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Welcome to Passion Fitting

Providing individualised bike fits for any cyclist or triathlete
Located at Passion Fit Coaching

Why is a bike fit important?

A bike fit is the lowest cost and highest value investment you can make. Many of us put up with levels of discomfort (and reduced enjoyment) as a result of an improper bike fit.

Have you ever experienced numb hands, neck pain, sore shoulders or just not feeling at one with your bike?

Through a few adjustments, we could have those issues resolved…

During every bike fit at Passion Fitting, we will review the 5 key areas that are fundamental to an individualised bike fit and assess the balance and importance of these areas to you to ensure you have left the bike fit, with your key goals addressed.

Who is a bike fit for?

A bike fit is for anyone, who has a bike! It’s as simple as this… do not need to be a certain level, experience or have racing goals to feel the benefits that having a bike fit can bring.

What do we do in a bike fit?

We will use the Passion Fitting Radar to help you to find the balance between:

– Sustainability & Comfort

– Power & Efficiency

– Aerodynamics

– Handling

– Equipment & Optimisation

Everyone’s goals, experience level and physiology are unique, which is why the time is taken to understand you as an individual and what is truly important to you in the bike fit process.

“I had a bike fit with the lovely Lydia…”

BarryTriathlete

We will use the Passion Fitting Radar to help you to find the balance between:

  • Comfort/sustainability
  • Aerodynamics
  • Power/efficiency
  • Equipment and Optimisation
  • All of the fundamentals package PLUS:

  • Detailed pre-fit questionnaire and review

  • Full bike fit lasting 2 – 3 hours to review your position and make adjustments

  • Video analysis

  • Detailed component and equipment analysis
  • Written summary of bike fit (including precise before and after measurements)
  • Follow-up consultation after the bike has been road tested (phone/face-to-face)
  • Pre-bike fit questionnaire and review
  • Adjustment of saddle position and height
  • Bar/stem adjustment
  • Assessment of riding position
  • Cleat fitting + positioning
  • I take a look and carry out an initial analysis of your videos
  • We have a virtual face-to-face consultation (60 – 90 mins) to chat through your bike position and look to make a few changes virtually
  • Following this you will receive a full Coach’s Eye video analysis (with annotations and voiceover) and a summary document with any further recommendations
  • Happy to help/ answer any follow-up questions after this process

I had a bike fit with the lovely Lydia , I was made very welcome the whole experience was brilliant, the detail and care the was taken was second too none , I will always recommend passion fit

BarryVery Welcoming

Highly recommend to anyone.
Only regret is that I didn't do it sooner.
I second everything everyone else has already said, only thing I'd add is that I gained knowledge and left knowing my flaws on which to improve

Callum DurhamHighly recommend to everyone

Due to some issues with 'girlie comfort' on the bike, I decided to have a proper bike fit on the road bike that ive actually been riding for several years now. Lydia was amazing and knowledgeable. After a few minor tweeks to the stem height, saddle height and the gear/brake levers, it's like riding a new bike. That's before the newly recommended saddle is purchased and fitted. Loved being able to try different saddles out before buying. Would recommend a bike fit with Lydia to anyone

Julie FletcherRoad Bike Fit

Lydia was very knowledgeable, very enthusiastic, helpful and just an epic person to meet. The bike fit was very thorough, and she talked through all options in an easy to understand way.

ClaireFantastic experience with a knowledgeable lovely person

Lydia was interested in my aims and goals and very encouraging. The set up to my bike has made all the difference to my riding and I’m so glad I booked in with her.

Sally PowellBike Fit

About me

My Story

Started cycling in 2009, I bought my first road bike for £500, turned up to my first group ride (having gone and bought a cycling jersey that morning so I would ‘look like I knew what I was doing’) and my love from cycling has continued to grow from there.

I have continued to throw myself into finding more about bikes, trying MTB, track, time trial and road racing alongside building up my own bikes and getting stuck into the details about what components, bits of kit and equipment to buy and why.

In 2018 I decided to give triathlon a go and the challenge of Ironman really appealed to me as it was so outside my comfort zone but that really excited me. Naturally, I got more into the detail about how I could improve my bikes and found that more and more people started to come to me for cycling advice and support.

In 2021, during the pandemic, I made the move to launch Passion Fitting and leave my full-time corporate job to start on a new adventure. Believe it or not, I do actually have an MSc from the University of Oxford in water science, policy & management…

Starting cycling has changed my life, this is why I felt it so important to use the skills and experience I have to support others with their cycling or triathlon journey, knowing how much of a difference it can truly make.

Race Highlights

2022
1st Ironman Lanzarote - Setting a new bike course record (5:19 in 2022)
2022
1st Ironman Vichy 70.3
2022
2nd Ironman Swansea 70.3 (favorite race 2022)
2022
2nd Ironman Luxembourg 70.3
2023
1st Ironman Lanzaorate

Enough Talk, Let's Build Something Together

    I could not be happier with my experience with Lydia.
    She really knows her stuff and instead of just adjusting and getting you to sit back on the bike she talks through the why and also showed me how to make the adjustments myself. Lydia's knowledge is incredible and it is more that just a bike fit, it is understanding of your wants and needs, what races you are doing etc so the fit is designed around you and not a standard fit.
    100% recommended a bike fit with Lydia!

    AbiAmazing Bike Fit!

    I booked in with Lydia for a bike fit on my TT bike after buying it in 2018 and never actually having a proper fit on it! The Passion Fitting set up was incredible and I was confident from the start that I'd come away with a fit that gave me exactly what I wanted - improved aero without comprising comfort.

    Lydia engaged me in the whole process so I understood why I wasn't getting the best from the bike and what we could do to improve it.

    It was great to see the step by step improvements and to understand how each would contribute to my goals for upcoming races.

    Lydia was knowledgeable, friendly and professional and I was amazing to hear about her experiences racing at an elite level. I cannot wait to race on the bike now! Thank you!

    Verity AtkinsTT Bike Fit with Lydia

    Friends had recommended getting a bike fit on return to cycling after a long time, on a bike that had previously belonged to a man and hadn’t been touched since I have had it. Whilst im typing that, I can see how stupid that is! I called Lydia and explained that my bike is old (as am I) and wasn’t sure if a bike fit was just for serious cyclists – it is not. Lydia put me at ease immediately and didn’t laugh at my trusty bike. After a warm-up and a video examination of my current set up, we had a discussion, and it was explained in simple terms where improvements could easily be made. These simple changes were applied and the difference in comfort in my riding position was incredible – I would heartily recommend at fit for anyone who has either bought a new bike or wants to ensure that they are getting the best from their current bike.

    Jane HaywoodAge or experience no problem for Lydia

    First went to Lyds for a bike fit as never really received one before so thought it would be a good idea to get one done, so I tied it in a with a swim analysis which was great. From the moment I got there Lyds sat me on the bike talked through everything to me to the fundamental principles, to my goals and even what I am to achieve in the future. Lyds helped me get so much more comfortable on the bike and my position and technique has improved 10 fold and credit my progress on the bike to Lyds and the team which is fantastic. So much more to say but highly recommend Lyds to anyone looking for either a bike fit or analysis. 10/10 🙂

    Matt WilliamsQuality Coach and the experience
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    Security House
    16B Lansdown Pl Ln
    Cheltenham
    GL50 2LB
    UK

    Lydia@passionfitting.co.uk

    07894664077

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