Bike Fitting
What is GURU bike fitting and what does it involve?
Bike fit is an incredibly important aspect of cycling. A poorly adjusted bike can lead to injuries and inefficiency, so having your bike set up for you is paramount. In recent years cycling has become increasingly popular, and you can now see cyclists, either in groups or on their own taking over British roads – you’ll no doubt be riding
The bucking bronco achieves fame
Still not sure what that bucking bronco in the shop is actually for? Well, while we’re not ones to blow our own
What makes a great bike fitter? With Dan Empfield
Here’s the first in a series of short videos we shot with Dan Empfield while he was over at Ten-Point teaching the first of many F.I.S.T. bike fitting workshops. In this video, we ask Dan, “What makes a great bike fitter?” As ever with Dan, his answer my surprise you… Question time with the bike fitting Guru – Dan Empfield at
The confusing world of bike sizing
When you go to buy a bike, you could be forgiven for thinking that bike manufacturers all size their bikes in a similar way and that as the size goes up, so the bike gets larger. Sadly, this couldn’t be further from the truth for many manufacturers. Historically, bikes were sized a bit like clothing – Small, Medium, Large and
Dan Empfield talks bike fitting training
Regular followers of the blog will know that Dan Empfield was at Ten-Point this week. On Monday and Tuesday he delivered his F.I.S.T. bike fitting course for the first time outside of the US. With 8 students on the course, we had a fantastic two days learning from the master. Dan was full of amazingly interesting insights, in-depth learning and
F.I.S.T. dealer fitting course with Dan Empfield at Ten-Point
We’re getting excited here at Ten-Point. Tomorrow Dan Empfield, the father of the F.I.S.T. protocol of bike fitting, arrives! He’s over for a few days to run a two-day course on F.I.S.T. bike fitting for some UK bike dealers who want to up skill their staff in the best bike fitting methods around. For those that have never heard of
Abbotts Ann Cycles in Hampshire becomes a Guru Bike Fitting Dealer
Ten-Point, GURUs European Training and Service Centre of Excellence has recently trained all the staff of Abbots Ann Cycles, located in Hampshire, in the use of the Guru Bike Fitting System and the Slowtwitch F.I.S.T Bike Fitting Protocol.
BikeBiz announces new European partnership between Ten-Point and GURU Bike Fitting System
If you’ve been into the shop recently you’ll have seen our new, awesome, incredible bike fitting machine – The Guru. It is taking pride of place in the shop because it is the future of bike fitting and we believe everyone should have the GURU Bike Fitting Experience. Our knowledge and experience of the F.I.S.T. fitting protocol developed by Dan Empfield
Guru Bike Fit System now used by Cannondale Pro cycling Team
Ten-Point, GURU Bike Fit System’s European Training and Service Centre of Excellence is pleased to announce that Guru is now working with the Cannondale Pro Cycling Team as an official performance partner – providing each rider with the ultimate fit system and industry-leading fit science to drive results in competition. See the video and listen to some of the riders
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Bike Fitting Par Excellence
What Winnie-the-Pooh knew about Cyclists
“If the person you are talking to doesn’t appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh Case Study 1 Comfortable 3000km riding time post- F.I.S.T. road bike fit ✔ New pedals researched, bought, attached to bike, cleats attached to shoes (all DIY because cyclist is
Your Saddle’s (way) Too Low!
Some road cyclists ‘get it’; some need some persuading before they ‘get it’; once they’ve ‘got it’ they pedal better and more easily and never go back … their initial problem being … ‘I want/need to be able to touch the ground without getting off my saddle’ The first time I heard this, I was somewhat taken aback. The 2nd
Handlebar Horrors
With 3 fits in quick succession where the same cause had led to sore backs, I need to share! With our work often retrospectively fitting cyclists who are uncomfortable, one could be forgiven for thinking that with so many cyclists arriving with sore backs, that cycling causes sore backs. But as statisticians already know correlation doesn’t imply causation Cycling per se can’t possibly cause back
Europe’s only Slowtwitch F.I.S.T. Expert Road & Tri bike-fitters
Bike-Fitting: What, Why, How, Where? A 3 minute video showing why we recommend the F.I.S.T. protocol of bike-fitting, where the cyclist is in the driving seat, rather than a set of pre-determined angles. Hopefully, this will dispel some of the current preconceptions regarding who bike-fitting is relevant for, and bring this useful service into mainstream bike purchasing, bike building and