Optimized Bike Fit: Improve Performance, Increase Comfort, Get Rid Of Pain, & Prevent Injury
Tap Your Full Potential & Get 100% Of Your Power On The Road
Rid Yourself From Pain & Increase Your Comfort On The Bike
Find The Perfect Equipment For You
We assess and evaluate your individual physiology to perfectly fit your bike to you and not the other way around. In order to determine your optimal bike fit we consider the specific requirements of your discipline (road, MTB, time trialing, triathlon, or cyclosross) in regard to power, movement efficiency, aerodynamics, and comfort. Our know-how, gained from from countless bike fits, our expertise as exercise physiologists, physiotherapists, as well our experience as professional athletes, combined with a passion for our sport, and quite a bit of perfectionism, manifests in a high-quality bike fit that will make you go as fast as possible.
Who Should Be Fitted?
In general everyone who rides a bike should get fitted. Not getting your bike fitted would be like walking around in shoes that are the wrong size. It's the same, if not even more important, with a bicycle. One may think, what is it going to do if I am off by a few millimeters? Well, it's like going on a hike with shoes that are slightly too small. It probably is not going to be much fun. It doesn't matter if you are a recreational rider or a pro. Multiplied by thousands or even millions of revolutions, small deviations from your optimal position may become major issues. Not to mention the decreased ability to produce power and compromised comfort. Therefore, a biomechanically optimized fit is one of the most important factors when it comes to riding a bike. It is irrelevant if you are riding a bike worth $800 or $8000. The reason to do and the benefits derived from a bike fit are the same. There is nothing else that can tap your current potential as effectively and as fast as a professional bike fit. At the same time it will maximize your comfort and help prevent injury, making your ride more enjoyable in addition to getting the maximal speed from your power.
Transform All Of Your Power Into Speed
Do you sometimes feel like you are not getting all of your power on the pedal or do you feel like there is some sort of "inner friction" and you are going slower than you should be going? Only if your bike is set up correctly will you be able get all the power from your muscles on the pedal to propel you forward. Muscles work best in a certain range of motion, and this range differs from individual to individual. In general, if muscles are too stretched out, the overlap of the sliding filaments in your muscles decreases, compromising the muscles ability to produce power. Other issues include mechanical resistances, such as the thigh being driven into the belly region on the up-stroke. Our physiotherapist will test your flexibility, strength, and range of motion to ensure a fit that allows you to use all of your power to move forward.
"Be Aero"
While a biomechanically optimized bike fit is crucial, aerodynamics need to be considered as well. It certainly doesn't make sense to "gain" 10 Watts by improving aerodynamics and lose 30 Watts in power due to a "cramped-up" position. It is all about finding the perfect balance that allows you to go as fast as possible. Especially many triathletes and time trialists waste a lot of their energy due to aerodynamically unfavorable bike fits. But even in road or crit racing aerodynamics matter, for example when trying to break away or when closing a gap. Even at only 30k/h (18.75 miles/h), 80% of your energy is used to overcome wind/air resistance. This emphasizes how relevant aerodynamics is in cycling. During a bike fit session that focuses on biomechanic improvements, we are able to consider the aerodynamic properties of your position on the bike due to our work on the velodrome when conduction aerodynamic optimizations. If, however, you want to find your most aerodynamic position in addition to your biomechanically optimal position, resulting in the absolutely fastest position possible, we suggest you invest in an Aerodynamic Optimization.
Get Rid of Pain & Prevent Injury
Issues including back or neck pain, knee problems, and needles and pins in hands or feet are very common in cycling. While many issues can be fixed easily, riding in a sub-optimal position for a prolonged period of time may lead to severe chronic conditions, such as herniated vertebral disks or arthritis. Many cyclists get used to pain and even believe that it is part of the sport. This assumption is simply wrong. Come and let us help you to get rid of pain and prevent injury. We will maximize your comfort and ensure that you can enjoy every ride. Also consider that being pain-free and comfortable on the bike helps to increase motivation for training, which leads to improved fitness and a better performance.
We measure your initial position and your optimized position to the nearest millimeter and document all of the data for comparison purposes. At the end of the bike fit you will be provided with extensive test documents. Having the exact measurements of your optimized position on file will also allow you to refit your bike after taking it apart for transportation, or maintenance work. You will also be able to transfer your position to another bike (as long as it is the same type of bike).
We capture footage from different planes, using professional video-equipment. The video data is then analyzed in detail using modern motion-analysis software. This allows us to assess and optimize your position under road-like conditions, while you are pedaling against a varying resistance. We optimize body angles in a step-by-step process to achieve your optimal overall fit. 
A perfectly smooth and circular pedaling technique is close to impossible. Only a very small number of cyclists and triathletes are able to actually pull up on the pedal. Most cyclists and triathletes lack an active pull completely and only push. That’s ok. However, it is crucial to improve one’s intermuscular coordination so that force distribution during the pushing-phase is smooth and constant. The SpinScan allows us to assess your power distribution throughout the entire pedal stroke of each leg and the distribution between your right and left leg. 
Cleat positioning is a science in itself and can be a quite tedious process. Yet, it is crucial to take the time to get it right. Cleat malignments can lead to misuse injuries of different joints, especially the knees, foster muscular imbalances and decrease power. Therefore, we place an emphasis on the correct installation and alignment of your cleats. We have developed a laser-guidance system, which allows us to position your cleats with the highest accuracy. This system is compatible with any shoe or pedal brand. In addition, we make use of Look’s electronic fit pedals, which measure involuntary lateral movement of your feet while pedaling and identify the midline of this movement. This system, however, is only compatible with Look Keo pedals. 
When it comes to anatomical malignments and discrepancies, our motto is "As much as necessary, as little as possible." Degenerated muscles or muscular imbalances are often the cause for malignments. Rather than simply treating the symptoms, we seek to go to the source of the problem. Using target-strengthening, muscular imbalances and malignments can often be resolved. Measures such as insoles and cleat wedges are used strictly on a supplementing basis.
We always try to optimize your fit, using your existing bike and its components. However, it can happen that it becomes necessary to switch out components like stem, handlebar, or saddle to accomplish a truly ideal fit. For this purpose we have a wide selection of different components for you to test if necessary. Instead of just making a recommendation, for example for a different stem, we can install, adjust, and let you test it right on the spot to ensure your truly optimal fit. 
As part of the fit process we will discuss your most beneficial equipment options, especially in regard to aerodynamics. We will make specific suggestions concerning wheels, aero-helmets, etc. in regard to your athletic objectives. Furthermore, we will give you specific training recommendations, specifically concerning skill, strength, and flexibility workouts to optimize the adaptation process and help you target musculoskeletal weaknesses that might exist. 
Using the results of the physiologic–orthopedic and sport & discipline-specific muscle function tests, we are able to design an individual workout plan for you, including strength and flexibility exercises, to target specific musculoskeletal weak spots that are relevant in regard to your bike fit. We will go over the workout plan with you and explain all the exercises. You will receive the printed plan as part of your bike fit documents. Furthermore, you will receive full access to the SPT Online-Workout-Knowledgebase.
Using electromyography we are able to measure the electrical activity of your skeletal muscles. Via electrodes that are place on the skin over the muscle that is being assessed, neurologically initiated electrical nerve impulses can be measured. This allows us to evaluate muscular activations levels, inter and intramuscular coordination, as well muscle recruitment, providing valuable information about the biomechanical efficiency of your bike fit and thus helping us to optimize it. 
During the test resistance automatically adapts so that you cannot exceed a pre-determined cadence, no matter how hard you try. While you are trying as hard as possible to overcome the set cadence, we measure the power you exert while trying. At a given, fixed cadence we measure your average power output at different set heights, allowing us to find the seat height, which enables you to exert the highest maximal power.
To achieve the highest accuracy, we have developed a laser-guidance system to perfectly position your cleats. Another tool we use is the electronic Look-Keo-cleat positioning system, which measures lateral foot movement and identifies the optimal cleat position.