As a professional bike fitter, I’ve regularly had clients who pay a huge amount of attention to getting their riding position dialed in – but when it comes to the crank arm length, they shrug and are happy just to stick with their bike’s factory-fitted cranks or blindly follower a manufacturer’s chart. This is a mistake.
No piece of cycling protective equipment is more important than the humble bike helmet.
Most cyclists know very well the importance of quality when it comes to buying a bike helmet – but fewer seem to understand how vital it is to get the right helmet size and fit too.
As a qualified bike fitter and very experienced long-distance cyclist, I can say with authority that one of the most crucial factors in any rider’s cycling experience is the correct bike fit.
In this article, we will give you all the information you need to give yourself a rough bike fit, complete with bike fitting charts.