Standing Up on ebike: safe?

[LuLu5]

Hi All,
New to bike forum..Is it safe to stand when riding an e-bike? I ride upright and concerned that it may be difficult reaching gears/controls if I'm am standing up.
Secondly, how do I get responses by email? Didn't see a place for that in my account.
Thank you!

 

[LuLu5]

Also: just fyi I ride a Marin Sausalito II.

 

[Chazmo]

I stand up frequently, LuLu. I actually don’t have any problem reaching the controls when I’m doing that. Of course, I have to bend over slightly to reach controls. If your bike has a throttle, you might find that to be convenient for occasional corrections while you’re standing (and not pedaling, of course).

 

[teskow]

I too stand up quite a lot especially over rough patches of ground.

 

[harryS]

I got the motor so I wouldn't have to stand up on hills. Ugh, the bad old days when I would crest the hill at 6 mph, standing while pumping the pedals for most of it.

Like teskow, I still stand when I see bumpy stretches coming,

 

[PCeBiker]

Hi All,
New to bike forum..Is it safe to stand when riding an e-bike?
Thank you!

I've stood on my pedals and waved my arms in the air.

Is it safe??
Of Course Not !!!,.. But It's Fun,..

 

[Chazmo]

Actually, I think I may have misunderstood the original poster… @LuLu5 were you referring to standing up on the pedals just to relax and give your tush a break, or did you mean standing up and pedaling (as in power to climb a hill)…? Or, did mean for riding over tough ground? As for the last of these, I am very often suspended over saddle, but I don’t call that “standing” per se. Maybe other folks do.

I’m not sure it changes my answer earlier, though. I haven’t found there to be any problem standing up on my fatty. In fact, with a throttle, I can do it more often than I used to do on an unpowered bike, and the geometry and weight / stability of the fatty makes it rather easier to do this than my old (extremely light and twitchy) mountain bike used to be.