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Matching crank length from road bike to turbo
Currently using 172.5m on the road bike which I have been fitted on. Zwift ride has 170mm cranks. Any benefit to matching the road length or could the same result be achieved adjusting other areas?
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Hi Andrew. Are you experiencing any discomfort on the trainer or do you feel like there is a loss of power, or a noticeable difference in any aspect of the pedal stroke when compared to the road bike? I'm a bike fitter in Australia. While it is ideal for indoor and outdoor bike setup to be identical IF you want the indoor bike to feel exactly the same as the outdoor bike, it's otherwise not essential. If the difference in crank length isn't causing you any issues then don't worry about it. What's important is that your saddle height, saddle setback from BB and reach to the bars/hoods are the same as your road bike as a starting point. If you measure saddle height from the pedals it should be the same as the road bike. If you measure from centre of the BB then remember to account for the 2.5mm shorter crank by raising the saddle 2.5mm when compared to the road bike. 2.5mm isn't much, but if I was being pedantic, saddle setback (saddle back by up to 2.5mm) OR cleat position (cleats back by up to 2.5mm) may be appropriate. That will maintain the same amount of knee flexion in the 3 o'clock position during the power phase of the pedal stroke. I wouldn't bother unless you feel that you are tipping forward when pedalling with the shorter cranks. At the 9 o'clock position during the pedal stroke there will be less knee flexion with the above changes, but being a lightly loaded phase of the pedal stroke you might not even notice.
I'm not sitting properly on the bike.
Good evening. I have a Trek road bike domane aluminum frame size 56. I am 1.81 cm tall. I wear handlebar extension 100°. I am facing a problem, I have tense arms and my shoulders are shaking and my hands are numb. I have tried everything to turn the handlebars down or up. to raise or lower the handles. also if I move the saddle too far back my arms tense. if I move it forward I think my legs are not working properly. They told me to put a 90° extension and fix the saddle and it will fix the problem.
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As Gary suggested, it would be very useful if you could video yourself riding, especially from both sides. Saddle height may be something that needs to be adjusted. What length are the cranks? the length will be stamped on the inside of the crank arm. A photo of your shoes showing the cleats from multiple angles would be useful as well.
Pedals
Hi I'm trying to find some power pedals (still) with a wider q factor most are 53 favero do 54 but was wondering if they still work with 2 washers in? If favero do the pro 2 with longer axle I've missed them. And thanks for setting this up Dan we may get answers instead of opinions like other places give.
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@Pete Smith I've used the Favero Assioma Duo Shi for about three years and love them. Unfortunately, I don't think Favero make them anymore. They have since released the Assioma Pro RS, which comes complete with SPD SL compatible pedal, but only in a normal SDP SL 53mm axle length. I bought the Duo Shi because I wanted both a pedal-based power meter and a wider stance width so it was the perfect solution. These days you'd need to use cleat extender plates like those from FORM Bikefitting to get 10mm of lateral adjustment. Plus or minus whatever lateral adjustment you can get out of moving the cleat. As far as I am aware, you can't use washers between the crank arm and power pedal to increase stance width as it will affect the accuracy of the strain gauge. It will be calibrated to a predetermined amount of flex in the pedal axle and wouldn't account for the small amount of movement that may occur with a washers.
🎤 Bike Fitter Q&A heads-up
At the end of the free Bike Fit Masterclass on Friday 6th Feb at 4pm, I’ll be opening things up for a live Q&A. If you’ve got questions about bike fit or anything related to the session, stick around at the end and bring them with you. No prep needed - just come along and ask 👍 See you there!
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I'd love to attend, but that's 1am for me in Australia. If there's ever a variation in time I'll try to make it.
Seat Angle
On a recent ride I was getting some pain in my inner thoigh after about an hour. I noted that my saddle had moved on my wattbike and was titlted back. After doing some searching online for 'what is the correct sadlle angle, I noted lots of people talking about saddles angled forward a little rather than level. I've tried this and set mine at 1.8 degree angle downwards at the front and have to say it does feel much more natural for me. Before i had set it to level. What are peoples thoughts on this and whats your own experience?
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@Andrew Hughes "level" is different for many saddles and depends on the saddle shape front to rear. So the model of saddle and how you measure saddle tilt will determine what "level" looks like. How much, if any, saddle tilt (nose up or down) you might prefer can be influenced by how much you rotate your pelvis on the saddle. Generally, a more aggressive riding position with a lot of saddle to bar drop will require more anterior (forward) rotation of the pelvis. This may, depending on saddle shape, require a more nose down setting than a less aggressive riding position. SQlab and ISM saddles, for example, tell you on the packaging what "level" looks like. Some manufacturers have really good info on their websites for setting saddle angle. How did you measure the angle on your saddle and what brand and model is it?
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Jason Hurst
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Owner and bike fitter at The Bike Fitter on the Gold Coast, Australia

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