E-scooter Battery Care
With e-scooter ownership surging across the country, it's important to know your device and how to reduce the risk of a fire occurring.
If you want to be comfortable on your bike, one of the most important decisions to consider is choosing the right bike saddle for you. The saddle your bike came with might be adequate for a short ride here and there, but when you start to ride more regularly you’ll start to notice just how important tailoring the right bike saddle for you is.
Saddle selection can affect your health and enjoyment levels on the bike, so it’s important to make an active and well-informed choice. Why? Because a saddle with a poor ergonomic design that doesn’t suit your anatomy or your intended use (eg. mountain bike vs commute vs road race) can cause loads of problems. These include:
A well designed ergonomic saddle will permit a far better position on the bike leading to comfort and performance gains. Just as there are different types of bikes, there are different types of saddles. At the extremes, the saddle you choose for a town bike is completely different to a time trial bike because your sitting posture is vastly different between bikes, resulting in very different parts of your bony pelvis being in contact with the saddle.
And most importantly, you will need some test rides to decide if the saddle will work for you or not.
Left (black saddle) is almost completely flat with no ergonomic shape at all and caused the rider perineal pain. On the right (yellow saddle) notice the curved ergonomic shape which alleviates saddle pressures and pains.
Left (black saddle): Notice the direct contact between the front of the pelvis and saddle nose – ouch! Right (yellow saddle): The arrow shows the space available to keep pressure off your soft tissues – comfort!
With e-scooter ownership surging across the country, it's important to know your device and how to reduce the risk of a fire occurring.
Valentine's Day is a special time to express our love and appreciation for others. But it’s also important to show ourselves some love as well! Let's ride!
For two-wheeled coffee drinkers, the first sip after a long ride is rewarding! We were determined to hunt down Queensland's top bike-friendly cafes. So we asked our members what their favourite post ride coffee spots were.
The lead up to Christmas can be overwhelming, read Whitecloud's guide to minimise stress.