Bayou Bicycles

In this segment we're going to be talking about seat height, frame size, and handlebars. I'll turn it over to Robert. Okay, first of all let's talk about frame size. What size bike a particular rider has. Okay, so you have a couple things that come into play. One is one the length of the legs, the second is the length of the torso. So, the same riders that there are could, let'say for instance, this is a 54cm road bike. So, myself I could actually, I could ride a 52, I could ride a 56. Okay, so many things would have to come into play is out there. Let'say I'm long legged short torso. I'm going to have to concern myself with the top two length of the bike if I have a short torso. And there's not a lot of adjustments that can be made with the stem on a bike to accommodate a shorter torso. And so we look for specific experiences. So, major thing that again will come into play as far as So, again whether or not the commuter that's just riding from point A to point B and back to point Again, or that competitive or recreational fitness type rider, they're going to look at specific things. And then as far as So, let'say for instance that rider has some knee issues. Okay, so their saddle height is up there. We'll be raised or lowered and set there in accordance to what's going on with their specific bike. So, the key thing to remember always in bicycle fitting, it is always about the rider to where the points that they're weak want to take into account their physiology and things that they've experienced injury wise. So, raising lower in the saddle. One of the things that I encounter and I see a lot of too much is that there is actually both, is that where the saddle is too high for specific riders and then also sometimes where the saddle is too low. An easy way for riders and clients and individuals to just set everything to kind of a neutral starting point is by taking their pedals, rotate it down to where the pedal is in line with the C2 by the bike, and at that point in time place the heel of their foot on the pedal spindle. Okay, at that point in time when they're sitting on the saddle, they should have roughly a very straight leg. So, that now allows when you actually go back to where your pedaling point that their knee will be roughly right around 30 degrees. I mean, without a goniometer to measure all that, then we will specifically look at that's going to be a good neutral. Something simple and easy for anybody to do anywhere without having to have a full thorough fit. The next thing of course is handlebars height and position. So, again, that's going to be based off the experience the rider is after. If they're that competitive ranger, they of course want a little bit lower, more aggressive, a full arrow position to get them out of the wind where they can fight that wind a little bit more efficiently and make them a little bit more stronger. But again, too, this again is going to be based off of rider's physiology. So, if a rider has had back end trees, neck end trees, or really in the entries over the life, where the bars are positioned can be different. The great thing is now in the world of bikes that the stem angle bar positions can be manipulated and moved to many, many different positions to again accommodate the issues and injuries and help the riders achieve their goals whatever they might happen to be. And so, Randy, what was the. . . See, handlebars, seat height, and frame size. So, and frame size, again, can be many various things, but there's lots of information out and available. We're always around here to answer questions about frame sizing on particular bikes. The entire staff here at Body Bikes has been doing this for a long, long time. They can easily pretty much tell when the rider walks through the front door what size. Frame size, based off of just looking at it.