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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…

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…

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…