Bike fit and FTP test, 29 Apr 2021

Having only just joined Catenary Coaching, I was offered the chance to have my first bike fit and FTP test within the first week. This was an amazing opportunity and experience, as I have never done anything like this before and was super excited to attend! At the moment I only have one bike that I use for both racing and training. A lot of changes were made to my bike to help it fit properly and better me as a cyclist. Since having my bike fit, I am loving the race-style set up to my bike much more than the ‘going to the shops' position which is how Tim described the previous setup. I also had TT bars delivered the day before - these were also added onto my bike to give me an aero benefit over a long distance triathlon. I'm hoping with practice over the next few weeks I'll learn to adjust and get used to being down in the TT position out on the road.

Moving onto my FTP test, this was the best part of my morning with Catenary Coaching! Not only did I learn how to stick within certain watts, I also learnt a lot about myself and realised the amount of potential I have on the bike. Tim gave a lot of support during the test and we discussed how I could to learn to change my mindset and believe in myself. Since then I have been putting this into practice in my sessions.

Naomi Dibb

You can see videos from Naomi’s visit below