Chris Balser's guest appearances

Chris Balser

Blast Beats & Bicycles

BikeFit PodCast

Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce

Greg Choat

Jerry Gerlich

James Wilson

Jim Martin

Jason Williams

Ross Tucker

Mike Salemi

Jonathan Vaughters

Nate Wilson

Jesse Moore

Travis Brown

John Murphy

Jess Elliott

Hunter Allen

Helen Hall

OwlTail

Cycling in Alignment Episode 50 is with Bike Fitter Chris Balser. Chris is known as the Bicycle Fit Guru, and he has earned this title over a long period of overturning all the stones in bike fitting technology. Chris has worked with Retul, saddle pressure mapping, and done extensive work with EMG in the context of bike fitting. We discuss the lessons he has learned and his current philosophies in how he approaches an athlete for the best outcome. He brings a lot of experience and understanding to this complex topic.  Chris Balser's Webesite: https://www.bicyclefitguru.com

Cycling in Alignment Episode 50 is with Bike Fitter Chris Balser. Chris is known as the Bicycle Fit Guru, and he has earned this title over a long period of overturning all the stones in bike fitting technology. Chris has worked with Retul, saddle pressure mapping, and done extensive work with EMG in the context of bike fitting. We discuss the lessons he has learned and his current philosophies in how he approaches an athlete for the best outcome. He brings a lot of experience and understanding to this complex topic.  Chris Balser's Webesite: <a href="https://www.bicyclefitguru.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bicyclefitguru.com</a>

50 Chris Balser: Technology in Bike Fit

Chris Balser, otherwise known as the bicycle fit guru, joined the podcast this week to discuss the ongoing debate on how to define the dynamic units pictured in most fitting images found on the web, social media or in shops around the world.  Chris is clearly a specialist on this because he already composed an article on his blog a few years ago titled, "Fit Bike? or Size Cycle?"   He conducted trials testing the fits between a fit bike and a trainer and measured client outcomes.  Through this podcast, Chris aims to answer the question of whether the dynamic fitting bikes on the market currently are better for actual bike fitting or does the true value reside in using it as a pre-bike purchase sizing mechanism.Interestingly enough, in Ep. 10 Chris goes well beyond the discussion of what it should be called and expertly explains his experience with bike fitting technology and it's the accuracy when fitting the unique human body to a bicycle.The podcast is broken down into 3 sections where Chris discusses the following:1.) The Accuracy of 3D analysis systems2.) Size Cycle or Fit Bike3.) The bike fitting placebo effectLearn More:https://blog.bikefit.com/podcastEpisode website:http://bit.ly/BFPodEp10About Chris Balser, the Bicycle Fit Guru:Chris Balser started his bike fitting journey in the late 80s by tinkering with the fit of kids he was coaching on the Pedro's New England Junior Mountain Biking Team.  After moving to Pittsburgh in the early 90s to pursue a doctoral degree in psychiatric and alcohol epidemiology, racing elite mountain bikes and opening his own bike shop, Steel Mill Cycles, Chris was dealing with chronic knee pain.  A specialist at the University of Pittsburgh diagnosed him with severe chrondomalica and informed him that he would never run or race again.Instead of quitting, Chris decided to utilize the University of Pittsburgh database to delve into the research of the body, his injury and began a lifelong learning process in becoming a great bike fitter.  In fact, Chris still researches the human condition regularly and is currently researching how a human functions more like a primate on the bike.  He utilized Fit Kit at his shop in Pittsburgh and eventually moved to Minneapolis where he started the fit program for Erik's Bike Shop.  After working there for about 10 years, Chris could not endorse the new program adopted by the shop and he left to create his independent fitting business Bicycle Fit Guru in 2008.  Chris went on to invest and study new technology in bike fitting.  He developed a 27-marker, 860-operator integrated 3d/ EMG program for cycling assessment protocol in 2012 and developed a biofeedback protocol to reduce counterproductive pedaling technique.  He also developed a symmetry protocol and a fit bike that would simulate "real world" conditions for BTS Bioengineering in Italy.   Chris's extensive research, consultation, and development of technology led him to discover that those tools of bike fitting do not render the accuracy required to match the individual unique human condition as well as the function of the body on a bike in "real world" conditions.Through this process, Chris also became a yoga instructor, continues to ride his bike, fits over 800 cyclists per year, fits cyclists from around the country to solve issues and spends time with his wife and two kids in Minnesota.  To learn more about Chris' bike fitting and life journey, see his personal bio.To learn more about Chris' bike fitting services or to contact him for a bike fitting, please see his website below:https://www.bicyclefitguru.com/

Chris Balser, otherwise known as the bicycle fit guru, joined the podcast this week to discuss the ongoing debate on how to define the dynamic units pictured in most fitting images found on the web, social media or in shops around the world.  Chris is clearly a specialist on this because he already composed an article on his blog a few years ago titled, "Fit Bike? or Size Cycle?"   He conducted trials testing the fits between a fit bike and a trainer and measured client outcomes.  Through this podcast, Chris aims to answer the question of whether the dynamic fitting bikes on the market currently are better for actual bike fitting or does the true value reside in using it as a pre-bike purchase sizing mechanism. Interestingly enough, in Ep. 10 Chris goes well beyond the discussion of what it should be called and expertly explains his experience with bike fitting technology and it's the accuracy when fitting the unique human body to a bicycle. The podcast is broken down into 3 sections where Chris discusses the following: 1.) The Accuracy of 3D analysis systems 2.) Size Cycle or Fit Bike 3.) The bike fitting placebo effect Learn More: <a href="https://blog.bikefit.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://blog.bikefit.com/podcast</a> Episode website: <a href="http://bit.ly/BFPodEp10" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/BFPodEp10</a> About Chris Balser, the Bicycle Fit Guru: Chris Balser started his bike fitting journey in the late 80s by tinkering with the fit of kids he was coaching on the Pedro's New England Junior Mountain Biking Team.  After moving to Pittsburgh in the early 90s to pursue a doctoral degree in psychiatric and alcohol epidemiology, racing elite mountain bikes and opening his own bike shop, Steel Mill Cycles, Chris was dealing with chronic knee pain.  A specialist at the University of Pittsburgh diagnosed him with severe chrondomalica and informed him that he would never run or race again. Instead of quitting, Chris decided to utilize the University of Pittsburgh database to delve into the research of the body, his injury and began a lifelong learning process in becoming a great bike fitter.  In fact, Chris still researches the human condition regularly and is currently researching how a human functions more like a primate on the bike.   He utilized Fit Kit at his shop in Pittsburgh and eventually moved to Minneapolis where he started the fit program for Erik's Bike Shop.  After working there for about 10 years, Chris could not endorse the new program adopted by the shop and he left to create his independent fitting business Bicycle Fit Guru in 2008.   Chris went on to invest and study new technology in bike fitting.  He developed a 27-marker, 860-operator integrated 3d/ EMG program for cycling assessment protocol in 2012 and developed a biofeedback protocol to reduce counterproductive pedaling technique.  He also developed a symmetry protocol and a fit bike that would simulate "real world" conditions for BTS Bioengineering in Italy.    Chris's extensive research, consultation, and development of technology led him to discover that those tools of bike fitting do not render the accuracy required to match the individual unique human condition as well as the function of the body on a bike in "real world" conditions. Through this process, Chris also became a yoga instructor, continues to ride his bike, fits over 800 cyclists per year, fits cyclists from around the country to solve issues and spends time with his wife and two kids in Minnesota.  To learn more about Chris' bike fitting and life journey, see his personal bio. To learn more about Chris' bike fitting services or to contact him for a bike fitting, please see his website below: <a href="https://www.bicyclefitguru.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bicyclefitguru.com/</a>

Ep. 10 Size Cycle or Fit Bike with Chris Balser

Chris Balser - the Bicycle Fit Guru - drops some bike fit science and name drops his daughter, Zoe.

Chris Balser - Bike Show 037 October 5, 2019