How to Perform a Simple Bike Fit (at Home)

How to complete a bike fit from home. Whether you're a recreational or keen amateur road cyclist, getting yourself fit to he bike could be the difference between more power, more speed, less injuries, and more comfort on the bike. It's for all those reasons, which makes the bike fitting topic a very popular one, yet unfortunately some people don't have access to good bike fitters in there area. So in this video today, expert bike fitter Neill Stanbury will provide an overview of how to fit yourself to a bike if you were to do it yourself. We start with cleat position, work our way to saddle height and saddle fore-aft, before finishing up with reach to the handlebar. There will be YouTube Info cards provided in the video, however, below you can also reference each important video.

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[camacdonnell]

I've said it thrice, I'll say it again; I can't believe you give this info away for free. Legends. Thanks Cam and Neill.

[trevorrowell]

What a revelation. I am 71 years old and been riding all my life. Cycled most of the world's mountain ranges and currently live in the mountains of Southern France and cycle around 1200 kms a month right through the year with thousands of metres of height gain and loss, mostly on a Canyon Grail and a Cannondale Synapse thee days. Trial and error have helped but are no substitute for even a little knowledge. From tomorrow it is a new dawn; never too late to change and modify and improve. Never even thought about cleat position. A few adjustments will hopefully give me another twenty years of pure joy and pleasure. Many, many thanks for opening my eyes.

[JoshMcGehee]

Finally someone did this.

I've had two bike fits in the last year, both with disappointing results. The best result if gotten have come from messing around with things myself, which is only made possible because of the bike fit videos.

Thanks a million Can and Neil.

[Jaydad]

Cam like the other watchers have said thank you very much!!!! I have Multiple Sclerosis this series has transformed my riding .... I don’t race but I’m pain free on bike you will never know how much you guys have helped me THANK YOU AGAIN

[shmuelyosef]

I've been watching your videos for a few years now, but just ran across this one...
I recently hit my 70th birthday, been riding many 1000s of miles (casual, long distance, amateur racing) since I started back in the late 1960s. I've been riding cleats for at least 35-40 years.
I always set up my cleats so that my big toe joint was directly over the pedal axle. The last year or two I have been having some knee discomfort and did identify the pain as Lateral Collateral Ligament. Not quite debilitating but very annoying and I feared that it would deteriorate; it has discouraged me from some of the longer rides that I enjoy
I found this video, and set my cleat position back about 19-20mm (I'm a size 47 shoe). Also lowered my seat about 5mm as the new cleat position had me 'stretching' a bit.
...so far so good...a few 20-30 mile rides in our local hills, and the pains are slowly receding. When we get a break from the rain (and snow in the mountains...even here in the San Francisco Bay Area) I will take a ride over the coast and try to finetune a little.
THANX!!!

[weewei]

thanks cam and neill for all the tips in the past few months

[bladerun]

So far the best bike fit I've watched. Very detailed and easy to understand. Thanks Cam and Neil!

[cxbkpmf]

The side by side slowmo pedaling of good vs bad saddle height.. incredibly instructive!! The difference is subtle and hard for beginners to understand, this was crystal clear.

[alanjspark]

I never appreciated how difficult it was to properly configure your bike until I heard Neill having to add umpteen qualifiers for any given adjustment.
This video has been a tremendous help in better approximating my correct fit

[stevestewart-sturges]

This, like all of Cam's and Neil's previous ones, are pure gold.. no nonsense and brilliantly explained... Thank you guys!

[lougaedt]

A big thanks to Mark and everyone who has contributed to this cause to support cancer patients & research. We are now family and I will be thinking of everyone. Thank you again Lou & Jane

[kettato]

Bike fit is important, I keep hurting my knees whenever I ride and it really is demoralizing. Now I'm trying to fix my position through youtube videos. Thanks for all the free knowledge!

[eleven-eleven-eleven]

Thanks for being so generous with your professional advice!

[woutervl]

Lads, we've struck youtube gold!! Thanks so much guys, I will definitely put this knowledge to good use :)

[jacobmartin]

Just amazing y’all are out there sharing such fantastic info! Bike fitting has been stopped near me for some time, so trying to do it myself was a challenge. Spent a few hours after this video experimenting and wow what a difference it made!

[cxbkpmf]

Nothing beats a competent professional doing a knowledge share, with working tips to boot! Aces 👍

[rudevectors]

These series of videos are revelatory. Before adjustment my quads would burn, windy days would be an extra pain and I wasn’t enjoying the rides. Post adjustment. I shaved 4 minutes of my routine runs, wind or incline, the riding experience is much more enjoyable.

Thanks guys!

[WSA]

Thank you so much, the best bike fit video ever

[guykinsey]

I’m really glad I watched this video. I use a turbo trainer lots at the moment. I’ve always used my hybrid bike on it. Recently bought a second hand road bike which put me in a completely different riding position and my lower back, hands and shoulders have been aching since the change. I watched the video and changed my cleat and seat position and noticed a difference on my first ride. Feel different on the bike, more comfortable, not so heavy on the hands and no back ache. Thank you Cam and Neil. 🙂 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[stevelong]

Neil Is my man. This is worth a flight over to the Sunshine coast.