Most people who want to buy an electric bike seek comfort in general, and in fact, an electric bike is much more comfortable than a regular bike.
But are there ways that you can do to get extra comfort while riding your electric bike?!
The short answer to this question is yes, there are many ways to get extra comfort while riding your electric bike.
Since the concept of comfort is a relative concept in general, getting the level of comfort you want depends on how well you adjust the points of contact between you and the electric bike.
There are 3 points of contact between you and the electric bike while riding and they are
1 – Saddle
2- Handlebar
3- Pedal
Therefore, if you can adjust the previous three parts, plus one last part, which is the bike tire to suit you, you will get a great level of comfort while riding the bike.
In this post, we will explain how to get more comfortable while riding an electric bike by sharing the most important tips for adjusting the points of contact between you and the electric bike.
How To Make Your Electric Bike More Comfortable?
As a general rule, you can get more comfort while riding an electric bike by adjusting the bike seat, handlebar, and pedal.
Adjusting the Ebike Saddle for more comfort.
Saddle Height.
The saddle should not be too high or too low for comfort. The easiest way to adjust the height of the saddle is by placing your heel on the pedal and raising the saddle until you get to the point where your whole leg is straight.
In this way, there will be a slight bend in your knee while using the pedal, which will distribute the pressure on your foot and prevent any pains in your knee or back.
Saddle Tilt
If the saddle is tilted too much forward or too backward, it will increase the pressure on your wrist and back. The healthy way to adjust the level of the chair tilt is to make sure that the pressure level is balanced between the front and the back of the saddle.
If the saddle is tilted strongly forward, so that you feel that you are leaning strongly while riding, then you should adjust the level of inclination to the back and vice versa.
If you feel that your body is leaning back, you must adjust the level of inclination forward.
Saddle Size.
Choosing the size of the Saddle is an important factor in obtaining comfort. There is a false impression that the larger the size of the saddle and the more foam, the more comfortable you will get.
The reason that this impression is wrong is that the larger the size of the saddle, the less your ability to move while pedaling (for this reason, the sports saddle is thin to give riders the ability to pedal fast )
As for a large amount of foam, with time, the foam will fall to the bottom and will cause pain in the back.
That is why you should choose a saddle that is completely suitable for the size of your sitting bone to get more comfortable.
Saddle Forward Position.
Adjusting the Ebike handlebar for more comfort.
Adjusting the handlebars can increase the level of comfort while riding an electric bike, and this explains the existence of many designs of the handlebar, but the correct way to give you more comfort while holding the handlebar is to have a moderate body level, so if you feel that you are leaning forward to hold the handlebar, you should adjust the handlebar so that it is closer to you.
This point is very important because if you tilt your body forward, you will put a lot of pressure on your wrist, while there will be no pressure on the bicycle seat.
And always remember that the goal of any adjustment we do is to distribute the pressure between the three contact points in order to get the comfort you want.
Adjusting the position of the handlebar is not limited to the handlebar body only, but also all the parts on the handlebar should be adjusted so that it is comfortable for you during its use.
Grips
electric bike grips can cause numbness in the hands, especially if you are holding the bicycle firmly, so it is preferable to get grips that are designed to prevent numbness ( there are a lot of models & shapes you can search for it on amazon )
Brakes lever.
You should adjust the brake lever up or down so that holding it does not require any unusual movement of your hands.
Adjusting the Ebike Pedal for more comfort.
The pedal is the third point of contact between your body and the electric bike, and although there are no major adjustments that you can make to get greater comfort, you should get a large pedal so that the space for your feet is comfortable and also the pedal must be able to hold your feet.
On the other hand, you should wear solid-soled shoes so that your feet do not slip while riding a bike.
Ebike tires will help you get more comfort while riding.
The last part of the bike that you can adjust to give you more comfort is the tires.
There is a rule that you can invoke when choosing the tire, which is the greater the width of the tire, the greater the comfort, and the lower the speed, because the larger the width of the tire, the more it rubs with the ground and the less the sense of shocks, but also with the higher the coefficient of friction the lower the speed.
On the other hand, you can control the air pressure inside the tire so that it is somewhat low in order to get more comfort while riding.
Conclusion.
In order to get more comfortable while riding your electric bike, you should make the appropriate adjustments in each of the saddle, handlebar, pedal, as well as tires.
Noting that the saddle, handlebar, and pedal represent a triangle, and any modification you make on any side of this triangle will affect the rest of the sides, so you should take time to test what suits you so that you reach the level of comfort you want.
The last thing you should adjust the bike seat forward or backward so that your bike’s comfort triangle keeps working in harmony.
