Hello, my name is John Higgins. I have been cycling for 50+ years (I’m older than you think, but not ancient) and have direct experience with many different styles of bikes and riding including road, mountain and touring bikes. I’ve been a regular bike commuter, a bikepacker and gravel grinder before they were a thing, and competitive racer on both road and mountain bikes.
However being an experienced and accomplished cyclist does not make one a bike fitter. I was curious about the mysteries of bike fitting and jumped at an opportunity to commence learning about bike fitting in 2007 while working for a major bicycle retail chain.
Since then I have worked with thousands of riders, from teenagers to retirees, casual riders to competitors, commuters, tourers, bikepackers, racers (road, mountain, triathlon), and people with chronic neck, back and joint issues and injury history. These cyclists are people who wanted to know what size bike to buy; wanted to ride but experienced too much discomfort; wanted to ride further / faster with less suffering; or just wanted to make sure their bike was optimized from the get-go.
In 2014 I established BikeFitr and in 2015 I became a co-owner and the manager of Fit Kit Systems, the bike fitting school that I originally trained with. I now supply fitting equipment, systems, and education to other bike fitters and bicycle retailers around the globe.
As a member of the International Bike Fitting Institute I am committed to continuing to increase my bike fitting skills and maintain a high level of professional expertise. There are a lot of bike fitters touting their experience, but experience without ongoing education is just repetition. I continually refine and develop my experience through learning more.
Bike Fitting Education
- Fit Kit Systems: Level 1, 2 and 3 (2007 – 2014)
- Medicine of Cycling: Bike Fit University, Colorado Springs: 2014, 2016, 2017
- BikeFit: Foot-Pedal Interface 2015
- Interbike: Fit Symposium, Las Vegas: 2015, 2016, 2017; Reno: 2018
- International Cyclefit Symposium, Manchester, UK 2016
- Slowtwitch Fit Institute (FIST certified), 2017
- BikeFit: Level 1 and Level 2, 2018
- International Symposium of Cycling Optimization, Munster, Germany 2018
- Velogicfit: Introduction to 3D Bike Fitting, 2019
- Cyclologic: Cycling Analysis Professional, 2020
- Functional Movement Systems: FMS1., 2020
- ISCO: Integrating LEOMO into Bike Fitting, 2020
- ISCO: Tri and TT Fit Specifics, 2022
- Torke Cycling: Start Bike Fitting; Body Positioning; Foot Activation; Saddle Fitting; Off Road Positioning; Aero Optimization. 2023
- EIBF Conference, Medellin, Columbia, 2025
- IBFI Conference, Silverstone, UK, 2026
International Bike Fitting Institute Level 3 certified.
Writing, Presenting and Teaching
You can find many of my articles on fit related topics over on the Fit Kit Systems blog.
For quite a few years I was a regular contributor to Cycling West, the regions #1 publication on all things bicycle, and have been an invited presenter on bike fit at bike industry tradeshows: Interbike (2017, 2018) and CABDA (2016, 2019). I’ve also presented at International bike fit conferences in Columbia (2025) and the UK (2026)
I also teach bike fitting to other people, through Fit Kit Systems.
Cycling Cred (because some people want to know)
MTB
- Mid Week MTB series; 3rd place age group series in 2013, 2022. 2nd place in Masters in 2023
- Multi time age category State Champion
- USA Cycling National MTB Championship, 1st place age group, 2012
- USA Cycling National MTB Marathon, 5th place age group 2013
- Lifetime Fitness Tahoe Trail, 1st place age group 2025
- LifeTime Fitness Leadville Trail 100 MTB, Finisher and 10th place age group 2025
GRAVEL
- Crusher in the Tushars: 3 times 2nd place finisher over 11 years in 3 different age groups
- Participation in multiple local gravel races including Wild Horse, Cedar City Fire Road, Dirty Dino, RPI
ROAD
Porcupine Hillclimb
- Many hill climb podiums
- High Uintas classic podium
- SLC Crit series 2021 – 3rd place, Masters B
- SCL Crit series 2022 – 3rd place, Masters B
- Lotoja finisher 2022, 2024
Hello, I’m Bill.