Category: Bike Fit and Sizing
-
Women’s-Specific vs Unisex Bike Frames: What Differs
Most big brands dropped women’s frames and kept women’s parts. What actually differs, the one thing you cannot swap, and how to decide without the label.
-
Is a Professional Bike Fit Worth It on a Budget Bike?
Every page answering this sells fits or bikes. Here are the free adjustments to try first, what a fit certificate really is, and when paying makes sense.
-
Sit-Bone Ache vs Cycling Saddle Numbness: Which Is Which
An ache under the sit bones and numbness in the groin are two different signals. What the research says each one is, and why duration matters more than pressure.
-
Why Does My Bike Seat Hurt? Free Fixes to Try First
Most early saddle pain is not the saddle. The free setup fixes in order, why more padding backfires, and the one symptom that means see a doctor.
-
The Standover Test: The One-Minute Bike Sizing Check
Straddle the bike and lift it. What standover clearance catches, what a sloping top tube hides, and the figures REI publishes for road and mountain bikes.
-
Between Two Bike Sizes: Which Way to Go, and Why
Sizing up is not a universal rule. Which way you go between two bike sizes depends on the bike type and on four things a size chart cannot see.
-
Bike Size Chart: How to Find Your Size
Height and inseam point to a frame size, but standover clearance and a test ride confirm the fit. Charts for road, mountain, hybrid and kids.