AN ERGONOMIC STUDY TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF COMFORT AND DISCOMFORT FACTORS OF BICYCLE HANDLE BAR

Pradeep Ingole; Nilesh Pohokar; Ajay U. Awate

doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/J8U2F

Authors

Pradeep Ingole Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of Technology & Research, Badnera Amravati, India
Nilesh Pohokar Assistant professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of Technology & Research, Badnera Amravati, India
Ajay U. Awate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of Technology & Research, Badnera Amravati, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/J8U2F

Keywords:

Bicycle, comfort positions, ergonomic study

Abstract

This article present an ergonomic study related to design of bicycle handle, increasing the cyclist’s comfort has become an additional aspect in the design process of conventional bicycles. Several attempts have been made to increase the cyclist's comfort while riding a conventional bicycle, but for the designer it is difficult to estimate the effect on the riding quality of the bicycle and whether the comfort perception of the cyclist increases. This work proposes an ergonomic study to investigate the effect of comfort and discomfort factor for during outdoor field testing for bicycle handlebar design. This data is analyzed by means of the ergonomic study for handle bar design on the basis of comfort factors. The initial test results show that the rider having comfort position depending on the handle position seems to correlate best with the cyclist’s comfort. This method will help for finding optimal position of handle bar, but the combination of ergonomic data & rider opinion will give best outcome for obtaining optimal results.