and use the QM 4+ cream and find it really helpful. Instead of Loctite on the bolts of the stem and the seat post clamp/saddle rail I use carbon paste this is a great way to secure a tight fit between the handle bar, frame and saddle and prevents those parts from moving and thereby loosening the bolts. Keeps those videos coming✌🏻🚴🏻‍♂️

[@BulletproofCycling]

Excellent Edward I don’t use much cream these days as I don’t ride much distance but love Chamois Butt’r 👍👍👍

[@Barrygee]

I use loctite on my stem clamp bolts….reduces the chance of them coming loose

[@BulletproofCycling]

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[@jayobannon5359]

I find that dried sweat crystalizing also keeps those screws from backing out

[@Barrygee]

@@jayobannon5359 that’s the technique I use on the indoor bike

[@gregmaskell2372]

Hey coach great job 👏 👏 I’m pretty much a beginner and probably a bit embarrassed to ask the guys I ride with some questions Maybe you could talk about the simple things that we should know about, how do we stop the nose from constantly dribbling, proper snot rocket etiquette, socks inside or out side of long bibs, how to stop pimples on your ass, stuff like these things that nobody tells you until you do them wrong Keep up the great work

[@BulletproofCycling]

Great comment - thanks 🙏👍👍👍👍

[@Tom-xp2vt]

I've a fizik kurve bull saddle, I've set the saddle angel by fiziks advice wtih the first 75mm staying level or a degree down, my problem then is getting the saddle height, I use the lemond method, but with the kurve saddle u have the back portion much higher than the front, do I measure to the centre of the saddle once I've the nose level

[@lhotse1716]

Great beykfet tips!

[@BulletproofCycling]

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[@melbman43]

Hi Coach. GCN asked Peter Sagan how do you set up your Cleats. His reply was draw the line when the cleats are new, and not when they have worn down

[@BulletproofCycling]

Yep - good tip 👍👍👍👍👍

[@thedoginside]

More good advice there coach 👏🏼. I recently bought a new pair of bibs cos my new all singing all dancing saddle was killing ass. Was ok but not great, turned out tipping the nose of said saddle down 2 degrees was the cure. Wasted 100 plus quid but hey ho they look sexy as! 🤣

[@BulletproofCycling]

😂👍👍👍👍

[@FreddyGaming]

When I change a to a bike with a D shaped seat post it made a world of a change (shock absorption,saddle line up) but all my shit are now useless I cant mount anything on it (lights,mudguard etc)

[@BulletproofCycling]

Sorry - bloody cycling always wanting our cash

[@adammillsindustries.]

Hey. I said before I was on 170mm crankset and was going to try 165mm to open up the hips. Well I’ve been able to source 160mm now. This would get me more aero and really open up the hips, reducing pressure on the hip flexors. So coach would 160mm be too extreme short? I know the saddle will come up quite a bit, what harm can it do apart from climbing steep hills will feel a little harder? It’s a dilemma coach.

[@BulletproofCycling]

I would say go for it 👍👍👍

[@adammillsindustries.]

@@BulletproofCycling Thanks coach!!!!!! :)

[@XCRiders]

My face plate bolts came loose on my mountain bike the bar turned inward and down my middle finger hooked the brake lever as the bar rolled I went over the bars and broke the bone in my hand May 1 last year I figured I knew how tight never had them come loose before but with carbon bars you don’t want to over torq them, since then I bought a torque wrench and check the fasteners often

[@BulletproofCycling]

👍👍👍👍

[@Lacehairwigs]

The sheep is a diplomat

[@BulletproofCycling]

😂😂

[@Valimarine]

What saddle you have on your bike? thank you

[@BulletproofCycling]

Prologo Dimension

[@MrDrinksprite]

What brand of shorts do you recommend?

[@BulletproofCycling]

My present favourite are my Siroko bibs. I also love Castelli

[@John-Nada]

You should demonstrate the difference between good and bad pads if you can. Is it the size, shape, density, or material?

[@BulletproofCycling]

Will do 👍

[@thebotformalityknownasdale2564]

When i was much younger the wife and I where shopping for bikes the wife said she wanted a old tractor seat because theres no way she was going to let that lil thing that was stock near her but after we selected one for her i thought il get it if i needed one well my ass was killing me after the first 5 mile ride to work well in the end i got the big saddle and a gel waste of money and still a sore but anyway 2 years later i whent for a new bike and i spent about 3 grand more than i wanted the wife to know about and it had this skiny lil seat and to a tempt to keep costs down i whent w stock thinking its gona half kill me to get used to it No i never had a pain ever and i ride easly 3 times what i did because after watching your videos i got lucky and w allmost every thing set the way the guy who did the assembly set things its the best fiting bike i have ever riden ! And now knowing a good bike mechcanic is worth there weaght just like getting a professional to fit you is a must for any price range for a real enjoyment

[@perwiratempur]

Hi coach, what are your thoughts on pedal extenders? As a male cyclist, is it better to have a wider Q-factor by using 16 or 20mm extender on the pedal?

[@pskonejott2568]

I'm using 16mm extender to hit 29cm stance. i gotten this number from repeated step up where feet naturally lands in the most stable form and also the distance of the pelvis-leg joint surprisingly comes close to 29cm as well. pretty good experience there on, no more having a urge to swing knee outwards during a ride. hope this help!

[@BulletproofCycling]

Only if you have a wide stance or wider pelvis. I am doing some work at present using a power meter that extends the Q factor by around 14mm 👍

[@richcrompton6891]

Should have added, it would be great to know a few tips about coping with the excessive heat some of us have been experiencing. Frigging hot spots on hands and feet! Not had that one before. Perhaps I wasn’t built for a 6 hour ride into 36 degree heat as a white, northern bloke?...

[@BulletproofCycling]

Will add onto next live chat

[@S44BBOI]

i dont wear bike shorts and i use flat pedals --- not sure the benefit of either if im riding an hour or 1.5hrs for a good workout.

[@BulletproofCycling]

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[@SonnyDarvishzadeh]

bro climbed uphill to outer space. what's the altitude coach? my guess is 1500m

[@BulletproofCycling]

A common definition of space is known as the Kármán Line, an imaginary boundary 100 kilometers (62 miles) above mean sea level. In theory, once this 100 km line is crossed, the atmosphere becomes too thin to provide enough lift for conventional aircraft to maintain flight.

[@welshpaddler]

that was a shock, i.m a Robert!! Can we have a way to fit non clipless?

[@BulletproofCycling]

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[@robertrindasu8979]

You just said my name! 😅

[@BulletproofCycling]

😂😂👍👍👍

[@sventice]

Loved your video. Loved your advice, except for the part about pants. I like to wear "normal" clothes while cycling, even though I have a passably nice bike. I ride in regular walking shorts in summer, khakis or wool pants in winter, as God intended.

[@BulletproofCycling]

👍

[@DaveCM]

How far do you ride? I gather not very far.

[@sventice]

@@DaveCM I ride at least 100 miles a week. Last month, I rode from Seattle to Victoria, BC, and did another weekend ride to Port Townsend via Whidbey Island, all in regular walking shorts.

[@chrischang7330]

came for the sheep :)

[@BulletproofCycling]

😂😂

[@martin_emrich]

Whoo guilty. Just checked my cleats with a torque wrench… way too loose 🙈

[@BulletproofCycling]

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[@GT-sc5sk]

I have no clue what he is talking about, I am here just because of his voice

[@BulletproofCycling]

😂

[@bigwave_dave8468]

Given the title, I was expecting more useful information about bike fitment.

[@BulletproofCycling]

I have lots of videos that cover bike fitting issues 👍

[@bigwave_dave8468]

@@BulletproofCycling great, I will check them out!