E-Bike Saddles: The Shape Of things To Come

Saddles are the most hated component of most new bicycle riders and e-bike designers seem to be getting it. More and more designs are going away from using traditional off-the-shelf bicycle saddles for designs that lean more towards motorcycle saddle design. A few examples.

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Germany’s El Moto uses a long padded saddle. Even if the design had crankarms, this saddle would work great.
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The Lenz Sport Ski Bike uses a saddle design that e-bike designers should take a cue from. The long saddle gives the rider plenty of riding position options and moving around on the saddle is smooth and easy.
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The Stealth Hurricane takes the long, lean approach to saddle design.
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The Mori concept takes the conventional saddle design and throws it out the window. After our first post, many riders shared the same comment…”Where’s the seat?”

 

 

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