Our Blog / Bike Fitting
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A Professional Fitting Will Help YOU Make the Mark
Read more →Did you catch our latest HEALTHY LIVING article in the January Florida Weekly about "Professional Bike Fitting"? (Read the full article by clicking HERE). Make an appointment today for your comprehensive bike fit evaluation session with the OYM Performance Center team of professionals. Plan on hanging out with us about an hour and a half. During that time, we'll look at everything: handlebar height, seat height, cleat placement and whether you're positioned too forward or backwards in the saddle. Take a look at this "before" pic of Zach: We want to talk with you about your cycling goals and current...
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Painful Plantar Fasciitis? OYM Can Help!
Read more →Do you sometimes experience considerable foot and heel discomfort with your first few steps out of bed in the morning? Have you recently increased your running program significantly? If so, you might have plantar fasciitis. The tough fibrous tissue band (fascia) running longitudinally along the bottom (plantar) surface of the foot from the heel to the base of the toes can get incredibly painful when faced with frequent and improper loading forces. (Drawing by Hugh Thomas) This can lead quickly to chronic foot problems if left untreated. Runners are particularly susceptible to inflammation of the plantar fascia due to repetitive...
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Check Out Our Selection of KHS Bikes
Read more →Did you know that we are a supplier of KHS Lifestyle and Performance bikes? As an American-based company founded in 1974 and a global leader in creating bicycles of performance, quality and value, KHS is a leader in road, track, mountain, tandem, folding, cruiser, and youth bicycles. Its mission is to design, manufacture and distribute moderately priced and high quality bicycles and accessories. Involvement in competitive racing gives KHS a wealth of research and development that translates into producing higher quality, higher performing and better value bicycles. KHS applies its history of technological innovations to materials engineering, patented designs, component refinement, and...
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Now You Really Can Try Before You Buy
Read more →Meet the newest addition to the On Your Mark Performance Center's professional sizing process: The Sizer Cycle by Calfee Designs We can now reproduce the exact fit of any manufacturer’s production frame directly from their published geometry charts. We can accurately fit our riders to the correct size frame for their body dimensions and get the right stem length and saddle position on the first try. This makes special ordering custom frames easy and risk-free for our customers. For a small deposit fee that is applied directly toward the purchase of a new bike $1000 or more, we'll put you...
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Foot Pain? Shoes, Cleats, and Orthotics are key!
Read more →One of the most common complaints among cyclists we see is hot feet. Hot feet is typically known as the burning sensations near the toes during a ride. This sensation is mostly due to pinching of nerves. It can stem from a number of situations, but I recommend checking your shoe size, cleat placement, and the soles of your shoes. Shoe Sizing Cycling shoes are made to be as stiff as possible to allow power transfer during the downstroke (plantarflex) AND to fit snugly enough to aid in the upstroke (dorsiflex) as well. Cycling shoes stretch very little, therefore you...