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Cycling Demystified - Bike Fit, Mechanics and Soft Issues · March 29 · 46 min

176 PART 2 - Improving Vs. Optimising: Don't Let Your Insoles Become a Crutch

If you want to improve your power and comfort on the bike, you have to build strong foundations to support the performance. This starts from the feet upwards and last weeks episode explored how insoles can be a critical piece in building your foundations. But insoles are just the beginning... Matt the elder returns to explain how to make the most of this opportunity... The difference between just improving and really optimising your performance. Links: Sit to stand test - can you do it? Improving your single leg stand What is good foot function? - Gary Ward's 'Wake Your Feet Up' Kill Bill - 'wiggle you big toe scene' How To Do Toe CARs (Beginner and Advanced) I'm The Armless Archer And A Paralympic Silver Medalist 120: Why Bike Fitters Recommend You Rotate Bikes & Bike Positions If you have any further questions for us, join the conversation at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cyclingdemystified/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Are you 'bike-fit curious'? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio.

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If you want to improve your power and comfort on the bike, you have to build strong foundations to support the performance.


This starts from the feet upwards and last weeks episode explored how insoles can be a critical piece in building your foundations.


But insoles are just the beginning...

Matt the elder returns to explain how to make the most of this opportunity...
The difference between just improving and really optimising your performance.
Links:
Sit to stand test - can you do it?
Improving your single leg stand
What is good foot function? - Gary Ward's 'Wake Your Feet Up'
Kill Bill - 'wiggle you big toe scene'
How To Do Toe CARs (Beginner and Advanced)
I'm The Armless Archer And A Paralympic Silver Medalist
120: Why Bike Fitters Recommend You Rotate Bikes & Bike Positions


If you have any further questions for us, join the conversation at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cyclingdemystified/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Are you 'bike-fit curious'? Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.foundation.fit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to book in for a session and get your fit dialled in at London's premier bike fit studio.

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