Video analysis is more and more often used in mountain bike, to compare riders’ tracks, to entertain fans, or to teach or sharpen up Mtb riders’ techniques. Ben Cathro is a great downhill mountain bike racer. He has 2 passions: riding his bike as fast as physically possible and helping other riders to develop their competencies by coaching them. He uses Dartfish analysis software in his videos either to analyze tracks from World Cup or other downhill competitions or to illustrate some specific aspects of techniques he teaches. By breaking down in stromotion or simulcam, a track or technical movement, you can easily identify the dos and don’ts. This is the best and fast way to understand and improve a technique. In downhill, for example, body position, line choices, and trajectories are the core skills, difficult to acquire. In the Pinkbike video series “How to bike”, Ben breaks down fundamental…
Due to the current pandemic, people are locked up in their houses. Some have been getting onto their outside bicycles, but for the rest of us, we are spending a lot more time on our indoor trainers. This is both good and bad. GOOD in that we are…
I have done several articles on how helpful Dartfish is during the bike fitting process. One of the features I am using now is vertical lines under the Analyzer. This allows me to quickly check the clients knee over pedal axle (KOPA) measurement. I placed markers on the…
I wanted to share with you the summary of a recent medical research paper entitled “Correct Poor Crank-arm Fit to Relieve Chronic Knee (and Hip) Pain.” The paper was authored by Rick Schultz of Bike Fitness Coaching (OCW member) and Amy Schultz, PT, DPT, CSCS. It is scheduled…
Bike Fitness Coaching is now a IBFI (International Bike Fitting Institute) level 3 fitter and our newest “INTERNATIONAL REMOTE-BIKE FITTING” client heard about us through this great organization. Jacques is 60 years old and a life-long cyclist from the Hautes- Alpes of France, cycling on legendary mountains such…
Background I specialize in Bike Fitting, specifically bike fitting to help clients reduce knee pain. Most of the time I can fix the problem by analyzing, recommending and installing shorter crank arms. But, sometimes there is a medical issue where I need to refer my client to a…
Recently, I had a client come in for a new bike fit. He said he copied his old bike’s dimensions to his new bike but things didn’t quite feel the same or feel right. He said he felt awkward on the bike and most importantly saying “I’m slower…
Motion analysis or motion capture based bike fitting has recently become more popular. Fit Werx, road and triathlon cycling specialists, use motion analysis technology in their dynamic fittings and agree that the technology has recently come into its own. It is the most promising technology for the future…