Yesterday I picked up my new road bike from Trisports. With only 5 weeks to my first sprint triathlon I'm cutting it a little fine to say the least... She is a Trek Lexa S, with rather awesome gold detailing (and a lid to match, of course!) Last year I was riding a borrowed bike and towards the end of the season my back was in agony - I was well aware that the bike was too small for me, but unaware that my centre of gravity was so far forwards that it was making the handling dangerous!
As a Sports Therapist I see cyclists who clock-up anything from 20 - 300 miles a week, and a good bike fit is important for everyone. Common problems associated with a poor bike-fit include numbness and tingling in the hands and arms due to impinged nerves, vertebral misalignment leading to back issues, and the obvious hip, knee and foot troubles due to shortened muscles and impinged tendons.
The science of bike fitting is clever, and a wee bit beyond me I'll leave that to the experts, so here is one in progress - Simon 'Bam' Douglas of Trisports. Thank you guys for awesome service! Credits Jayne Odell for on-the-fly iPhone photography ;-)
As a Sports Therapist I see cyclists who clock-up anything from 20 - 300 miles a week, and a good bike fit is important for everyone. Common problems associated with a poor bike-fit include numbness and tingling in the hands and arms due to impinged nerves, vertebral misalignment leading to back issues, and the obvious hip, knee and foot troubles due to shortened muscles and impinged tendons.
The science of bike fitting is clever, and a wee bit beyond me I'll leave that to the experts, so here is one in progress - Simon 'Bam' Douglas of Trisports. Thank you guys for awesome service! Credits Jayne Odell for on-the-fly iPhone photography ;-)
My brother is wanting to go into sports therapy in Overland Park KS and I am sure that he would appreciate this information. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI've starting biking again after years of not doing it, to try and build my cardio system back up. I never realized how tough it was going to be. I had to go to a sports conditioning therapist to just make it through the week. He told me some exercises to do that should help. I'm just wondering what things I should look at changing about my bike to make it better on myself?
ReplyDelete-Seamus | Advance Physical Therapy
These sports therapy services are very helpful and they have really made a lot of people's lives better. They have done so many different things for people. I wonder what all it is that these sports therapists do for others.
ReplyDeleteJak Manson | http://www.advancedphysicaltherapy.org/sports-injuries/