On Monday, one day following the 31st running of the Superfrog Triathlon, the oldest Half-Ironman race in the world, Retül 3-D bike fitting and Elite Bicycles met together with four US Navy SEALs on the Naval Special Warfare’s Amphibious Base in Coronado, California for a day of bike fitting.
Elite Bicycle’s President David Greenfield was on hand to direct the SEALs through a range of flexibility and functional movement exams before working on their individual bike fits.
Greenfield observed how impressed he was with the overall physical and mental strength of the SEALs but found improvements could be made with their flexibility while on the bike.
After flexibility assessments were made, Greenfield and Retül’s head fitter, Todd Carver, split the SEAL athletes into two groups to perform their bike fits. Each fitter worked with a variety of bikes, including triathlon, road and mountain bikes based on the key events each SEAL was in training for.
At the end of the day, big changes were made on existing bike positions and both fitters were confident the athletes would see performance gains from their new positions.
Key races for the SEALs this upcoming season include California 70.3, Kansas 70.3, Sea Otter Mountain Bike Classic, Ironman Hawaii and the Continental Divide Bicycle Race.
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