Bicycle Biomechanics

Dr Anthony Crimin has enjoyed running and cycling since school times, although he would often cycle to running races as it was more enjoyable than running. After graduating with a degree in Product Design Engineering and then perusing an early career in Oil & Gas, he decided to peruse an Engineering Doctorate at the University of Strathclyde investigating the biomechanics of the lower limb prosthetic users. Afterwards, he worked for Dyson and investigated some novel methods for measuring the interaction between the user and product. However, on his birthday in 2016, while cycling, he was struck head-on by a car and was left with injuries that significantly reduced his performance on the bicycle. The tools available at the time were primarily to aid aerobic training rather than helping cyclists improve their technique or aid recovery. This set him on the journey which resulted in the creation of this book.

Dr Anthony McGarry is a Senior Teaching Fellow, Health Care Professionals Council registered prosthetist/orthotist, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde. He is responsible for undergraduate /postgraduate tuition in lower limb prosthetics. Before joining the University, he worked as a clinician in Oxford and cycled everywhere as he did not own a car. Academic interests include: clinical management; socket design, shape capture methods and prosthetic gait analysis. He obtained a PhD in Evaluation of prosthetic shape capture systems in the University of Strathclyde in 2009. He is happiest with his wife and family and is the father of three boys, each a budding cyclist.