0:07 1. G8 modular insole 1:15 2. Deda rhm handlebar 2:28 3. Selle italia boost slr 4:30 4. Shimano products 5:15 5. Brannock device 6:37 6. Fairlight cycles 7:28 7. Tailfin 8:46 8. Lake cx 332 9:44 9. Shimano spd sle 10:34 10. Pressure mapping

The legend is back. Glad yo see James make an appearance. His advice has helped me greatly 👍🇮🇪

I could listen to James talking all day about bike fitting and products he loves-his passion for cycling just shines through-as it does with Francis, Jimmy, Emily and the rest of the gang……keep it up people, we love it.

I have CX332s, SLR Boost, G8 Footbeds, and Shimano long axle pedals. Transformed my riding, thanks James ;-)

@Cade Media You should let James show how to adjust the G8s depending on the footarch, would love to see that.

I have a Fairlight Secan. I can confirm this their customer service is extremly helpful and knowledgeable helping you to find the right fit.

G8s...check. Game changer for me. I suffered from hot spots and other nasties on rides over an hour. Selle saddle...check...I took James' recommendation from another video and went with the narrower version. Lake shoes...check. I went with the CX 241 model after trying 238 and 332. Love, love the fit...so much so that I snapped up an extra pair when Lake introduced new models this year. Lake replaced another brand that would have my dogs barking at the 2 hour mark. Great shoes, but not good enough to suffer. [Note: when going to shops for shoes I asked where their Brannock device was. If they asked "what is a Brannock device?" I bought a few gels and CO2 cannisters and left.] Looking into new bars for gravel bike as the width shipped with my size have my hands much wider than shoulders...thus I don't ride that bike as much. Shoulder and neck pain next day 😢. Thanks Francis and James for an informative video.

James is 100% right. I normally ride 150 mm wide saddle. I tried a 143 mm wide saddle recently, and what a difference! I never in a million years would have considered that my saddle was too wide.

just got a bike fit at their store, great experience and after i changed to a narrower handle bar, shoes with insoles, i can genuinly feel the difference, feeling much more cofident and capable of putting out more power in a comfortable way, reconmmand their bike fit if you got a chance. really professional and pleasuable

Couldn’t agree more with regards to the Q factor getting narrower and narrower I’m now riding spacers to compensate no more outter foot pain and I can feel my arch supports

After experiencing the Selle SLR Supertflow, I purchased another. This wasn't love at first sit, but after several weeks this is by far my favorite saddle. Comfort, distance, profile!

Hi James. Thanks for the videos, it's really troubling the number of cyclist how are having a terrible time on there bikes because no time or effort was put into bike fit. This a weakness the bike industry as a whole needs to address. Two products that I have had positive results with are the Terry Liberator saddles, and Shimano bar end shifters. Terry was the first person to make a serous women's saddle, was the company that invented the relief channel, and brought improved comfort (for the first time) to many women. I think she was the first one to address problem of women not wanting to ride on badly fitting men's bikes. I see allot of products based on her work. I have also had good results with bar end shifters. STI shifters were built around men's hands, and people with smaller hands, mostly women, have difficult reaching from from the hoods to the levers. Bar ends work with hands of all sizes, and help short armed ridders with reach. As they are installed 5 inches closer to the ridder, reach is no longer a problem. They are also a well made product. As we say "food for thought. I would love to hear your ideas on these issues. Take care. Tom

Nice. This is not old footage copied from the other channel, this is James in your new studio. Very cool.

Nice to see James on the channel again! Bring back bike fit Tuesday!

... now we need _James' _*_10 Most Hated Products_* (although I'm sure he could rattle off way more than 10)

Thank you James and Francis...I bought Tailfin immediately after seeing you talk about em in Viet Nam ! Truly , and you're right about shoes being hugely important . Thank you for all of these videos , as I need all the help I can get ! OAF here .

Look cleats have been in boxes for as long as I can remember. Great vid though guys. Keep this info coming

James really convinced me with his videos when he said stuff about the SLR boost saddle. Indeed i got one and loved it. So, thanks!

I bought the G8 insoles after seeing an old one of your bike fit vids with James they are fantastic, takes a little while to experiment and find the correct arch size but so easy to clip in and out and once you know it is set and forget

Definitely didn't know Shimano made extended axle pedals! Love the bike fitter/mechanic opinion videos!

Great to see THE MAN 👍 up here at Cade Media HQ in the Toon 👍. Another top info video gents. Cheers for doing 👏

Thanks for the heads up on Fairlight. Looks like they might have what I’m after as a do it all bike.

Always love seeing James outside of his shop. That typically means shenanigans are afoot, or at least a copious amount of foul language.

Seriously Fairlight Cycles with their steel frames and FULL steel frames are so sick. I'm happy that steel still gets the love it deserves and it's not as harsh on the environment like carbon fiber stuff.

James' energy is amazing to watch. I've changed bikefitter thanks to his advice and the results were astounding. Great job on churning out so much content; must be a lot of work but it's very much appreciated. Keep the James stuff coming!

Great to see James on the channel again. :D

I bought Lake direct from the co for MTB and they fit like a glove.huge upgrade from my shimanos.

I LOVE vids with James!

Welcome back James! Fairlight Secan 51T ✔Insoles ✔ Aspirational: Tailfin, Lake CX 332, Selle Italia Boost SLR, Bike Fit by Bike Fit James

Finally the Fairlight shoutout, they make gorgeous bikes been looking into one for ages now. If I only had infinite money...😢

Request Mr James wears a black shirt next time so we can see him 😀

Fairlight looks great. Finally bikes for people with long legs.

Those shoes are 400 dollaridoos my dudes

I just got me a pair of Lake CX 332's (the all white version, so no kangaroo leather) and I must say they're the most comfortable cycling shoes I ever had. I used to have "hot feet" when riding more than 100k and even though it hasn't completely disapeared, the "hot feet" problem occurs way later than it used to. What's more, those shoes look incredible in all white !

I like this... not least for the upfront chat about where the commercial relationships lie. Good work

I bought G8 insoles on James’s recommendation from another video. Aside from them squeaking in my shoes, they’re amazing. Totally worth the price.

I have 3 washers on my right pedal to get it more out, came with my Assioma's with the aim being to ensure the pedal has sufficient clearance to function properly, in the end turned out to be a godsend. Just removing one, much less two, washers and something would immediately feel off.

Aside from the product placement, good to see James!

I own the Lake 332’s and the 238’s and they're THE BEST shoes EVER, the former are raceyer whereas the latter are more all day all round comfort but either way fantastic!

Nice to hear how my experience in riding and selling bikes matches the presenter's, especially considering frame sizes. Love Deda bars on my road bikes. Only disagree about the cut-out saddle. The theory of the cut-out is "where there is nothing, it cannot create pressure". My experience is "where there is nothing, there is something around that nothing that causes even more pressure". I need a solid, flat area for weight distribution. When you look at most cut-out saddles along the edge from behind, you see quite sharp edges around the hole. That's why saddles are highly individual, you might need to test a few before you "saddle" for one😉.

Deda rhm 01s ❤ had the 36s on everything, used to be £12.50 on wiggle

need more James! Take him on a trip again. Please! Hes your most entertaining riding partner

Huge fan of Lake shoes, searched a long time for a wide enough shoe, and the Lake cx201 fits me perfectly!

James - looking good, my man! T-shirt looks great and the watch game is 🔥 Thank you!!

Sir. James is back! Love watching this episode ❤🎉😊...

Fantastic video and great to see James @ Cade Media HQ. Lake shoes look mint, as need some new ones soon, and yeah I need a Boost SLR in my life 👌

Selle Italia SLR boost is something I have on all my road bikes. I have the gravel version on my gravel bike. Cannot substitute this saddle for anything else. Also Hello from USA! 👋👋

Loved the shout out for Fairlight. I have one and I love it.

Glad to see James back on the channel. Regarding the saddle - tried it...but no-go for me, surprisingly. Best saddle for me (on all my 3 bikes) is the cursed Power Arc (not Power!) in the 143mm. Got back to it after tryin' the Selle mentioned in this video, Ergon SR Pro and the 3D printed Fizik... Just sayin' for the record that there is an actual living human being who is totally comfortable on the "S" saddle (though Power Arc only). None of my bikes is Specialized. Keep up the great videos on this channel! Tomas

James 🥰😎we’ve missed you man

Love these vids after all the these years

I bought that saddle based on this video. Very comfortable but creaks like hell, internet seems to suggest it’s very common. Lubing the rails (where it enters the saddle) not working. Shame because it was a lovely saddle

I have found that for walking and running, barefoot shoes have made a hugely positive difference to my life. I am therefore dubious about the need for custom innersoles. I realise that cycling places different forces on your body than walking and running, but I'm not convinced that adding more support to my feet whilst riding will be a benefit to me. Tell me why please, James.

Ayyyy- this new camera look is giving 😝☺️

Had a bike fit only 2 days ago and I can’t recommend enough! I’ve had a bike for before but nowhere near as helpful and this one actually fixed my issues

Always love it when James gets featured! How to get hold of the G8 modular insoles?

I was looking to build some insoles for my shoes as I am pushing with my outer part of the feet when pedaling. Just ordered the G8s from James' shop. To bad he is not delivering in Romania but I asked someone from UK to order and when they come back I'll get em. Ordering a saddle soon as well since I was already looking for a new one, so kudos on the recommendation

As someone with an extra wide foot I can tell you that it's not just bike shops that tell you to go up a size, some manufacturers suggest doing that too.

The 3T SUPERERGO bar is the most comfortable bar ever, 77mm reach, 119 drop.

What might be a negative side of the Brannock device is that it assumes "wide" feet are wide all the way across the length from toe to heel, where most people only need the width in the toes and ball of foot. The muscles from the toes span the length of the foot, strengthening the arch and reaching up the leg (more muscles to work out, lol) - restricting the width across the toes for long periods of time over the course of months and years can create different problems with the feet such as atrophy of some of those muscles in the arch, hallux, etc. It's a shame there are no cycling shoes to accommodate this without going fully custom, maybe sometime in the future 😅

I got Deda bars based on James recommendation in previous videos and am very happy with them!

James is the only bikefitter on youtube who makes sense to me. The other folks give advice that doesn’t sound good to me. James is fantastic.

Don’t worry about the lake kangaroo leather . (Vegans) we have way to many here in Australia. They get culled, farmed, killed on highways by the 1000s every day. And numbers aren’t harmed .

Hey Dudes, good to see James Back. I would be really interested in fit in relation to power output. As soon as I leave zone two and do over 250watt all my problems with discomfort go away. I'm a heavy rider at around 95 kg.

Ah, wise words from BFJ, also I'm sitting here in my new Orange Wild T-shirt 😎🟠👍

11:09 Gorgeous bike mate!

This is such a good format

Yeah! Bike Fit James!

Has James considered opening up a bike fit studio up there in Newcastle? he could utilise the space you have Francis, I'm sure he would do very well with a secondary outlet, just a thought.

A wild James spotted in "The North"?!

I’ve bought G8 insole after previous videos but never find the right “configuration”. Maybe an how to video could help many of us that don’t have the opportunity to visit James’s shop! Thanks

I’d love to get a fit by him because most companies in the USA all do the things you say bike fitters shouldn’t do! And I’m always having knee pain, lower back pain, always seem to be shrugging my shoulders along with all the weight in my hands

Love my Fairlight Strael 3.0 👍.

James coming in with facts, great video

Loves his Lakes does James. Might be hard to get hold of now with Moore Large in administration.

Always a sensible opinion. This time... aluminum bars. Agreed. My opinion is why faff around with carbon bars. Why??? Get the aluminum bars and fuggedaboutit. Bang on with no worries about breakage.

As always a cracking video and super useful

just ordered the saddle and the footbeds

4:06 when your components try to say you're lying!🤣🤣

More James!!

From my point of view I have to disagree with the pressure mapping. So I tried now several saddles (also with pressure mapping) and was nonetheless not able to find the perfect one yet. In my experience a pressure map is surely an indicator if a saddle might work for you (or not), but at the end only time will tell if you feel comfortable longterm perspectively.

I've missed James !!

So what about a shoe for “duck feet”? I have a narrow heel and long, flat toes. Current shoes are old Sidi Dominators with custom footbeds & cork bottoms on the footbeds to take up a bit more space. It’s an OK fit with thicker socks, but feels loose with a summer weight cycling sock unless the straps are cranked down too tight for comfort. Sidi at the time made a narrow version, but my toes were too long / wide for them. Every shoe I’ve tried I end up with a bulge of fabric on the top of the shoe - Shimano, specialized, Garneau, Fizik… Haven’t had a chance to try DMT, Giro, or Bont yet.

I use a Tailfin on my commuter. Losing the backpack was the best thing to happen.

The dead handlebars I accidentally bought them when building a road bike and my god they are great because they are just great shape fairly light for the cost and the drops gradual

Way to go Shimano for getting rid of plastic packaging!

Trying out a few selle Italia saddles after this video 😅

I wonder if James has tried out the coefficient handlebar. I know it’s pricey and resultantly probably not the best choice for us consumers, but would love to know his thoughts on it.

Great video lads, keep up the good work!

the tailfin thing is amazing but dam there expensive! would love to get one but not in this economy

We love James. He's hard core but knowledgeable and entertaining

I wonder what your thoughts are on Bont shoes. I’d think bikefitters should like them too since they offer different widths and so on but they never seem to come up.

Absolutely brilliant explanation of your choices. I have never gotten a bike fit, and will be booking one very soon, so I'll be looking out for your pointers when it happens. Thank you.

I’m all about comfy shoes-my 20 year old Sidis are still my favorites-but is there a comparable budget-friendly shoe…~$200-250 US?

Great vid! James is there anybody you know of in Australia who subscribes to your philosophy on bike fitting?

Keen so see a bike fitters review of the new Lake CX242 - could these be the ideal racing shoes for wonky feet?

The arch of the foot is not designed to take pressure - that's what the heel and ball are for. Why would one want to put arches into shoes?

Tried that saddle and the cutout murdered my squishy bits. Loved the width, loved the shape. If you know a similar saddle with no cutout please do let me know

Missed James’ gravely voice. Wish I’d known he was up, I’d have taken him out for a beer ☺️

Im just entering the sport. I dont feel i need the most serious of gear, but i was looking for advice for making my bike fitment better. The solution appears to be money.