#the mountain bikes they gave us fit me much better but I don’t get the electric help and with my fatigue it’s nice to fall back on

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If your butt aches after a lomg(ish) bike ride you either have an unfit saddle or your saddle or front part (forgot name) are set wrong.

Typically women need wider saddles.

To get the right height of the saddle have someone look at you from the side and note if your knees are in a straight lime down with the pedals when youre in neutral position (where neither pedal is down). Depending on the saddle you can experiment with tilting it forward or backward. I'd recommend a very slight tilt forward

For the front part you should try to set it in a way that you keep your wrist as straight as possible and your elbows a little bend. This will keep pressure off of your shoulders. If there's pressure you will automatically adjust to that and your butt may suffer for it

I'm kinda assuming a city bike for you (correct me if I'm wrong), if it's a different type then the settings will change because your position changes

So a new seat will probably not solve all my problems, which are numerous and first on the list is that the bike was a hand me down from my dad. I can’t quite span it as he’s just a bigger person than me, so form was always gonna be an issue. I can juuuust reach the ground with my tippiest toes on it.

But in addition I’m hypermoblle and out of shape so I’m expecting aches and pains. If biking becomes regular enough I’ll try to get a bike that fits me better but it’ll depend. Don’t wanna drop electric bike money if it’s not a big enough part of my life.