Journal Riders Blog

 Cycling is a sport that offers countless physical and mental benefits. Whether you're a beginner cyclist looking to improve your fitness or an experienced athlete aiming to achieve new milestones, having a proper bike fit is essential for maximizing performance and preventing injuries. Traditionally, bike fitting required in-person sessions with a professional fitter, but thanks to advancements in technology, virtual bike fit has emerged as an innovative and convenient solution. In this article, we'll explore the concept of virtual bike fit or Online bike fit and how it has revolutionized the world of online coaching. Virtual bike fit brings the expertise of professional bike fitters directly to your home, eliminating the need for physical appointments. Through video conferencing tools and state-of-the-art software, certified bike fitters can accurately assess your bike setup and make real-time adjustments, all while providing guidance and feedback remotely. This approach has...

 I honestly would’ve expected to not have to write about this by this point in 2022, and I bet you thought you wouldn’t still be hearing suggestions like this. Surely, by now, this ridiculous pandemic would have been dealt with, as some level of normalcy could be achieved, although the permanence of obsolescence of brick-and-mortar is still something of merit to discuss. However, it is still not safe, and we probably won’t be completely over this crap for a few more years of for being honest. This however does not mean that people can’t continue to live healthy, fit lives and enjoy nature. As a matter of fact, aside from gyms, getting out and exercising is still very safe when you avoid crowded areas. Nature is not a place where you are likely to contract something like the current illness, and a healthy lifestyle will make you less of a risk, boosting your immune system and allowing you to more quickly get through the symptoms of Covid should you be unfortunate enough to contract...

 During this pandemic, we’ve had to move a lot of things they used to be up close and personal, to an online theater. Of course, this is been a natural part of progress for some time, but it was far more selective in what things were computerized, and the rate of progress was slow. There are those that are eager for everything to be more insular and online, and those whom do bemoan the loss of intimacy that comes with this. Those who were skeptical, however, the something like an online bike fit would even work, have been forced by natural pressure due to this pandemic, to discover that it can indeed be done, and done well. If you’re a cyclist, you may be in bad need of a bike fit, but are dubious about the idea of a virtual bike fit. Maybe you are not the most tech savvy person, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that, so it’s not in your nature to really imagine how something like this would be done over the intangible thing that is the Internet. Nonetheless, as a respon...