Questions tagged [ergonomics]
For questions about the ergonomics (human factors) of cycling and related activities, mostly related to the positioning and motion of the body and its joints to avoid injury and increase comfort and performance.
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Accuracy of pedal-based power meters when used with pedal extenders / pedal spacers
Is the accuracy of a pedal-based power meter (examples) significantly affected by using them with pedal extenders (example)?
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How long should one wear a backpack while cycling
I have been cycling now for almost 6 years. I commute from home to work and I carry a laptop along with work clothes probably a sweater, an official shirt, and some bike tools. My estimated distance ...
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Cycling jargon: "relaxed geometry", "slack geometry", and "aggressive geometry"
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What is the meaning (and for which parts), the implications, and, if possible, the etymology of these three terms?
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When I hear this bike has more aggressive geometry ...
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Can I think of bike fit purely as bike ergonomics, or is there a distinct or an additional aspect to the choice?
I used to take a simplistic view of choosing a frame size. It boiled down to choosing the largest frame that gives me sufficient top-bar clearance.
On both road and MTB bikes, I can ride long ...
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Are they called handlebar "upsweep" and "backsweep" because only one quadrant is usable?
The title says it all. Are the two rotations of MTB flat bars (question updated in italics) called
"upsweep" and "backsweep" because only one quadrant is usable?
Is there never a ...
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Help me analyze my mountain bike body position, dealing with crippling elbow pain
I have been dealing with crippling elbow pain these last couple months which has been keeping me off the bike. I have super long legs and a short torso, riding a Large Orbea Rise mountain bike, 780mm ...
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Why aren't there more bicycles and accessories designed specifically for women?
Why are there not more bicycles and accessories designed to ergonomically meet the needs of the female body? I'm not talking dresses or skirts. A range of skeletal features differentiate the female ...
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How do I determine a suitable handlebar width on a fatbike?
Fatbike owners seem to be fond of using lavishly wide handlebars. They also don't just go from 640mm or 660mm to 680mm or 700mm, but often to 720mm or 740mm. I'm assuming their shoulders couldn't be ...
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Would a Rockefeller custom-build a frame? (If money were no object, is a custom frame always preferable to stock)
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Suppose you're a Rockefeller. In other words, money means nothing to you, and a 100K-250K bill is an insignificant expense. You select a bike model and find you are between two frame ...
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I'm an absolute beginner in bike touring, about to buy a bike. Is it worth it to hire a bike fitting service before the purchase?
I'm an absolute beginner in bike touring, about to buy a bike. Currently I'm using local shared bikes and I always wanted to start my adventures on a bike, camping and so on.
Given this, is it worth ...
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What are, if any, the signature postural differences between riding a 26″ bike and a 29″ bike?
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In the video accompanying Michael Jackson's "Black or White", people of various ethnicities are morphed to one another. Suppose you are looking at someone riding a ...
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Sit bones and the saddle's curves
Consider two twins, a brother and a sister.
They are of identical height. They have precisely the same arm length. Their legs (both femur and tibia) are exactly the same lengths. But, as would be ...
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Ergonomics - road cycling on mountain bike
I am new to cycling and have recently started to bike to work.
The distance is about 20 kms each way and I find that by the end of it my lower back starts to hurt.
I do work at a desk job and I ...
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Healthiest bike posture for slower long rides
I'm looking for some evidence on bike posture and overall best positioning for healthiest rides that might be "long" (say around 30km) but also where speed is not a concern - think of ...
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Pain on bottom foot when freewheeling for a time in a gravel descent
One of my favorite touring routs is on a rural route. It is 15 km* long, I take about an hour to complete it since a part of the first half is sandy and I need to dismount to traverse it.
At the 10 km ...
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