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Long distance cycling is growing in popularity.Whether it's a charity century ride or one of the long distance races that are available, people are looking to increase performance in longer events. Many factors will affect you long distance performance but bike fit and set-up is one of the easiest to make improvements quickly.
When the rides and races get longer than 5 hours, you need to look at things a little different. You want your bike to be fast but it needs to be comfortable for the full event, not just the first couple of hours. It's often the rider who isn't distracted by discomfort who will out perform athletes that are faster. It doesn't matter how fast your are if you can't go the distance. Part of this is training but equipment set-up plays a big role as well.
Many of the bike fit issues are pretty common sense but are worth going over in depth so you get it right with less trial and error.
Handle Bars
Under this heading will be bar height, stem length and bar width. If you have a position that is comfortable for a couple of hours then you may want to raise your handlebar 5-10 mm for events longer than 4-5 hours. If you are doing anything over 100 miles, a slightly more relaxed position will add to comfort without increasing aerodynamic drag too much. The same goes for handlebar width. A bar one size wider than your shoulder width will be easier on your shoulders and let you breathe better. If you experience tightness or pain in the back or between the shoulder blades on longer rides consider swapping out to a stem a size shorter.
Bar tape
Consider double wrapping your bar or adding gel pads under your bar tape. Double wrapping is wrapping a second layer of padded tape over your existing bar tape. Over the course of many hours in the saddle the hands get beaten up pretty bad on rough roads. A little more cushion will save your hands and reduce the jarring on the shoulders as well.
Tires
You want your bike to be fast but flat tires will slow you down. A fast rolling race tire with puncture protection like the Kenda C2C or Schwalbe Ultremo are great options for smoother roads. If you expect to get into rougher roads up size your tires a few millimeters. If you run 23 mm tires swap out to a set of 25 mm. The slightly wider tire will give more cushion and grip better in the corners.
Saddle
The saddle that is comfortable for 2 hours can be torture for rides that are much longer. You will usually need a little more support and padding for endurance riding. If you have a shape of saddle that you like, you can often find a version of that shape that is more cushy. I like the shape of the Selle Italia SLR saddle but as I've gotten into endurance riding I've swapped to the SLR XC as it has the same shape with more padding.
Overview
A good bike fit is a good fit but depending on the distance you ride you can get a little more comfort and performance by tweaking your fit for the distances you are looking to ride and compete at. And ignore what the pros do as most of us don't have the option of living on our bikes.
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Position Your Cleats Like a Pro
How do I position my cleats? It’s one of the questions we often get following the purchase of a pair of pedals or new cleats. Many customers want to know how they can ensure the best placement. Some customers admit they haven’t adjusted their cleat position in years and question if it could be wrong.
Lateral Adjustment
Let’s start with the lateral position, often called the ‘Q’ factor. A rider should have their legs and feet in a natural position, not forcing their body to pedal in an unnatural manner. Forcing your legs wider or narrower than is natural will elicit undesirable results. For a majority of us this means moving your cleats to the outside of our shoes, to allow them to get as close to the crank arm as possible. Riders with wider hips will benefit from moving their cleats to the center or even as far as the inside of their shoes to push their feet further out.
Angling the cleat
In many cases riders don’t ride with perfectly straight feet. To compensate for this and to take full advantage of the float, the cleat needs to be angled so that when in the natural position the cleat is centered on the pedal.
Heal out (further away from the crank than the ball of your foot) requires the tip of the cleats to be pointed away from the crank. Heal in will require the cleats to be pointed towards the crank. The amount will vary depending on how far off center the foot is while riding and it is likely different on each foot.
Front & Back
Moving the cleat front and back along the bottom of the shoe will allow you to line the axel of the pedal up with the ball of your foot. The ball of your foot is slightly behind where the foot bends while walking and is considered the best place for power transfer. This will improve the power transfer from shoe to pedal. If the front of your knee has been bothering you, it is likely that your cleat is not centered properly.
Small adjustments often translate into big differences in feel. We provide this as a reference to help you place your cleats properly. We recommend adjusting your cleats on short rides to find the optimal position. Please avoid making changes prior to long rides.
About the Author
Rob Poulton originator of wekeepyoucycling.com supplying a complete range of Bicycle tires,Bicycle saddles,Bicycle seats,Selle Italia Saddles,Selle San Marco Saddles,Selle SMP Saddles,Silca Pumps,Look Pedals,Time pedals. If you are looking for Bicycle pedals , visit: We Keep You Cycling
which bike saddle do you recommend me to buy either Selle Italia or specialized, please specify the model?
Really depends on what you are looking for in a saddle. Specialized makes great sport comfort saddles if you are more of an upright positioned rider. If you are more of an aggressive positioned rider I would recommend going with Selle Italia, something along the Flite lineup. Great comfortable saddles for a more aerodymanic position.
One thing to keep in mind though is that each rider is different and is more tolerable to different saddles. Just depends on your positioning and body geomtry.
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