Thread: [SURVEY]: Ergonomics Project
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Old 04-04-2010, 04:39 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Hi, everyone..
1. What is the most comfortable bike you have ever driven?

Unicorn ZMA

2. Do you experience repeated body pains while riding and if you do please mention the part, muscle or joint?

Sometimes in Palm/Hands/Tail bone

3. (A)Are these symptoms experienced only during bike riding or (B)are they carried onto/from your other daily activities?
(you can answer as "A" or "B" to represent yes to the part you agree with )

A sometimes B

4. During what other daily activities do you experience the same pain?
( Leave blank if answer is "A" for question 4)

5. Do you feel a body part fatigued particularly only after long driving sessions and if so what part?
No Long Drive yet

6. Do you feel the need of adjust-ability features in your bike? Do you believe if such features were available you could do away with the pain?

NO

7. What adjust-ability features would you like in your bike to be installed?
( Leave blank if answer is NO for question 7)


8. What would represent your sitting posture on the bike a.) inward curved spine - a shape similar to when standing
b.) straight back - neutral position (of sitting)
c.) outward curved - lightly hunched posture?
(you can answer in abc's)

a/ partly B

9. (A)Do you consciously put this posture or (B)is it involuntary?Do you believe that the bike's design aids/forces you to attain such posture?
(please mention your bike also here)
(you can answer as "A" or "B" to represent yes to the part you agree with )

B (involuntary position with every bike is diff)

10. Do you frequently change/cycle your posture to alleviate from pain or when you are migrating from traffic to open highways,etc?

YES

11. Do you feel the need of back support(lumbar support)?

NO

12. (A)Do you believe in using enhancements such as gloves, jackets etc to improve your riding experience or (B)Do you emphasize bike riding should be comfortable even when you
are naked (not seriously)?
(you can answer as "A" or "B" to represent yes to the part you agree with )

A

13. Whom do you credit your cause of fatigue (if any) to - the bike design or yourself?

Both Contribute

Please mention your age, Height , weight (if you are willing).
18 yrs, 180cm, 76 kg
Best of Luck For your project!
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