Burbage, Hinckley, Wolvey, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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Bicycle repair and servicing
Hinckley, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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Pedal Analysis
Hinckley, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Fit My Bike
At Fit My Bike, the final position that we arrive at is unique and bespoke to you.
Whilst some bike fit systems may position you based on the output from a series of body measurements, such as height and inseam. Or the results of measuring angles, such as knee and back, captured statically or even dynamically using sophisticated motion capture cameras, they aren’t the only thing to be considered.
Systems that use a series of standard algorithms to arrive at a position and are designed to work for the average person. This is great if you fall within their normative range, have maintained your flexibility and core strength and haven’t suffered any injuries or health problems.
There Are Many Bike Fit systems
The ability to fit using standardised systems can help many cyclists. This allows relatively inexperienced bike fitters to come up with a satisfactory position in a short period of time. It’s like painting by numbers, keep moving the position until the light turns green. Job done. What happens if the position prescribed from these systems doesn’t work for you? Where does the fitter go next and why didn’t they try that during the process?
Motion Capture
This isn’t to say that there shouldn’t be a place for these systems. They do give a great starting point and are enough for many cyclists. Motion capture is an incredibly useful visual aid to help the cyclist view themselves on their bike and realise what is going on with their form. However, I’ve not seen one of these automated systems that asks the cyclist how they feel about the position and change it based on the feedback given.
The Fit My Bike fitting starts with an initial interview stage to find out what the cyclist wants to gain from the bike fitting session, what their cycling aspirations are and if there are any discomfort or other issues that they currently experience. Their equipment and current baseline position are examined and recorded as well as an assessment made of flexibility and muscle function. The actual pedalling starts a little way in to the process after plenty of time to warm up where an assessment is made of the current incoming position, motion capture and pedalling efficiency data is gathered that is reviewed together and a hypothesis made of what changes may be beneficial.
Fittings take place on a professional fitting jig that enables rapid changes to be made and compared instantly. Try moving your saddle backwards and forwards on your bike and see how easy it is to recall and compare the previous position given the time to get off, undo the bolt, reposition, retighten and get back on. The process of changing the position is systematic and involves changing one variable at a time so that the cyclist gains an awareness of how that change affects them. The ability to feel the difference, with both positive and negative results are important. Until you know what you don’t like how do you know what you do like? Sometimes it comes down to the best compromise.
Professional Fitting Jig
Once we’ve agreed that the position we’ve arrived at works for your needs we measure and record it and apply it as best as possible to the bike or look to see what a suitable new bike might be. This is the fun part particularly given the increasing complexity of integrated one-piece cockpits. I’d recommend getting the bike fit first before ordering that new bike with the expensive cockpit that can’t be changed without further expense. The final output from the session includes a drawing of the position that can be referred to as and when needed.
Available Time
The limiting factor within a bike fit is available time. There’s only so much we can get through in a session so experiencing what difference a change in crank length may make, trying different saddles out or installing wedges inside shoes may mean that you want to book a longer session or come back. We always aim to find a good position but the devil is in the detail and fine tuning.
I'd had a bike fit before at a bike shop that did not solve my issues. But then I found Scott's website and immediately from his excellent content knew this would be different.I've struggled for years getting comfortable - numb from an endless try of saddles, neck and back pain and aches through my hands.Scott had a fantastic and detailed process and I felt instantly more comfortable just on his jig. His saddle fit and trial service is just utter genius. I was there the whole afternoon but at no point did Scott rush.I've been back since for some other bits and will continue to use Scott for anything cycling related.And today I went out for my first outside ride of the year and wow - I've never been so comfortable while I'm convinced I'm faster thanks to a better fit.If you want to get more comfortable on a bike just book a slot with Scott, you won't regret it.
Brilliant session and so helpful. Scott explained everything really clearly. My bike feels so good now and I’d have never raised the saddle up to the level it now is without this session and feeling the huge benefit. Highly recommend
I had a bike fit with Scott at Bike Dynamics. I was very impressed with their set up and how knowledgeable Scott is. Can’t wait for the weather to improve so I can get out and test my new position.I have no doubt I’ll be much more comfortable and hopefully a lot quicker. I’ll happily recommend Scott to anyone wanting to get more out of their cycling.
I recently had a bike fitting session, and it was a game-changer for my cycling experience. The difference was immediately noticeable. Scott also provided valuable tips on posture and technique that I hadn't considered before. Overall, I highly recommend getting a professional bike fitting from Scott if you want to enhance your cycling experience. It's worth every penny!Thanks again
Excellent and friendly service from Scott. Really thorough session going through all aspects of a bike fitting and Scott really knows his stuff.As I didn't really experience issues on the bike I wasn't sure if I would benefit but the adjustments made have really be noticable in the few weeks since the fit! Makes you want to ride your bike even more! Highly recommended.
Sketchley Hill Primary School, Burbage, would like to thank Bike Dynamics for their kind donation towards the publication of the Stepping Stones Safety Booklets that were provided to our Year 4 pupils. The booklets were very children centred and highlighted issues that our pupils may encounter and overcome.Mr Lawrence LeeHeadteacher
A massive thank you to Mr Milns and all the team at Bike Dynamics for the support and involvement in providing Sketchley Hill Primary School with the Safety Steps Campaign with Stepping Stones 4 Life, and as we can vouch for Scott we would highly recommend to use his services as and when needed , he will support you as much as he does his community thanks again Scott for your help from all the team at Stepping Stones.
Thank you Scott for providing pressure mapping session to find the saddle that works for me and also giving me multiple saddle to trial. This was valuable time for me with experienced bike fitter
Scott was great. My Boardman Hybrid had seen better days as it had been left out in the elements for about a year. Scott gave the bike a full once over and made his recommendations along with various options and explained exactly what was needed. Scott came through recommendation and I see why. He had great attention to detail and was very transparent with his pricing with no detail to small to answer. I had my chain, brakes and cassette replaced along with various bolts due to surface rust. The bike now feels better than when i first got it. He was really accommodating and even came and collected and delivered the bike back to me. He's defo my new go to guy!
Fantastic bike fit, now I’m much more comfortable on the bike. A consummate professional, I feel like my cycling health was in good hands with Scott, and even though I had issues with the motion capture (my fault!) we did it the oldskool way and it worked out just fine. Would definitely recommend!
The ability to fit using standardised systems can help many cyclists. This allows relatively inexperienced bike fitters to come up with a satisfactory position in a short period of time. It’s like painting by numbers, keep moving the position until the light turns green. Job done. What happens if the position prescribed from these systems doesn’t work for you? Where does the fitter go next and why didn’t they try that during the process?
The Fit My Bike fitting starts with an initial interview stage to find out what the cyclist wants to gain from the bike fitting session, what their cycling aspirations are and if there are any discomfort or other issues that they currently experience. Their equipment and current baseline position are examined and recorded as well as an assessment made of flexibility and muscle function. The actual pedalling starts a little way in to the process after plenty of time to warm up where an assessment is made of the current incoming position, motion capture and pedalling efficiency data is gathered that is reviewed together and a hypothesis made of what changes may be beneficial.
Once we’ve agreed that the position we’ve arrived at works for your needs we measure and record it and apply it as best as possible to the bike or look to see what a suitable new bike might be. This is the fun part particularly given the increasing complexity of integrated one-piece cockpits. I’d recommend getting the bike fit first before ordering that new bike with the expensive cockpit that can’t be changed without further expense. The final output from the session includes a drawing of the position that can be referred to as and when needed.
