What hurts when you ride?
Almost all pain on the bike is a position that was never properly resolved, not an injury. Pick where it bothers you and we will tell you what usually causes it and what gets adjusted.
The seven most common complaints
Knee pain when you pedal
Knee pain on the bike is rarely an injury. It is almost always a position that has not been resolved. Where it hurts tells you what is…
See the page Area 02Neck pain and cervical tension on the bike
Neck pain on the bike appears when the bars sit so low, or so far away, that you have to hyperextend your neck to see the road. Holding…
See the page Area 03Lower back pain on the bike
Lower back pain on the bike usually comes from a pelvis that rocks too much on every stroke, most often because the saddle is too high. The…
See the page Area 04Numb hands and tingling on the bike
Your hands go numb on the bike when the weight of your torso rests on the bars and compresses the ulnar or the median nerve in the palm. If…
See the page Area 05Saddle pain and perineal pressure
Saddle pain appears when your weight lands on soft tissue instead of on your sit bones. The way to solve it is to measure where you really…
See the page Area 06Foot pain, hot foot and metatarsalgia on the bike
Burning under the forefoot and numb toes on the bike almost always come from the cleat: set too far forward, badly rotated, or without…
See the page Area 07Shoulder and trapezius tension on the bike
Your trapezius muscles load up on the bike when you ride with your shoulders hunched to hold a torso that is putting too much weight on the…
See the pageA bike fit is not a medical diagnosis. If the pain persists off the bike, or there is swelling, loss of strength or radiating pain, see a healthcare professional first.
The area on the diagram
Every complaint belongs to a part of the fit
Every point links to its own complaint
Measured, not guessed
Saddle height, setback and angle, reach and stack, cleat position and rotation. Each of those measurements shows up as a complaint somewhere on the body when it is wrong.
How the method worksNot sure which one is yours?
Describe it in your own words. We will tell you whether a fit resolves it before you book anything.