I've Been Suffering For 3 Years // Full Professional BIKE FIT in 6 Steps! 

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I am a former pro rider and i can tell that your new position is so much better. Your upper body still moves a lot though (bouncing in the saddle), which is most likely due to your pedalling technique (pushing rather than spinning). Your shoulders move side to side, too, and this could be improved as well. Aim for a completely static yet relaxed upper body. Cheers!

I’m enjoying the bike so far ru-vid.comUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA My only real complaints are the brakes and the pedals. I feel like a bike designed for bigger people should have much larger pedals and more heavy duty brakes. I’ve only gotten two really good rides out of it, minimal downhill action, and the brakes feel like they’re already going out. A larger person has more momentum, so I think this wasn’t thought through very well. Also, I wear size 13-14 wide shoes. My feet cramp up on these pedals that are clearly made for smaller feet. Since I’m not a pro rider (and I don’t think many are who purchase this bike) I don’t think that the straps on the pedal are necessary at all. None of this takes away from the enjoyment I get from riding, however. I’ll just head to a bike shop to improve on a few things.

My saddle was leaning forward too much. A couple click back and my weight was more in the saddle. Very informative video.

Last year I had 3 bike fits in 4 months ,all 3 were different settings , makes you wonder.

12mm drop in saddle height is absolutely massive, not a small change. that kind of drop is a whole different ride position paradigm.

Your ear on the line drawn up through your head tube. Correct and rare. This line is the steering balance point and your ear is your balance point. This is why it's super important to find a bike with the correct top-tube length and head-tube angle combination. 71 touring bike can have a long top tube and a 75 degree track bike needs a shorter one. Custom steel fixes this: Albert Eisentraut 1994

One of the best bike fit videos I’ve seen - well done mate. Some good tips and very clear explanation (and clips/graphics of what difference the changes made). Thanks for sharing it.

Thank you..I have learned some new things which have made a difference for me

Thanks for this, very helpful. Didn't even realize saddle position (meaning forwards/backwards, not height) was adjustable. This adjustment made a huge improvement.

Awesome ! I didn’t know what I didn’t know. I have a professional bike fitting coming up in 3 weeks. A little late in the year but I’m excited to have a pro help me ride further with less discomfort .

Viewed this again - and again to understand the process. Very detailed information and very useful. Thanks Too high and you rock from side-to-side. Too low and your knees will incur injury.

Definitely the best explanation I've seen. Sure makes me want to get fitted for my bike(s). I know I'm off on a lot of settings.

Nice narration with practical advice

You look so much more comfortable in the after shot. It even looks like power is easier to output

Great video - very informative with plenty of useful tips!

I don't know anything about bike fit, but your great editing and clear explanation made this video absolutely enjoyable, nice work!

Great summary. Nice technique he applied to remove hands from the bars to check position. I've always coached working on hands-free riding for control and as an indicator that bike fit might need to be adjusted (if you can't do it comfortably.)

So beautiful Marina, thank you again for this beautiful episode ❤

12:20 , remove the lateral grooves in the saddle clamp plates internal faces with a linisher or dremel /coarse emery paper , to leave a slightly textured surface to allow "EXACT" positioning like a 2 bolt leaf spring style post . Bad design on Giant's part . Neil Stanbury once said that these seatposts can be a hindrance to getting saddle setup precise .

Brilliant editing and overall great video and well documented bike fit process. Well done!

I guess I would have done the cleat, saddle and seatpost adjustments, 1st and did the bar width and reach last - you change your reach when you do saddle and seatpost adjustments, so your reach will be altered by going back and forth - also you can raise or lower your handlebars to change your fit as well.

Another very informative video Jourdain. Its got me thinking about bike fit again. Thank you.

Most practical and useful bike fit video I’ve found. Thank you.

Super useful to see. The after shot looks so much more natural. I finally scheduled a bike fit myself in a couple weeks.

I’m really liking your videos, your humor and attention to detail

It's amazing to me that what seems like very small adjustments make so much difference in comfort. Thanks for posting the video. I'm going to get a pro bike fit!

Great video Jourdain. Thanks for sharing.

Great video. Thanks for sharing your journey. I loved my bike fit, especially when it came to shoes and wedges. I look forward to that video. Ride on.

Really good video to understand the process.

went to see Romain today for a full bike fit after watching your video. What a worthwhile experience. We made a number of changes which are similar to some of those you made: saddle height reduction/angle correction/brought forward and also stem reduction from 100 to 70 and also angle reduction and hoods correction. Cleats brought backwards, and new shoes recommended to complete the foot activation. All changes felt great on the day, but will trial this on the road now to confirm the improvements work, at least for now. A great experience, and really pleased with the outcome. Been thinking of doing this for a while as I have recently started to harbour some thoughts of hating my bike (due to its discomfort) on longer rides, which could have turned me off the sport. Your video of the experience gave me the impetus to make the commitment to a fit, so thanks for that Jourdain! And Romain really delivered on the fit experience - exactly like he did in your fitting. I'm looking forward to enjoying my future and longer rides much more!

One of the better fit videos I've seen. I will now subscribe!

Beautifully concise yet meaningful. Thanks

I've watched many bike fit videos - this is the best!

Great vid mate, been thinking about changing my stem, going to look into a fitting now, cheers for putting this out there.

Wonderful information. I just bought a refurbished bike, very new to cycling. In a process of getting used to it.

Damn. Best bike fit video.

Good job, nicely done ✅

Best video ever, just wacthing you I realized we shared same problems.

Great video,thanks for all the effort.

As always you produce a very detailed and interesting video. For someone as in depth as you into every subject i'm surprised your bike fit was so far off, you can clearly see the difference before and after with that happier face 😉(i'm not surprised if you were sitting on the front of your saddle, your Perineum must've been in agony on long rides 👀😬). Also very reasonable prices for a bike fit and looking forward to your "cleat position" video.

Классное видео. И наглядные примеры!!!

Thank you for walking us through the whole process in detail. I have a Giant Defy 1 and felt the same about too much of reach and uncomfortable upper back. Wish Giant had frame sized between Small and Medium . Long story short, I had to go through a similar bike fitting exercise which helped a lot.

Great bike fit video mate! Thanks

Awesome to see you go through the process. I think many beginners/amateurs suffer from wanting to sit or feel like a pro, resulting in saddles that are too high, too far backwards and handlebars too far in front. Buying a gravelbike and using that for tarmac was an eye opener for me: first priority is comfort, then speed. When comfort is good, with training, speed (or more specifically: power) will follow.

So good to see the before & after side by side. & Really kind of Romain to give you that tidy fade as well 😂

Nice video, I appreciate the helpful tips! While I have minimal knowledge of bike fitting, I thought the ideal process would be to get the saddle height and fore/aft dialed in, prior to working the stem length and height.

Thanks for sharing your bike fit journey! I actually found your channel from your Saris trainer review but digging the rest of your content. So, I've watched a lot of bike fit videos and enjoy tweaking my fit (Neill Sanbury, Francis/James Bike Fit Tuesdays). Recently did an online computerized (MyVeloFit) one due to cost, but will save up for a proper in-person bike fit before the next season.

Really great informative video. Ty !

Great video lad, well done! ✌️

This is a great video to explain bike fit. I love the proprioception part the most. Those are tools anyone can use for any bike.

That was a great video! The position change looked like the difference between enjoying the ride and bonking

3 years!!! Is a long time 😮. Very helpful video. Thanks for sharing

excellent vid!

Excellent video

Nice job!

Very informative video - thank you

Booked in with Romain in January - really hope it helps, riding my new Topstone is not a comfortable experience currently! Thanks for the video!

your “before and after” comparison at the end of the video was illuminating, the after position allowed you to have a smooth spin vs the before where you were stabbing the down stroke.

Such a difference bid you feel better on the bike

Sorry to say this. But your final position is far from ideal. I am a bikefitter in Spain and I would say that you need a wider saddle and the saddle height is still wrong. In the final position you are still too far from the handlebars, not because the reach is incorrect, but because you are seated too far back on the saddle (usual compensation for insufficient saddle width). Get a 155mm saddle, my recomendation is specialized power or bontrager aelous. If you are willing to follow my advice, let me know if I was right :)

Thanks, very informative.

I have a ankle break issue also. The leg with the break needs a little "breathing room" so I put a pedal axle extension on that side. Sounds like your knee is coming up because of your ankle problem. I also place my feet on the pedals more toward the heel.

Fore aft adjustment is key. Once you get the seat height more or less where you want it, play with the seat setback before touching anything else. And then ride, see how the bike turns and brakes. Repeat.

I live in the Netherlands, but now I have to go all the way to Swindon for the perfect setup, thanks!

Im buying my 1st gravel bike, and this gave me a lot of information to chose right bike size. Thanks

I would shorten the stem and handlebar reach 10 mm each, switch to a zero setback seatpost and raise the saddle 5mm and center the rails on the clamp.

This is a super helpful video.

Very good presentation. I like Romain's mix of taking measurements & listening to feedback i.e. he isn't saying "These are the correct measurements...I've done my job"

Great vid. I keep fiddling with my position, the saddle and bars until I get it right. Major finding: a smaller than recommended frame is better than a larger frame

We tackled assembling the bike as a family project. ru-vid.comUgkxzg0clhbtRf2gGxPkVETFKJJKGqdsorQu The package is heavy, but I have 2 teen boys that were able to move it. The written instructions were great- we didn't need to watch the videos, but it was good knowing that the option was there if we needed it. After we were able to get it set up, the boys each rode 3 miles and I rode 8 and the bike stayed quiet. The display is easy to reset, and you can put it on whichever setting you are using (time, distance, calories, etc). I will say that my butt is a little sore from the seat, but that could be because I haven't rode in a while. While it is comfortable for me, it was not comfortable with the seat position for my friend (could not move the seat back far enough and he slightly looked like a kid riding a tricycle that he had outgrown). He also said that the seat hurt his manly parts. We are going to look for a different seat that will be compatible with this bike for him.I did purchase the Wahoo Cadence sensor and strapped it to the crank of one of the pedals. This will sync with my Apple Watch, iPhone and will import data in to my Health app. Wahoo does have other sensors available other than cadence. I can also keep either my phone or my iPad on the display and they both feel pretty secure.

I think a major problem is high seats, low bars, short wheel bases. Mfrs are making bikes TOO race+cost oriented, when 99.9% of riders are not racing and don't care to race and would rather pay $20 extra for longer metal. They want bikes for TRANSPORTATION of body+supplies, and that is not what is being delivered. We need bikes that can be ridden all day, but we get bikes that are only good for a few hours at most. It's a societal/industrial illness IMHO. When bikes are made right, mfrs start chasing specs to outdo the other guy and chase yuppie money. And they leave perfect ordinary machines in the dust. I never had trouble with bikes in the 70s/80s, but today, my troubles are endless. Nothing is made for ordinary use. It's like bicycle race teams are behind designs, instead of ordinary people that test ride them for 16 hours. I think motorcycles are a good comparison. What exploded is the market for BMW go anywhere do anything bikes. ADV bikes outsell all other motorcycles by far. A rider doesn't want a bike that imposes limitations or unnecessary complexity. They generally do not want a specialized bike. But that is what these dumb mfrs keep offering. Specialization. But 99% want generalization. They want ONE bike that does everything well, from roads to trails to carrying supplies to touring. But that is opposite of racing geeks. That is the major problem. Mountain, gravel, city, road, beach, touring, cargo? What, I need 7 bikes? That's insanity it's just completely crazy. You need special shoes to ride a bike? OMG.

I am rolling at the editing on this

Great videoa nd hi all. got a gravel for almost two years now and kinda have feeling I fight with it still. Size is recommended for like 182-196 cm and I am 196cm/100 kg dude, with pack, a quite more. I have feeling I am both too short and too long for it. Too long because I can see the bit of hub in front of a bars (basic advice), then too long, because I feel a bit of neck pain and I feel my shoulders are bit in front. The fact I need to raise my head a tiny more does not help for sure, using trail helmet with the sun shield. Last year I tried wider and different type of bars Venturemax WCS 46 cm on top 56 cm on bottom instead original drops of 44cm, so raised my reach a bit more too. I do not use drops that much now, cuz it is impossible to hold a brake lever with one finger there as I am used to from MTB. I feel sometimes also some tingling in my hands after a ride, so maybe too much pressure or harsh carbon fork. Also, some rides I could do 100 km and my knees were fine, some others I felt a pain after like 20kms, but that might be due a non riding for some short time. Tried to have my knees above the chainring, but yeah just, and basic advice again. Funny thing fit wise was I was really happy on my girlfriend's gravel from Decathlon - RC500 in M (173-180 cm my lady is 176 cm) size, as enjoyed the upraised body position of a torso, of course bike was too small for my legs to extend well. So I kinda have a feeling my XL bike would be better for me with much shorter reach or opposite bit longer so my back could really get straight and lay on the bike. Sorry about the long rant, maybe someone will have some tips or share the similar experience. :)

Good video, it's mindboggling how many variables there are and each time you alter one it affects the others. Did he check anything like your "ape index"? Also what crank lengths you are using? I have one road bike that is somehow set up perfect for me just by trial and error, I've another that is a winter bike but needs matched up with almost the same dimensions if possible. It has an extra 20mm on the ETT(550mm) despite a 51cm C-T so I've had to go from a layback post to inline, and I've also dropped 10mm from the stem to 70mm plus narrower bars are(both) in the post (40 compared to 42 original) which also have a 70mm reach compared to the original bars 75mm. I'm looking for a more relaxed "endurance" position, and yesterday I realised that to be gripping the hoods my arms are almost locked out. I moved the seat 10mm forward yesterday and that is a definite improvement along with putting my cleats all the way back (Shimano curse of a 46 shoe when I usually am 44). Most of my issues on fit come from the fact I'm 169cm yet my mid axle to saddle top measures 88cm, my reach is ridiculously short or my legs are ridiculously long. I ride with 170mm cranks but have 175mm on the MTB and no issues, sometimes wonder if 170mm is too short.... I used flat pedals to check my feet positioning and when on a decent long bit of road found my comfortable position then looked down, my RH heel is a bit further in..... it's a never ending process this! I knew from the start you were probably too far back on the saddle and/or the stem was way too long... I'm even wondering whether I should consider a womens fit bike as they are meant to be for longer legs/short torso rather than mens which are generally the opposite??

i been riding without a bike fit for a year and half ever since i started, and it's notictable that how i get back pain neck pain wrist pain from longer rides, so i finally decided to do a bike fit also ,which im really looking forward to. thanks for your video ! great advice

super helpful! thank you for documenting all of this!

In my experience the setback is so important. Most people sit way to far back.

Thanks!

wow what a fit !!!

Looks good :)

AMAZING VIDEO

This information was pretty useful.... I've been suffering same fate for the past 8 months... I ride a Fuji Roubaix 1.0...Now I know what to do to make my stay on the bike more comfortable... Thanks for actually sharing this... God bless

Que vídeo fantástico, super informativo.

Most important thing said, "Bike fit is a process, not an event".

Bike fit is actualy very simple and it doesn't cost much. I would have done that just by looking at your riding position and your flexibility score. All in all a good cyclist who puts around 10k kms evey year needs a slightly relaxed position so that there are no injuries and unnecessary fatigue. I can simply say endurance class bike geometry is the best to go unless you are pro. Love the Endurance bikes. Wohhh.

Excellent video, the breakdown is on point and I'm sure a lot of us can learn something from it...

Great video. Super informative. One question though...you mentioned you shortened your reach by about 2 cm. Did you change to a shorter stem?

excellent, thank you.

very useful indeed ❤

Hey mate, that was a great vid thank you. How did you reduce the reach? Did you change the neck? Or just by bringing the seat forward?

Thank you very much sir 👍

Really insightful video, just got my Giant Defy 1 (2022 model) in Medium. How tall are you (may have missed if you mentioned it).

Super helpful, I defo need to reduce my reach.

After looks so much better. Simple adjustments, but a result like day and night.

Nice vid. So when you look down now, can you see the front axle in front of the handlebars?

Very interesting.

It also depends on what type of riding you do and type of bike you use. I do a lot of long distance riding on a flat bar bike so my requirements are different.

Nice vid. Pretty cool common sense stuff wrapped into an actual procedure for achieving the right fit. Unfortunately bike shops are probably the worst offenders when it comes to getting the right size bike. They'll sell you what they have in stock rather than what you really need. So many noobs drop out of cycling because the discomfort they experience originates from frames that are just too big. Most of the time you can get a perfect fit on a smaller frame as shown in the video but there's nothing to be done if the local bike shop put you on a frame that's too large. Everyone needs to see this vid before buying a new bike.

Thanks man