There are many common causes of cycling discomfort and in this video professional bike fitter Lee Prescott shares how to easily remedy some with simple fixes to ensure we can all cycle in comfort.
Big thanks to Lee at @veloatelier6122 https://www.veloatelier.co.uk
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Content
00:00 Intro
00:18 Wrong size shoes
3:04 Lack of insole support
4:16 Not doing shoes up properly
5:49 Handlebars are too wide
6:46 Bike is too long and low
7:55 Saddle in wrong place
8:55 Check your shorts!
9:50 Shorts are too big
10:41 Saddle sores
12:06 Tyre pressure too high
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16 Comments
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Great advice as previous vid 🙂 Lake shoes are brilliant wouldn't buy another brand.. excellent for my flat feet 🙂 Pete
Wow …many thanks 👍👍👍
What bar and stem combo is on that bike?
Hi. Could I ask you to do a vid on knee pain? Specifically back of the knee? I haven’t been able to solve it!! Thanks.
Just to share, I have had a bike fit, and would generally recommend it (especially shoes etc), but a lot of videos focus on fitting the bike to the person.
What I found solved getting back ache for me wasn’t stem-length etc. it was doing core exercises and stretching, and rotating my hips forward a bit (over-rotating gives lower back pain, and insufficient rotation gives neck/shoulder pain, but there is a pain-free sweet spot when my core is strong enough!).
Now I can ride longer-lower bikes (good for racing) and shorter higher bikes (good for enjoying the views / navigating traffic) in comfort.
I feel like there should be a bit more emphasis on making yourself strong and flexible so you can ride any bike, rather than trying to get one bike mm perfect…
Literally the best collection of simple no nonsense information from a bike fitters,bravo,thank you for sharing so openly 👍😎
I thought bike fitters were meant to be SHOUTY
The insoles trick is clever. My bikefitter showed me that. My insoles were too narrow
Watching this (and other bikefit channels) has made me realise that when buying a bike, you should be able to choose handlebar width, saddle, stem length, etc at point of purchase.
If you have outer foot pain, it doesn't mean the shoe is too narrow all the time. Your stance could be too narrow. If too narrow your feet tilt and you put pressure on those outer edges. It's a rabbit hole.
If this guy's bikefit shop was close by I would visit him immediately! Logical and no nonsense explanation, not trying to sell you anything, great stuff!
Lee was great to listen too, very thorough and informative. I definitely learned a thing or two.
Road cyclist here, your shoe advice is spot on. Just healing plantar faciatis, my foot doctor showed me the same fit techniques for my sneakers and road cycling shoes, all mine were to narrow. Just purchased new Fizik shoes in their wide and are a perfect fit, also have some Giro supernatural insoles on order. Enjoyed watching your video, fantastic advice on everything you discussed, especially the shoe fit!👍✌🏼
6:48 Bikes too long and low. Giant recently released an updated endurance bike (Defy) and made it longer and lower. So now its incredibly close to a TCR (Race bike) in reach and stack. Why?!? The geometry was perfect for last 3 generations. I love my old 2016 Defy but sadly, I bought a different brand endurance bike in 2024.
Really good video on bike fit information. Thanks. Please keep it coming.