In this section I will cover a little bit on the paper that we published recently in the International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching on the sensitivity of recreational cyclists to changes in saddle height. Prior studies have looked at how cyclists respond to changes in saddle height in terms of perceived comfort. However, there was limited evidence on short-term (i.e. acute) responses and on if recreational cyclists would be able sensitive to the direction of changes in saddle height. This is important because it provides clarity on the contribution of a possible placebo effect during bike fitting. We partially assessed this placebo effect by introducing a 'sham' change in saddle height in the protocol in a way that cyclists were unaware of the direction of the change prior to pedalling in the new saddle height. Data from our study demonstrates that cyclists can identify a change in saddle height (i.e when saddle height was changed) but they may be unable to determine the direction of the change (lower or higher saddle height). This is important because, an acute response from bike fitting would be that a cyclist feels that his bike fit is different but this may not allow the cyclists to determine what nature of change has been implemented. It is possible from this data to recommend that cyclists should be given time in the new fitting to accommodate to the new position and should be re-assessed after some training sessions to determine their adaptation to the new fit. However, there is not research indicating how many sessions are needed to ascertain that cyclists have adapted to a new position.