THE FINAL WORD IBFI President Andy Brooke shares some latest IBFI developments, and what’s coming up next for the IBFI
New IBFI Scientific Sub-committee head
To help solve both these problems, we’re
We’re really pleased to say that Minnesotan bike
launching a new initiative called Bike Fit Bites.
fitter Chris Balser has been appointed as head of
Each month the Scientific Sub-committee will
the IBFI’s Scientific Sub-Committee.
write an open and accessible review of a
Chris, who’s a level 4 certified fitter, has been
different research article relevant to bike fitters.
fitting for over 25 years and has two master’s
The short, bite-sized review will include the
degrees. He has helped to develop bike fit
findings of the study, along with the strengths
protocols for BTS Bioengineering to combine 3D
and weaknesses of the research, to help our
motion capture with surface electromyography.
readers better understand when and how the
Chris has a keen interest in cycling research and
research should be applied.
staying abreast of recent publications, so much
These articles will be added to the blog on the
so that his knowledge is probably more current
IBFI website, so keep an eye out for the first
than a lot of academics working in cycling
release in the coming weeks.
biomechanics. His passion for learning and
Thanks, Stu
keeping his knowledge current fits in perfectly
A special thank you this month goes to Stu
with the objectives of the IBFI.
Waring, who is standing down as IBFI
Bike Fit Bites
Membership Manager after nearly three years.
One of the roles of the IBFI is to help
The IBFI only functions due to the hard work of
disseminate scientific information to its members,
its volunteers and Stu played a pivotal role in the
through sharing journal articles and through its
membership application process. As his own
social media accounts. Unfortunately, scientific
business grows, and demands on his time
writing often isn’t hugely accessible or easy to
increase, unfortunately it left little room for his
understand, not to mention that a lot of research
role with the IBFI.
papers are behind a paywall, meaning they can’t
We’d like to thank Stu for all his hard work over
even be read without a subscription.
the last three years and wish him well.
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