The bike fit process
The bike fit process at Velo Performance starts with a musculoskeletal assessment to ensure there is an awareness and understanding of how your body moves and functions. This is essential to ensure the bike is fitted correctly for you as an individual and you understand how to help optimise your body to enhance your cycling. To help optimise your position and provide feedback and education for you we use a range of technology including dynamic video motion capture, pressure mapping, power analysis and for those keen to optimise aerodynamics CdA analysis and data modelling can be performed (see ‘bike fit’ for details).
Our aim is to ensure that we help you achieve a position on the bike that relates to your individual cycling goals. For some people this is riding to work without saddle pain, for others its riding a 40km time trial as fast as possible.
Our packages
Velo Fit
Standard (1.5hrs)
- Comprehensive overview of the bike fitting process. Ideal for those wanting to ensure they are reducing injury risk to achieve their desired goals on the bike.
- Interview
- Musculoskeletal profiling
- Cleat set-up
- Dynamic analysis on the bike using motion capture software
Velo Fit
Pro (2-2.5hrs)
- Full bike fit as performed with elite athletes to ensure you are reducing the risk of injury and enhancing your performance on the bike.
- Full personalised interview
- Comprehensive musculoskeletal profiling – assessment of movement patterns, flexibility, stability and strength allowing the bike to be fitted to you
- Dynamic analysis on the bike using motion capture software to educate you on body awareness and optimising body positioning on the bike
- Pressure mapping to ensure saddle stability is optimised
- Cleat set-up
- Specific exercises related to optimising your position on the bike
- Full report including all measurements of the body and bike
Velo Fit
Pro Aero (2.5-3hrs)
- Full bike fit as performed with elite athletes to ensure you are reducing the risk of injury and enhancing your performance and specifically aerodynamic position on the bike.
- Full personalised interview
- Comprehensive musculoskeletal profiling – assessment of movement patterns, flexibility, stability and strength allowing the bike to be fitted to you
- Dynamic analysis on the bike using motion capture software to educate you on body awareness and optimising body positioning on the bike
- Pressure mapping to ensure saddle stability is optimised
- Cleat set-up
- Education to optimise your position on the bike for speed – exercises will be provided to help enhance this position
- Full report including all measurements of the body and bike
Velo Fit
Pro Aero Testing
- Add on to Velo Fit Pro Aero – this session provides an opportunity to test different positions and see how many watts you can save.
- Typically, sessions last between 2-4 hours testing a range of positions
- An aerometer is used to measure your CdA (aerodynamic drag) as you ride either outdoors or indoors on the velodrome
- You will require a power meter that will link with the aerometer to capture live data wirelessly while you ride
- Feedback will be provided during the testing and a full report including modelling of potential time and watts savings will be provided
- Education will be provided including exercises as required on how to help you maintain an optimal position under load
Velo Fit
Pro Custom
- Custom sessions are designed with your input and typically a combination of the above to ensure you help achieve you desired goals.
- Discussion required with bike fit consultant
Velo Fit
Foot Pedal Interface (1hr)
- Fitting the cleat to the shoe. Ideal following the Velo Fit or Velo Fit Pro when new shoes or cleats are purchased.
- Assessment of the foot
- Fitting of cleat to the shoe
- Dynamic analysis on the bike using motion capture software
Velo Fit
Follow-up Positioning (1hr)
- Follow on from any fitting session. Ideal for those who would like to spend time enhancing their position on the bike to optimise performance.
- Review of prior exercises prescribed
- Education and progression of exercises and on bike positioning
Velo Fit
Additional Bike (1hr)
- For those cyclists with multiple bikes! Road, Road time trial, Track pursuit, Track bunch, MTB, Commuting.
- Fitting of any additional bikes associated with either the Velo Fit or Velo Fit Pro
- *Note: Price is per bike
