Phil (ascentale)Nov 9, 2024

@NNN has a question about riding in an upright position:

Q2. When I try to ebike an hour each way using a Dutch/upright position on a sprung Brooks Flyer saddle, my bottom gets sore. But I can ride 2+ hours on a MTB or roadbike with hard saddle OK.

Any advice for getting comfy in an upright riding position?

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Show threadTwobiscuits🚴‍♂️ 
@ascentale @NNN A2 As a fellow Flyer user, I suspect it's not made for a fully upright position. Its leather is the same as the B17. My comfortable position on it is rotated just far enough forward that I'm mainly sitting on my sit bones.
An hour isn't a long ride. So something quite basic must be wrong. >
Nov 9, 2024 at 5:29pmWeb
Show threadTwobiscuits🚴‍♂️ Nov 9, 2024
@ascentale @NNN Maybe stay sitting upright, if that's unavoidable, and get a wider saddle; however I wouldn't be optimistic about that for myself: I have a B67 on my town bike and its only good for a mile or two. Sitting upright is just a lot of weight on my butt.
Or try to organize a *slightly* more tipped forward position. Move the saddle backwards slightly OR lower the handlebars. The sweet spot is where you can still sit up and take your hands off the bars without a huge effort. <>