372 - Bike Fit Secrets from a World-Class Expert— Ride Faster, Ride Smoother with Chris Soden

Purple Patch Podcast

Matt Dixon

Humanpotential, Nutrition, Education, Empower, Fitness, Executive, Coach, Strengthtraining, Purplepatch, Sleep, Cycling, Performance, Running, Recovery, Health & Fitness, Ironman, Swimming, Timemanagement, Triathlon, Meditation, Yoga

4.8 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Welcome to the Purple Patch Podcast! On this episode, IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon and Chris Soden of Strategic Fitting, one of the world’s leading experts in bike fitting, discuss the importance of customized coaching and bike fitting. Chris shares his background, emphasizing the evolution of bike fitting from basic measurements to advanced systems. He highlights the significance of saddle fit, tire pressure, and equipment choices, advocating for adjustable components and proper positioning. Chris also stresses the importance of preemptive bike fits to avoid issues during training. They discuss the benefits of road bikes for triathletes and the need for proper equipment to enhance performance and comfort. Chris offers remote consultations and aims to provide personalized solutions for athletes.

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0:00.0	As you can imagine, I have a lot of conversations with different athletes.
0:04.5	And something that I hear all the time is that athletes are frustrated.
0:09.0	Something doesn't feel quite right with their coaching.
0:12.2	But they end up staying because they feel guilty about leaving.
0:15.4	Quite often they've been in their relationship for a long time.
0:18.2	But let me be clear, you deserve to be 100% satisfied with your coaching.
0:23.4	If your training isn't truly customized to your life, if it's not a situation where you're
0:29.2	getting the communication that you need, or perhaps you're not a priority amongst all of the
0:34.2	other more competitive athletes that that coach might serve, and then perhaps it's time for a change.
0:39.5	A Purple Patch, we offer complementary needs assessments,
0:42.2	talk through your goals, your training,
0:44.3	and whether one-to-one coaching or our TriSquare program
0:46.7	might be a better fit for you.
0:48.6	It's no pressure whatsoever.
0:50.2	All it is is an honest conversation about how you can get the coaching that you deserve.
0:54.8	Feel free to reach out to us. Info at purple patchfitness.com. I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the
1:01.0	Purple Patch podcast. The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every human
1:06.1	being to reach their athletic potential. Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human
1:11.3	potential. The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere integrate sport into life.
1:26.9	And welcome to the Purple Patch podcast, as ever, your host Matt Dixon.
1:31.0	And today we are digging in.
1:33.5	And Chris, we're digging into a little area of performance that is often forgotten about
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