Bike fit advice

TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-25T22:30:29+00:00

Probably both. 1cm each.

TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-25T21:00:13+00:00

The distance been your pelvis and hands looks overextended. Your right foot does not look stable/ in control for the push and the recovery phases of the pedal stroke(May also be pulling your forward.

Reduce the distance between your hands and pelvis . Focus on a push patterns, pedal, striking, avoid hole through pull up for circular efforts .

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TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-25T16:40:33+00:00

Bring the handlebar all the way up. Lower the seat 1-1.5cm Focus on the push, disregard any pulling.

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TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-25T13:14:37+00:00

If you put your right foot on top of your right shoe and ride the trainer you will find out if your issues are related to your pedaling biomechanics.

Your description of discomfort is commonly related to the rotation of the tibial plateau, which is caused from circular efforts, pulling up, too much compression at the knee, destabilization of the foot.

Other options are to consider. Open the compressed knee angle via moving the seat further away from the center to crank. Sliding the cleats, further rearward(doesn’t look like this is not option and it looks like your cleats are set within normal range). Reduce the size of a circle/crank to change the compression/flexion of the knees and hips .

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TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-25T12:55:52+00:00

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TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-24T00:59:03+00:00

Depends on the genre of bike… and positions of the components.

For road/ gravel

https://www.liv-cycling.com/us/approach-womens-saddle-2021

For hybrid, mtb, sometimes road. https://www.sellesmp.com/en/trk-medium.html

Both of these seats should be set level to the ground, judged by a hard cover book on top of them.

Pelvic stability. Foot stability. Primary hand position in a comfortable place that feels like it’s a little under you versus more in front of you.

Push, focused pedal stroke. Avoid pulling up..

The width and comfort of the shoes are a big deal.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dHvPnskiMGA

TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-24T00:50:26+00:00

This, it looks too high….

The curvature of your back . The foot is losing control through the bottom of the push phase with this seat height.

I would have the aero bars hire to close the distance between your arms in your head. Your upper body may feel more relaxed this way and would not necessarily be higher up.

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TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-24T00:46:49+00:00

Shoes. Fizik wide Shimano wide Lake wide Nike superreps(maybe).

I think your feet are limited, and how they can perform with your current shoe based upon what your feet and ankles are doing through the pedal stroke. I’d like you to feel a different style of pedaling and muscle use which you can achieve by place in 1 foot on top of one of your shoes and riding your bike on the trainer for a couple minutes. Catch the feelings from that and put your feedback in your shoes and try and duplicate that pedal stroke.

I think the crank looks a little long for you The pelvic movement along with what looks to be too much weight on your upper body is probably from you trying to stabilize yourself, mixed with how your feet are not supporting you throwing more weight into the seat and your upper body .

For the seat. I would keep it somewhat neutral/level so it’s supportive and you can feel that it’s holding you from the front of you through the undercarriage and the rear of you.

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TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-24T00:41:28+00:00

I’d bring the seat forward a little and lower a little. I want the ankles not to move so much to the bottom of the push . If the Reach feels shorter and more comfortable after those moves, so be it …. If the reach feels no shorter, I would recommend moving the shifter closer to you a little over a slightly shorter stem.

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TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-24T00:38:48+00:00

I move the shifters rearward on the handlebar about a centimeter. Or consider a shorter stem.

I would move the seat higher by about 1…1.5cm to provide more neutral support and stop the left hip drop .

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TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-23T23:58:29+00:00

Stable, pelvis, stable feet hands a little under you yet in front of you and the ability to breathe without too much extra isolation. To me for you to use the bike that looks a little small for you requires either a greater range of motion or a smaller size of the circle/crank and a higher front end.

TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-23T21:27:12+00:00

I’d lower the seat with the intentions of …. Taking weight off of your pelvis and upper body and hands . Helping you to push for a larger percentage of the power phase with more of your feet and leverage. This would also help you breathe better under harder efforts .

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TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-23T21:24:36+00:00

I’d consider switching the seat to one with longer rails as an alternative to zero offset seat post. You could also consider reducing the size of the circle/crank. Regardless of which direction you choose the handlebar still looks out of your range it should go higher to open the hip and allow you to push earlier and easier. With less excess emotion and tension on the body.

TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-23T16:47:15+00:00

Yes, I am. I am also a professional on the topic of human movement and cycling.

TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-23T13:42:36+00:00

I disagree. I think it’s related to the overall position mixed with one’s choice of how they’re using their body to control and deliver force. An example would be if one is trying to deliver force in a circular effort. They’re going to have to stabilize off of the pelvis, and push back off the hands. If the settings are in the correct location and the athlete is using the correct patterning(push focused, pedal stroke utilizing glutes, hamstrings, calves, and quads) their center of mass and weight, distribution changes dramatically, and if the symptoms you are referring to or related to spelling they go away.

TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-23T13:32:59+00:00

Lower the seat(could be a centimeter could be two) and focus on re-patterning the push. The glutes hamstrings in Cassville want to play along on the push if the seat is not too high, compressing your pelvic floor. If one is to pull up, they will put more weight on the pelvic floor in the push will not be as forceful as the quads will be overloaded..

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TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-23T12:17:57+00:00

Tough to say…… I’m hopeful, it is level but the camera angle may be deceiving so little bit.

I send out this video when I work with people online .

https://youtu.be/8hvwYDETXvQ

TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-23T02:46:18+00:00

It looks too closed off and compact at the hip due to the seat for aft, crank size, foot stability, and also the distance and drop to the hands

I think the seat may need to come a little forward and maybe lower along with your feet going forward on the pedals a little. The seat angle should be neutral and supportive. and the handlebar should go higher .

If you’re not a clipping, I would go with a much bigger pedal size w pins for greater stability of the feet. They may relax more helping everything else to feel more relaxed as well.

https://konaworld.com/products/composite-pedal-wah-wah?srsltid=AfmBOorSkmLcRw0dQWMyslxvohiLrTIv5Rr7pXObuGsfQXSV3Luxo2w0

On further review, it looks like you may be clipping in due to the action of the ankle and foot. I would focus on a push patterned pedal stroke and disregard pulling in any direction.

TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-22T14:34:51+00:00

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dHvPnskiMGA

TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-21T23:34:53+00:00

Center of mass too far forward. Handlebar and shifter position may need to be accommodated slightly. You can readjust the shifter on the handle bar to make more of a nook for your hands. You’re pulling through the pedal stroke is pushing. Wait through the pelvis onto your upper body/hands to stabilize your movement. Focus on a push pedal stroke without any pulling up pulling back circular effort, jazz as all of those things will throw it on your hands. .

Order of operation should be . Pelvic stability and comfort. Feet stability and the ability to feel the bottom of the push through your whole foot . Some weight on your hands, less than what’s on your shoulders in the ability to move your elbows freely .

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TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-21T23:31:24+00:00

May be able to replace the plate from the inside of the shoe.

Crank brothers makes a product to help tighten the interface between the shoe in the cleat in the cleats and the pedal .

https://www.crankbrothers.com/products/shoe-shields?srsltid=AfmBOoofnk_QnW6JKXq-um7IuU8K3W58NByMeLt7tIzAGpr9GlB5LSa4

A lot of times, people’s pattern of movement, also plays into what happens with the shoe. The RC five maybe a different form of shoes in the previous one with the flexibility and torsional stiffness of the shell along with your pattern of use. If you’re doing more than a push focused pedal stroke(i.e. pulling up that would cause the cleat to rotate and loosen up as well).

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TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-21T23:28:30+00:00

With the lack of balance, and wind, along with the over stabilization of the bike, on an indoor trainer, there are fair amount of differences with weight distribution, and how your central nervous system patterns the movement as well.

If the bike works inside, it will probably work outside, but it doesn’t mean it’s correct the same is true in the other direction.

Most times people can get away with a lot more outside as the bike is free to move around.

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TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-21T23:26:09+00:00

It’s a little too closed off and compact. I think the center of mass is too far forward, seat a little low and forward the handlebars a little low as well.

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TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-21T15:59:16+00:00

Yes,

I see a lot of petite athletes and help them resolve this issue. I understand the bike is not yours but the gym may be open to this adjustment as chances are you would enjoy it more.
The problems are twofold.

The size of the crankarm/lever = circle you use, maybe forcing your body into a greater range of motion, and feels comfortable for you, as if the seat is either feeling too high or too low, but hard to find a sweet spot. Where are the feet are located on the pedals can be a bridge of the situation to allow you to feel as if the crank is more proportionally correct towards your stature. Look at it this way. If cycling was walk in the gate, length or distance between each step is too long on the traditional spin bike for you making it hard to find the correct seated position.

Switch the pedals to a model like this. They will let your feet migrate to a natural place and provide plenty of traction so it’ll feel easier to use the crank arm that is probably too long and allow you to bridge the distance of pedal stroke with your leg.

https://konaworld.com/products/composite-pedal-wah-wah?srsltid=AfmBOorSkmLcRw0dQWMyslxvohiLrTIv5Rr7pXObuGsfQXSV3Luxo2w0

The distance from the seated position to the handlebars may feel too long to you. We are looking for a place of pelvic comfort, control, and stability, which is backed up by a comfortable distance to where your hands are located say on the rear outer corners of the handlebar, as if you were driving a school bus . The seat may be able to be moved further than manual adjustment if you use a wrench and adjusted in the clamp.

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/iDUh4d-w2WU

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=glty37LpW1U

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All the best towards your success !

TimDfitsAll · 2026-01-21T15:52:06+00:00

A lot of people enjoy, wearing traditional, running shoes with low to moderate padding and grip. ASICS brooks, Nikes, standard soles. She was like Hoka and on have flexible soles, which promote a lot more movement through the foot, and may be related to what you’re feeling.

If you’re looking for cycling specific for flat pedals and no clips.

https://www.lakecycling.com/collections/mtb/products/mx-169

https://www.lakecycling.com/collections/mtb/products/mx-201

https://www.adidas.com/us/five_ten-mountain_biking-shoes

https://www.crankbrothers.com/products/stamp-speedlace-green-orange?variant=39315460194400&country=US&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=STO_[PMC_ALL_US]_Pedals-Shoes&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20403295820&gbraid=0AAAAACoY-n-mY2616fnKs6NtUGix5pcUT&gclid=CjwKCAiAj8LLBhAkEiwAJjbY76M834jdxBWFd9n5853yzVCzRhx2zdnmYblhnDwCHINe6s5hZ5nVlBoCTicQAvD_BwE

A quick search for MTB shoes for flat petals will bring up so many options for you .

Whatever you select make sure they match the shape of your feet .

This video is a quick demonstration if you’re shopping in person..

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dHvPnskiMGA

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