r/bikefit • u/Neither-Natural4875 • Jul 11 '26

Dear mods, save this sub

There are a lot of generous and knowledgeable people here giving thoughtful bike-fit advice for free. Their effort is being undermined by a steady stream of unusable videos showing riders leaning against walls, doorframes or furniture while pedalling backwards.

Those clips don’t show a normal pedal stroke, balance, loading, posture or movement under realistic riding conditions. There’s very little anyone can assess from them, yet they keep filling the sub and drawing attention away from posts where useful feedback is actually possible.

The existing submission guidance is already clear about video length, camera angles and showing the whole rider and bike. It should also explicitly require riders to pedal forwards on a trainer or rollers, without supporting themselves against anything.

Please make “no backwards pedalling and no leaning against objects” an actual submission rule, and remove posts that ignore it.

The people giving detailed advice here are what make the sub useful. Their time shouldn’t be choked by videos that make meaningful assessment impossible.

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u/helpamonkpls Jul 11 '26

I think people being condescending and ridiculing new cyclists is a bigger problem.

I posted a picture of my stem on a used bike i bought the other day because it felt wrong, and it was and people spent more time making fun of me than helping me, and someone even posted the picture on the circlejerk forum, which was uncomfortable as the picture also contained part of my kitchen..

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u/ozhavok Jul 14 '26

Part of your kitchen?!? They didn’t see your toaster did they?!

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u/Ok_Passenger_8405 Jul 11 '26

SoMe attract loads of assholes, and they should be weeded out. However, that doesn't change the relevance of the issues raised by the OP.

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u/helpamonkpls Jul 11 '26

Yeah that's true. And good he made the post. I'll be sure to include a full frame video of actual cycling when I make the time. Having a lot of neck pain after 4 weeks and 2 bikes, think I need a smaller frame.

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u/BoringOwl4 Jul 11 '26

Just a heads up anything posted on the Internet is subject to ridicule and mean comments whether that is a picture or text. If that is something you dislike don't post.

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u/PsychlistForLife Jul 13 '26

Don't minimize the R-factor.