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CRANK LENGTH – Which one?

June 2, 2011
Steve Hogg
Bike Fit

This is a heavily revised version of an article I wrote for Bicycling Australia magazine in 2006 SHOULD CRANK LENGTH BE PROPORTIONAL TO LEG LENGTH? The issue of ideal crank length for a given rider and intended usage is a…

COMPACT CRANKS vs STANDARD CRANKS: gearing implications

Lately I've been getting a lot of email from readers of the site asking in one way or another: "Should I be using compact cranks or standard cranks?" It is going to be much easier to give enquirers the URL…

SITTING ON A BIKE – answer to long question / SMP seats……

May 24, 2011
Steve Hogg
Bike Fit, Pelvic

This blog is attracting more hits than I ever thought likely. So far the U.S is no. 1. A population of 300 miilion means a lot of bike riders, Then close behind is Australia, then the U.K. No surprises there.…

SEAT SET BACK: for road bikes

May 14, 2011
Steve Hogg
Bike Fit

How to determine how far back a rider should have their seat on a road bike? If you have a look at a lot of cycling related literature, time and again the answer given is what our American friends call…

PEDALLING TECHNIQUE – Which is best?

May 10, 2011
Steve Hogg
Bike Fit, Feet

As all will have all noted, there is a range of pedaling technique out there in bicycleland. There are 3 major 'themes' with plenty of individual variation within each.The aim of this post is to explore the question as to…

AM I THE ONLY ONE PEEVED BY THIS?

Am I the only one that is pissed off with manufacturers of expensive 'high' quality stems using cheap, nasty, low quality, generally shitty,chrome plated bolts that look like the picture below a few months after purchase? This is on an…

BEER(S) OF THE MONTH: Rochefort #6, 8 and 10

May 6, 2011
Steve Hogg
Beer

"England has climate. Australia has weather." So say some English friends of ours who have since moved back to the U.K. This country has been in a 10 year drought of epic proportions which ended last year. Rather than balance…

ADDENDUM TO: SEAT HEIGHT – HOW HARD CAN IT BE?

May 3, 2011
Steve Hogg
Bike Fit

The original post can be found here. One of our readers, Bill left a comment asking for footage of the prime visual cue for over extension of the legs. In other words, how to tell when the seat height is…

ROAD PEDALS – WHICH ARE BEST?

April 28, 2011
Steve Hogg
Bike Fit

An addendum to this post is available here. I was asked a while back for a post about pedals. To cut to the chase; rather than write a critique of available pedal systems, it is easier to recommend the best…

THE LAST TRAPPIST

April 26, 2011
Steve Hogg
Beer

All of this writing is thirsty work. We hosted a small barbecue a week or two back for amongst others, our self appointed beer tasting panel, Geoff Semon, Mike Foster and yours truly. The weather didn't cooperate for the barbecue…