Extra Bike-Fit Tips

How you ride has a lot to do with comfort, too. The number one problem for many cyclists is what I call the vulture riding position, because it resembles that animal’s posture. It’s what a cyclist looks like when he locks his elbows and raises his shoulders, a position even hard-core pedalers often develop. You’ll feel a lot better if you RELAX. Every few miles, shrug your shoulders and let them drop and keep those elbows bent.

Never raise any bike part too high because it can lead to failure and a crash. Parts are usually marked with limit lines that, when exposed, indicate that the part is too high. Heed these markings.

Once you’ve found the correct seat height, mark the seat post. Please do this before you travel. This way—if the post slips, or when you pack the bike for shipping—you’ll quickly be able to get it back in the right spot.

Likewise, measure from the top of the saddle to the center of the pedal axle (put the pedal at the bottom of its stroke, down around six o’clock) and memorize and jot down the number where you can find it. It’ll come in handy if you have to set up another bike, say a rental or borrowed one.

Early in the season you’re not as flexible and you’ll probably enjoy a higher handlebar position. As you ride more regularly, you’ll gain flexibility and may want to lower the bars to stretch out a bit more.

Women often require additional changes such as narrower handlebars, shorter stems and easier to operate brake levers.

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Biking Trails

Lee’s Ferry Dugway
Trail Location: Page (Lake Powell), AZ, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Moderate
10 miles

Monument Valley
Trail Location: Monument Valley, UT, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Easy
10 miles

Navajo Mountain
Trail Location: Page (Lake Powell), AZ, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Advanced
24 miles

Rainbow Trail
Trail Location: Page (Lake Powell), AZ, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Impossible!
48 miles

Paria Townsite
Trail Location: Page (Lake Powell), AZ, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Moderate
12 miles

House Rock Valley Road
Trail Location: Page (Grand Canyon/Lake Powell), AZ, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Moderate
36 miles

Long Valley Road
Trail Location: Page (Lake Powell), AZ, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Moderate
6 to 16 miles

Cottonwood Canyon
Trail Location: Church Wells, UT, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Moderate
54 miles

Whiterocks Rimrock
Trail Location: Church Wells, UT, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Advanced
4 to 20 miles

Paria View
Trail Location: Page/Big Water (Lake Powell), AZ/UT, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Moderate
25 miles

Grand Bench/Burning Hills/Kaiparowits Plateau
Trail Location: Lake Powell, AZ/UT, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Advanced
50+ miles

Romana Mesa
Trail Location: Page (Lake Powell), AZ, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Moderate
18 miles

Crosby Canyon/Kelly Grade/Smoky Hollow
Trail Location: Big Water, UT, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Advanced
26 to 36 miles

Colorado River Views
Trail Location: Page (Lake Powell), AZ, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Easy
7 miles

Page Loop Trail
Trail Location: Page (Lake Powell), AZ, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Moderate
10 miles

Fish Creek Falls
Trail Location: Steamboat Springs, CO, USA
For Mountain or Road Biking
Level: Moderate
8 miles

Long Lake
Trail Location: Steamboat Springs, CO, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Advanced
10 miles

The Cut
Trail Location: Page (Lake Powell), AZ, USA
For Road Biking
Level: Advanced
56 miles

Antelope Point
Trail Location: Page (Lake Powell), AZ, USA
For Road Biking
Level: Moderate
18 miles

Wahweap Loop
Trail Location: Page (Lake Powell), AZ, USA
For Road Biking
Level: Moderate
20 miles

Flat Pass
Trail Location: Moab, UT, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Moderate
14 miles

Arches by Moonlight
Trail Location: Arches National Park, UT, USA
For Mountain or Road Biking
Level: Moderate
25 miles

Moab Rocks
Trail Location: Moab, UT, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Advanced
25 miles

Hurrah Pass
Trail Location: Moab, UT, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Easy
26 miles

Mt. Werner (Steamboat Springs Ski Resort)
Trail Location: Steamboat Springs, CO, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Moderate
40 miles

Mount Evans Highway
Trail Location: Idaho Springs, CO, USA
For Road Biking
Level: Impossible!
32 miles

Mount Evans Highway (Downhill!)
Trail Location: Idaho Springs, CO, USA
For Road Biking
Level: Advanced
16 miles

Gemini Bridges
Trail Location: Moab, UT, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Easy
13.5 miles

Slickrock Trail
Trail Location: Moab, UT, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Advanced
9.6 miles

Slickrock Trail (Practice Loop)
Trail Location: Moab, UT, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Advanced
2.2 miles

Waterton Canyon (Colorado Trail)
Trail Location: Denver, CO, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Beginner
12.4 miles

Elroy/Sparta State Trail
Trail Location: Sparta, WI, USA
For Mountain or Road Biking
Level: Beginner
32 miles

mid fork kalispell pend orillie
Trail Location: power lake loop, WA, USA
For Mountain or Road Biking
Level: Moderate
10 miles

South Platte River Trail
Trail Location: Denver, CO, USA
For Mountain or Road Biking
Level: Moderate
46 miles

Daniels Park Road
Trail Location: Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
For Mountain Biking
Level: Moderate
14 miles

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