VELOMETRIK SMART COVER New bike fit products come to the market all the time, but how do you know which ones are worth buying? UK fitter Lee Prescott shares his thoughts on the Velometrik Smart Cover after trying it out in his fit studio.
T
here’s no doubt that the ability to
of the ischial tuberosity to determine width,
see exactly how the weight of a
while its saddle advice app lists over 1500
rider’s being supported by their
saddle models.
saddle is an invaluable tool for any bike fitter.
Whilst these are largely more conventional retail devices, it’s Velometrik’s
Saddle pressure mapping in realtime
smart cover that offers definite value for
can really shed light on how an athlete’s
bike fitting professionals, with its unique
pelvis is interacting with the saddle. What’s
features setting it apart from other pressure
more, it can really make the selection of an
mapping systems.
appropriate saddle a more data driven process as opposed to trial and error. Velometrik is a German company with a
The pressure mat itself uses embroidered silver threads so that sensors don’t have to be soldered into the mat. And
new suite of tools aimed at streamlining the
with 378 sensors, the readings you can
saddle selection process. Its Smart cube,
take have impressive resolution. This
for example, allows the pressure mapping
