Dialed v2 online

Welcome to the web version of the book Dialed v2. Books are great but this medium lets me add updates and have conversations with y’all.

Be sure to use DiRT – the Dialed RAD Tool – to dial in your bikes.

Welcome
About the Author
Quickstart Guide
Purpose of Dialed v2
Helping people, one ride at a time
What’s new since Dialed v1?
Heights and proportions
Two approaches to mountain bike fit
MTB geometry: How did we get here?
The industry’s MTB-fit logic
Downsides of mainstream geometry
Advantages of mainstream geometry
Maybe don’t ride what feels normal to you

Dialed MTB Fit
Goals for a Dialed fit
MTB riding 101
The bike triangle
The perfect setup for you
Now offering Dialed bikes

Saddle Position
Seat tube angle
Seat height
Fore-aft saddle position

Rider Area Distance (RAD)
Finding your body RAD
Optimal bike RAD
RAD= fit
RAD+ fit
RAD- fit
Range of RADness
On-bike RAD check
Optimal RAD angle

Seated Reach 
Bikes seem sized for seated reach
Long and low vs. short and high
Seated reach multipliers
Heavy Hands Index (HHI)
How to reduce HHI

Crankarms
Finding your ideal crank length
What about ebikes?
Signs your cranks are too long for you
Advantages of shorter cranks
What about 0mm cranks?
Crank length: a new way of thinking
How crank length affects fit
Bike stance width

Handlebars
Handlebar width
Handlebar rise
Handlebar sweep
Handlebar setback
Match your grips to your hands

Steering-hands offset (SHO)
What is SHO?
SHO+ (Positive)
SHO= (Neutral)
SHO- (Negative)
Dialing in SHO

Dialing in your perfect fit
Don’t trust the size charts
Pick your frame size by frame reach
Sizing down your next bike
How to size down like a boss
Case study: me on a new Stumpjumper
Sizing down shortens seated reach
Sizing down cheat sheet
About frame stack
Dropper posts
Adjust your controls
Treat yourself to a nice saddle

Representative fits
5’0” (152cm) rider
5’4.5” (164cm) rider
5’8.5” (174cm) rider
6’1.5” (187cm) rider
These can’t be right, can they?

Exceptions & Edge Cases
Boulders vs. Rivers
Shorter than 5’8”
Very tall
Unusual proportions
Kids’ bikes
Fitting the full range of heights
Drop-bar bikes
Riding with limitations
Riding a Dialed bike

Model your bike with DiRT
How the pieces fit together
How to use DiRT

If you want me to perform fits for you, check out
Bike setup consultation – If you already have the bike
Bike selection consultation – I’ll help you pick the perfect bike

Please pose your questions in the comments!

Lee