CROUCHING TIGER

You find yourself in some crazy positions on an e-bike (and positions you’ve not been in before on a normal bike) to try and best manage grip and consistent traction for climbing. You don’t want to be too far forward as it just doesn’t work, you need to load up the rear tyre to get it to stay biting thanks to that extra power. Putting the seat much lower than on a regular bike for climbing helps too, and when it gets really steep you find yourself in what I call the Crouching Tiger position, where you really squash your centre of gravity as low as you can, push your head really far forward to load the front tyre, and at the same time push back at your core and bum to keep enough weight over the back tyre for grip.