Bike Fitting for Women

[mimitabby]

thanks for finding this. Someone else found part one already, and I read it,
wishing there was a part II.
Thanks!
Comments later!

[mimitabby]

Thanks again for finding this.
He has some great ideas and an amazing understanding of the problems that women have on bikes. Too bad he's in New Zealand!

I am going to look up some of the parts he suggested for women to use on their bikes.

I will bookmark this as well.

[Denise223]

Hi Barb!

Thanks for posting that article.

I need/want to get a new saddle, BUT...... there are soooooo many to choose from.

My 2004 Gary Fisher Nirvana has an "oasis" saddle, and it is not the most comfy thing -- that is FOR SURE!!!
I don't like "the nose" part of it --

I'll have to search "saddles", and check out all the wonderful information that I'm sure is there!!

Have a good day!!

Denise

[KnottedYet]

thank you for that link! I bookmarked it, and will be reading it later today. I'm staying home from work with a wicked sore throat and achey bod. Can't ride....dang. A whole day home free, it's not even raining, and I'm too sick to ride! I guess that's why they call it a "sick day".

[kaybee]

Thanks, Barb, for posting this. I'm having saddle issues, so tonight we'll be taking the little test and trying to determine if the bike is actually adjusted properly. Thanks again for the info.

KB

[caligurl]

anyone know where part 2 of "backyard fit" is?

[mimitabby]

anyone know where part 2 of "backyard fit" is?

I wrote to Steve Hogg; who wrote these articles, and he wrote back!!
here's what he said about the articles!

G'day Mimi,
Love the name and thank you for the interest. That was a
series of articles and between the magazine they were published in and me,
we have lost the rest of them somehow. At the time they were written, I used
to hand write them rather than type and I have misplaced the hard copies.
For what ever reason the mag doesn't have anything from those articles
stored and the issues that they appeared in were sell outs, so I am afraid
that I can't help.
Re your problem. The key first is get the seat position fore and aft sorted
out so that you can support your weight while riding under load with little
upper body enlistment. If you are sure that you have achieved that, then you
need enough foot over the pedal ( for more info regarding that have a look
at http://www.cyclingnews.com/fitness/?...ers07-26#Cleat and
http://www.cyclingnews.com/fitness/?...4/letters10-11) as cleat position
plays a large part on how weight is distributed on a bike.
Equally, there is a lot of good stuff in the archives of Cyclingnews.com at
http://www.cyclingnews.com/fitness/?id=default#qa If you scroll down there
are 3 years of posts about all sorts of subjects to do with cycling
including position.
Re your steering problem; a shorter stem will quicken the steering but a
longer fork will leave you with a higher but longer stem for a similar reach
to the bars as you would have with the shorter stem. There are problems with
both. As you say, the shorter stem quickens the steering but a really high
stem tends to do the same thing because as the bars come up, there is a
transfer of weight from the front wheel to the back wheel, which lightens
the steering and gives a feeling of instability.
It sounds like perhaps your bike doesn't fit too well?
If I can help further let me know.
Where are you located?
COMFORT+EFFICENCY=PERFORMANCE
steve hogg copyright 2004
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[caligurl]

wow! awesome that he was so helpful!

too bad he doesn' have the other articles...