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Tim Dougherty

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Independent Bike Fitter in Nj and worldwide. Taking appointments!!! DM for IN PERSON BOOKING online= https://www.virtualbikefitting.com/book

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Notice how the seat angle is slightly tilted 👃 ⬆️. For @onepeloton users, this is an important but commonly missed adjustment. The inability to coast/freewheel matched with the momentum of the weighted flywheel pulls the user forward as they ride and puts undo stress and tension on the upper body along with limiting the activation of the glutes, hamstrings and calves. The goal of a stable pelvis, stable feet and the hands reinforcing the pelvis and feet through proper adjustments. Make a world of difference for comfort, safety, and performance. Let’s maximize your time on the bike….. by @fitfirstsolutions

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A professional bike fit enhances your respiratory capacity on the bike in a few key ways:

✅Opens the Chest Cavity:
If your handlebar reach is too short or your front end is too low, you risk hunching your shoulders and compressing your rib cage.

Raising the bars or extending your reach relieves this pressure, allowing your lungs to fully expand.

✅Maximizes Core Engagement:
Proper saddle height and setback stabilize your pelvis.

This stable base allows your core to relax enough to execute deep belly breathing instead of shallow chest breathing.

✅Reduces Oxygen Demand: When your body is aligned, you waste less energy stabilizing yourself.

This lowers overall heart rate and the ventilatory effort required to sustain your pace.

I strongly recommend setting up a consult with Tim from @fitfirstsolutions

Tim has decades of experience and thousands of detailed bike fits.

#bikefitting #vo2max #DiaphragmaticBreathing #corestability by @fitfirstsolutions

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If I knew this at the start of my bike fit journey then I would have been able to achieve a much higher standard of result much earlier on in my career - the waist of your saddle is the real estate - the bit you actually sit on, my friend @fitfirstsolutions taught me a thing or two about saddles by @fitfirstsolutions

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With all of your power being transferred from body to bike through the feet…….
Let’s unlock greater comfort performance, and functional symmetry through giving your feet what they deserve. Custom cycling insoles. by @fitfirstsolutions

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Get more out of your cycling shoe when you put it on by @fitfirstsolutions

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For a limited time….. by @fitfirstsolutions

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The big picture is the most important - comment fit with work with us on your peloton bike by @fitfirstsolutions

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