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Would fore aft of the saddle cause calf pain? I changed saddle and took everything into consideration where measuring where the new saddle should go. Height was exactly the same. First ride out, calf pain. Never experienced it before would moving the saddle forward a little make sense? (Toes we're pointed down a little as well). Thank you.

Very Helpful. Thanks Kevin.

Do I need to concern myself with handlebar height in relation to the saddle height - or just saddle height?

Fantastic advise Kevin! Thank you

I ride bicycle all my life but now on a third day as a bike courier this Achilles tendon is just swollen,actually I felt it already on a second day. I understand that this probably also could be because of higher seat. This is a cargo bike with a battery,position is almost like on a city bike. I don’t understand why this happened because that seat position was right on time as i feel my height… now i woke up ,and when i move my feet ap and down and I touch that Achilles tendon,it vibrates and feel like a old furniture 😁 …. Now is painful walking outside in my regular shoes….

Hey Kevin- my inner thigh has started to hurt after road cycling - any suggestions

Thank you so much, this helped me a lot.

Not using clipped in shoes also made me get plantar fasciitis in one foot. Too much strain was put on my calf and Achilles tendon, to the point the tendon ripped! Now I will only spin with cleats.

Very helpful. My question: when I lower the saddle , I'll be riding with lower legs slightly bent back on the downstroke, rather than having lower legs straight, with 90 degree angle at knee. Is this going to be an issue?

Optimal position, says who? Where's the science behind this claim?

Is there a relationship between saddle height pelvic tilt or hip hingeing or just getting on top of the saddle so to speak? Have noticed a significant difference in ability to get over the saddle when I dropped the saddle by 2cm from where pbh would put it

Yo.... So I do sit upright on my Electra Townie... And I like the posture on the wrists and the arms but I see the trade 0ff. I'm in the process of shopping for new seats. I have 4 in my cart on prime. I should probably just buy all four and return three??? If one of those is it ??

What’s the background music at 1:12 ?

Not sure if you'll see this question but will ask anyway. I have adjusted my indoor bike to the most comfortable position but I still get pain in one of my left leg quad muscles. It's either the satorius or rectus femoris muscle, not sure which. What cleat adjustment would help with that issue, if any?

How do you treat the soreness once you get it?

Great video, as always thanks for the kind helpful tips 👍🇺🇸🚴

Great video, Back to the basics 👍🚴

Hi, thanks for nice video, actually 4 years back I had some problems with Achile Tendon because I was peddling pointing my toe down, the very likely I did shift in the other extremity pointing too much the hill down. I did feel all the time after the rides like the bottom of the tendon where is attaching to the bone of the hill being a bit stiff and brittle… recently I did snapped the right achile on the external side of the leg, the damage being only 10-25%. I did wear a boot and crouches for about 5 weeks, tomorrow will be lying first day without the boot and maybe in a week time I’ll start the physio too. What will you recommend in terms of cycling or if you have a specific recommendation etc. Many thanks for your support here.

I have terrible coccyx pain while riding my e-bike with trying many different seats and need some help! I used to ride a road bike without any problems but now have an e-bike and love love love riding but it starts hurting badly at about mile 5. I want to ride daily and long distances. Any chance you could do a fitting or something for me for help. I live in Portland as well. I now am using a $250 seat and it has helped some but NiOT enough. Please any help would be fantastic!

My achilles, and just below the back of my left foot has been sore and aching for over 4 months now.. it feels like its not getting better. I have some new shoes coming soon. And appreciate hearing your advice. I just want it back to normal..

Will a rider with PERFECT fit and PERFECT technique still experience bouncing at a certain RPM and, roughly, what RPM range would that be?

Nice. Good clear communication.

Can a person cycle if having tendonitis?

I was having pain on the outside of my knee. Your advice worked 100% for me. I tried lowering saddle first but no change, then moving my cleat inwards that outside knee pain is completely gone. Great info thanks.

non-bs, just telling what it is. thank you

thanks for easy explanation

What causes my issue - With my left leg only, I notice my heel shooting outwards during the power portion / bottom of the pedal stroke? No leg length discrep. I have tried in shoe wedges and arch support to no avail. Most of the time my left cleat is pushed against the outer cleat-out limit.

This is happening for me. I have long legs, so my seat is pretty high. I feel like if I lower it, I would sit even more upright. But maybe I'll try it and see how it works out. Thx for the video!

Love it! The next thing I'll do will be to try what you suggested. Hope it works

Thanks for the informative video. I started having hamstring pain after getting a bike fit, and now wonder if my saddle is set too high. You mention back of the knee, but my pain is where the hamstring connects to the sit bone. Is that indicative of a saddle being too high, or is the pain typically lower down the hamstring?

Great news ❤

So I did a thing 😮. many years ago I had you set me up for a bike fit. You’ve actually done several bikes for me. ❤you got me dialed in perfect 🏆 you recommended things like shorter cranks, speed play zero clipless pedals .etc.over the years. I would duplicate the set up on other bikes with success ❤. So over the winter I got bored and built two mid drive powered E bikes.. one road and one mountain. they have long cranks 175,I run 165,and about the Q factor it’s about 2”inches wider than I normally run.😳.but I thought me being a smart guy and that It’s a E-bike. I won’t be pushing that hard so it shouldn’t matter. Guess what!! these bikes give me pain😢. things like plantar fasciitis, calf tightness, knee pain etc.. I may be able to order shorter cranks, but I can’t change the Q factor. I’m in a hell of a pickle.. i’ve tested a few days on myself riding these bikes, resting a couple of days and then riding my properly equip (Fit) bikes with-successfully good rides with No pain or discomfort ❤.

Would love to watch a video about saddle being too low!

Many years ago a bike fitter recommended that I use 165 cranks and speedplay zero pedals to overcome knee pain.And it worked ❤. On years later I’m always messing around building new bikes. Which always seem to be equipped with longer cranks. And I start to have issues. Thanks for reminding us of the importance of Bike Fit❤.So what I hear you saying is that it’s time for a New Bike ❤😂. Dreaming ❤. Lol. Thank Kevin 🚴

❤Great information, thanks Kevin.

Great video Kevin, I always enjoy watching your videos. I’m always changing or building new bikes, watching your videos reminds me of the Basics in Bikefit 💪.. And I ironically have been working on some saddle issues 👍, so I really appreciate your input .

so helpful , thank you .

Hi Kevin, great videos. I love how you get right to the point on your topics with clear understanding .I’ve looked through your videos. I don’t see a video on the specific reasoning We use specific Bicycle shoes as opposed to regular shoes. I’d like to see you share the importance of specific bicycle shoes, to resist foot injury,I went mountain biking with regular hiking boots on flat pedals and flared up plantar fasciitis injury. of course this was not a casual ride ,now I’m sharing with friends the importance of specific Bicycle shoes.

I thought bouncing on the saddle means your saddle is too low?

Great video thank you for the tips,.Good picture. And I agree with you. I own multiple bikes,and I love to ride them all,. Where I can run into trouble as for injury is I have a tendency to over do it, and not allowing my body to get used to new setup, or just simply over done it.

Fantastic cinematography! :)

Thank you sir 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Thank you sir 😊

great points. most people said that we shouldnt use underware and just the bib shorts. is this really a thing that can cause also pain?

Awesome, I was going to purchase another seat, I’m glad I found your video! In a few days I will put your information to work! I kinda thought it was my body position and didn’t know how to fix that until your informative video.

Kevin, If I may, you should rotate your iPhone in landscape mode. That would make the video less amateur, especially considering the quality and clarity of your content, it deserves it. Maybe even put it in "cinematic" mode so the background will be blurred, and you'll instantly have a pro enough effect for all your videos. That is my humble tip as a thank you for all the tips you gave me. Thank you so much.

Brilliant. Wish I was in Portland!

Kevin, your channel is gold. I don't know why it is not more famous. It brings so much clarity to all these mystery mechanics, angles and numbers. You're awesome.

I'm a visual learner and i've watched so many videos trying to understand how to set up my cleats, the way you demonstrated with the foot skeleton and pedal I GET IT NOW thank you!

Thanks for the video! With flared road bike bars, do you measure to the hoods, the maximum flare, or in the middle?