Articles and analyses
Riding position, equipment, cyclists’ pain, sports osteopathy: practical answers, written by an osteopath who sets up bikes all week long.
Updated on 13 October 2026
The pains I refer to a doctor first
Fever, trauma, night pain, loss of strength: the signs that belong to a doctor, not an osteopath, and what I do when I find them.
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Updated on 13 October 2026
Saddle pain when cycling: sit bones, perineum, tailbone
Sit bones, numb perineum, tailbone, chafing: what comes from the setup and what comes from the saddle. What to change, and in what order.
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Updated on 12 October 2026
Knee pain when cycling: the 4 postural causes
Front, back, outside, inside: where the knee hurts points to the setting responsible. Saddle, cleats, hip: how to fix it.
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Updated on 12 October 2026
Back pain on a road bike: saddle, handlebar or pelvis?
Lower back, shoulder blades, neck: three pains, three mechanisms, and one common factor, the pelvis. The adjustments that fix it, and those that mask it.
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Updated on 8 October 2026
Road pedals compared, 2025: Q-factor, stack, platform area
Shimano, Look, Speedplay, Assioma, Time, Ekoï: Q-factor, stack and platform area, the criteria that matter for your knees, by an osteopath and bike fitter.
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- Saddle height: the methods that work and those that do not
- Cleat setup: fore-aft, rotation, tilt
- Preparing the Mont Revard or the Col du Granier without back pain
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