Optimizing bicycle configuration and cyclists' body position to prevent overuse injury using biomechanical approaches

Abstract

Overuse injuries in cycling are common with up to 85 % of cyclists sustaining one or more overuse injuries during their lifetime. In one year, 33 million USA residents rode a bicycle an average of 6 days a month, for an average of >1 h a day, suggesting that approximately 23 million cyclists may develop at least one overuse injury in their lifetime.