Taking bike measurements

Step-by-step guide for using the measurement wand to capture bike geometry measurements for road, triathlon, and mountain bike setups.

On the capture screen you will see a button for "MEASURE BIKE": Velogic Studio capture screen showing MEASURE BIKE button for initiating bike geometry measurement process

Clicking "MEASURE BIKE" will open the bike measurement popup window:

Bike measurement popup window with instructions for using measurement wand to capture specific frame geometry points

Follow the instructions on screen to use the wand to acquire the indicated points. Once you have acquired a point a red dot will appear on the image. If the dot is not aligned with the image you can click "Redo" to re-acquire.

Measurement points differ slightly between road, mountainbike and tri disciplines. This document will show all Road measurement points, and then points which differ for mountainbike and tri disciplines.

Road

Bottom bracket measurement point showing wand positioned at center of bottom bracket for bike geometry reference &#xNAN;Bottom Bracket measurement point

Seatpost head measurement point showing wand positioned at saddle rail clamp using measurement technique &#xNAN;Seat post head measurement point

Tip of saddle measurement point showing wand positioned at saddle nose for distance calculations &#xNAN;Tip of saddle measurement point

Center of saddle measurement point showing wand positioned using green saddle jig for consistent measurement reference &#xNAN;Centre of saddle measurement point (use your green saddle jig)

Frame X Y measurement point showing wand positioned at center top of head tube under spacers for reach/stack calculation &#xNAN;Frame x y - centre top of the head tube, under the spacers

Curve of far hood measurement point showing wand positioned at brake hood upturn for handlebar position measurement &#xNAN;Curve of far hood measurement point

Top of handlebar measurement point showing wand positioned at handlebar center beside stem clamp &#xNAN;Top of handlebar measurement point

Bar end near drop measurement point showing wand positioned at drop bar end for handlebar width measurement &#xNAN;Bar end near drop measurement point

If the diameter of the bars is something other than 31.8mm use the drop down box at lower left to select a value. If the bar diameter isn't in the list, choose "Custom" and manually type the bar diameter.

Bar diameter selection dropdown showing options for different handlebar sizes with custom input option

When all measurement points are captured, and the bar diameter is correct, click Next.

On step 2 you will see the bike measurements as well as free text fields to record bike details:

Bike measurements results screen showing calculated geometry values and free text fields for recording bike setup details

You can manually alter the bike measurements by clicking on the field. For instance - many road handlebars have flared drops so it is hard to get an accurate measurement when comparing tops and drops. In this case you could choose to measure across either the hoods or drops and enter the value into the HANDLE BAR WIDTH row.

For the setup details you can enter any value.

Once complete press Finish. Your bike measurements will be saved into the fit log, and the initial and final bike measurements will be included on the fit report.

See also: Measurement wand tips & tricks.

Videos

This video shows the measurement process for a bike on a trainer.

The process is essentially the same for a fit bike:

Triathlon

If you've chosen Tri position for the fit, the measurement points taken around the handlebars will change to the points shown below.

Triathlon left pad rear measurement point showing wand positioned at aerobars for tri-specific bike geometry Tri - left pad rear

Triathlon right pad rear measurement point showing wand positioned at opposite aerobar pad for width measurement Tri - right pad rear

Triathlon hoods measurement point showing wand positioned at brake hood area on time trial bike setup Tri - Hoods

Triathlon extension tip measurement point showing wand positioned at end of aerobar extensions for reach measurement Tri - extension tip

Mountainbike

If you've chosen MTB position for the fit, the measurement points taken around the handlebars will change to the points shown below.

Mountain bike left bar end measurement point showing wand positioned at left end of flat mountain bike handlebars MTB - Left bar end

Mountain bike right bar end measurement point showing wand positioned at right end of flat mountain bike handlebars MTB - Right bar end

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