Cadence's unparalleled coaching staff provides the best fit, period. Our coaches work intimately with the world's top ergonomists, physiologists, and riders to constantly refine and improve our fit methodology. Cadence has provided fitting consultations with such teams as Discovery, CSC, Sierra Nevada/Kodak, Rite-Aid, Quark, Colavita-Sutter Home, Navigators, Priority Health, Cannondale / Bear Naked Pro Mountain Bike Team, the National U23 Triathlon Team, and the United States Marine Corps' All-Marine Triathlon Team.
Experience Greater Power, Efficiency, Comfort, and Safety with Cadence's Biomechanical Services
At Cadence we are fanatically passionate and detail driven when it comes to bike fitting. And while we believe that we have the finest fit methodology in the industry we still do extensive research to constantly refine our processes and increase our knowledge and understanding. Our research and our close alliances with many of the world’s leading experts in sports physiology and sports medicine give us a deep appreciation for human physiology, ergonomics, and biomechanics. This understanding, coupled with the real-world experience of our coaching staff, makes us uniquely qualified to provide a superior fit that virtually guarantees optimized comfort, sustainable power output and efficiency, injury prevention, aerodynamics, improved bike handling, and safety.
To ensure quality and cutting edge refinements we consult regularly with Cadence’s Scientific Advisory Committee. This committee is comprised of the world’s leading experts in physiology, biomechanics, ergonomics, sports medicine, and chiropractics. There is no other cycling or multisport facility in the world that demands such a comprehensive process to guarantee the knowledge and expertise of its fit experts, and hence the satisfaction of its clients.
At Cadence, we don't rely on industry templates or codified fit systems. All too often these tools are either sales devices used to steer a purchase towards a certain brand, or they are based on someone's personal preferences and assumptions on how every rider should be fit. Additionally, these tools fail to take into consideration the biomechanical and fundamentally nonlinear nature of the human locomotion. Because the vast complexity of the human body cannot be charted in purely mechanical or linear fashion, any fit system that attempts to position a rider using a grid or algorithmic system cannot do justice to the requirements of human physiology.
Additionally, at Cadence we don't look to think of our fit process as "corrective." The job of a bike fitter is not to correct a rider's physiological discrepancies. It is well proven that bodies naturally adapt to their many assymetrical features and to "correct" these features would in fact create other problems. At Cadence, we view the bike fit as a fundamental and wholly individualized process designed entirely with optimized performance, efficiency, and injury prevention in mind.
At Cadence we also view the bike fit as a dynamic event. From year to year, or even throughout the season, your fit may need to be refined. Weight loss, increased flexibility, increased experience, injuries, aging, and changes in your riding habits are all variables which must be taken into consideration during the fit process. To accommodate for this we offer one gratis fit follow up within the first year after your retro or new bike fit at Cadence.
Cadence's meticulous fits take anywhere from 1.5 hours to over 3 hours. Please call ahead to schedule your appointment: 215-508-4300, or toll free at, 1-8-PRO-CADENCE. Upon booking your fit session, we will take a 50% refundable deposit. If, however, you fail to appear for your scheduled fit without 24 hours' prior notice, your deposit will not be refunded.
Pedaling and Cadence Analysis
Recent studies in biomechanics, physiology, and ergonomics have focused on individual athletes’ locomotive tendencies. Through this greater understanding of human physiology—viewing it as a complex dynamic system and not a simple gear and pulley mechanical machine—scientists have contributed enormously to the coach’s ability to improve athletic performance.
Armed with a constant supply of recent research our coaching staff (among whom we boast three with Masters Degrees in excercise physiology) can apply the most up-to-date principles to improve your performance. Focusing on the primary interface between the human and the bike, namely, the pedal, our coaching staff can drastically improve your power output and efficiency. With the aid of computerized pedal analysis our coaches focus on specific tendencies each individual athlete has while pedaling. Cadence coaches are trained to see strengths and weaknesses in your pedaling efficiency, and then improve your weakness, correct your deficiencies, and enhance your strengths. The end goal is even and consistent power distribution throughout the pedal stroke and the elimination of “dead spots” which translate to momentary losses of power. Understanding your pedaling habits enables our coaches to structure technique drills for you to perform so that you can more effectively transfer power from your legs, to your pedals, to your rear wheel.
Scheduling a Retro-Fit or Time Trial/Triathlon Positioning
To schedule a fit in one of our Cycling & Multisport Centers, just call us in Philadelphia at 215-508-4300 or in New York at 212-226-4400 (alternatively, call toll free at 1-8-PRO-CADENCE). We will set aside a minimum of 2 hours to evaluate your needs and positioning (often times a TT/tri fit will take in excess of 3 hours). Our coaches average more than 450 fits per year: the referals and testimonials attest to the quality, diligence and concern we invest in each fit.
To request more information about Cadence's fit and our methodology, or to schedule a fitting session, please do not hesitate to contact Colin Sandberg in Philadelphia at csandberg@cadencecycling.com or Chad Butts in New York at cbutts@cadencecycling.com