Sep 27, 2009

Biking analysis: MAPEI Bike Lab

Years of research in professional cycling world by Mapei Sport Service and in the computerized analysis of human body motion made by BTS Bioengineering, give life to Mapei Sport Cycling LAB.
A complete solution for making dynamic evaluation of cycling posture angles, fully and accurately reconstructed in 3 dimensions.
A database of more than 100 professional riders and more than 1500 amateurs, allows to optimize the bike posture in order to improve the biomechanical performance and prevent injuries caused by a wrong posture.

Mapei Sport Cycling lab is based on a 8 infrared cameras optelectronic system for human-body motion analysis, a central unit for 3D image acquisition, reconstruction and elaboration, and 2 fully synchronized high-performance digital cameras; the BTS SMART Performance software suite allows to elaborate and optimize rider's position. The lab also includes equipment for anthropometric data measurements and bike measurement, a toe clips positioning device, a home-trainer, and all necessary tools to make a professional and efficient test.