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Measuring conventions

In this continuation of our series on tri bike fit, we tell you what we mean by terms like "seat angle" and "hip angle," that is, what landmarks we measure to, and why we choose them.

Seat height

This is article number five out of eleven describing our F.I.S.T. Tri bike fit process.

Armrest drop

This article exists as part of a series of eleven on tri bike fit, and describes the proper armrest drop for a triathlete; how to measure it; how to determine it.

Hip angle

This description of how to determine the proper tri bike riding hip angle is part of a process in which we describe the F.I.S.T. tri bike fitting process.

Proprietary rubber in today’s tri wetsuits

There are several companies that say they have rubber nobody else has. Let's take a look at those claims, and the rubber they're using, and see what we can glean about the state of materials in the wetsuits we use today.

Yet more wheel size debates

After two decades of heated declarations and ill-informed pronouncements, there remains not one shred of evidence suggesting one of these wheel sizes is inherently superior to the other. And yet...