Pre-Bike Fit Process
The Interview
- Athletic History
- Medical History
- Course of treatment for current issues
- Goals – Physically & Competitively
- Current life of athlete (work and training)
The Explanation
- Explanation of fit being a personal experience
- You onto you within your personal abilities
- Building safe, balanced, and controllable machine under rider
- Spine Neutrality and its movement for/aft
- Proprioception
- Engagement of muscular system though entire kinetic chain
- Importance of stabilizers
- Importance of true core(proper exercises to reach these muscles)
- Functional Movement
Body Measurements
- Full measuring of body before bike introduced
- Head start on proper sizing for frame, components & geometry needs
- Component sizing dependent on rider, not machine
Testing & Assessments
- Full body muscular flexibility
- Muscular stabilizers and engagement
- Pelvic Obliquities addressed
- Natural walk and neutral foot
- Torsion (Femoral vs Tibial)
- Range of Motion
Fit
David Greenfield is certified with the following:
