Riding position data

Sport vs Cruiser riding position

For the default rider, Sport vs Cruiser: knee angle 60.7° vs 96.4°, elbow angle 137.5° vs 134.5°, seat 810 vs 700 mm.

The knee difference comes entirely from the footpegs.

Load Sport Load Cruiser

Sport vs Cruiser angles by rider height

Rider height, mm
40°60°80°100°120°15501650175018501950Rider height, mmSportCruiser
Sport vs Cruiser by rider height
Rider heightSport kneeCruiser kneeSport elbowCruiser elbow
1550 mm (5 ft 1 in)69.7°114.7°un­reach­ableun­reach­able
1650 mm (5 ft 5 in)65.0°104.7°160.5°152.1°
1750 mm (5 ft 9 in)60.7°96.4°137.5°134.5°
1850 mm (6 ft 1 in)57.1°89.7°124.8°123.6°
1950 mm (6 ft 5 in)53.8°83.8°115.8°115.7°

Body sizes are estimated from height. Hip and lean stay fixed, so shorter riders get straighter arms. Measure to be sure.

For a 1550 mm rider, Sport bends the knee 45.0° more than Cruiser; for a 1950 mm rider, 30.0° more.

Sport vs Cruiser modeled results
MetricSportCruiser
Knee angle60.7°96.4°
Elbow angle137.5°134.5°
Inseam minus seat+32 mm+142 mm
Torso lean25°8°
Seat height810 mm700 mm

How Cruiser differs from Sport

From the hip, Cruiser's bar is 100 mm further back and 150 mm higher than Sport's. Its peg is 450 mm further forward and 10 mm lower.

Assumptions

One example rider, 1750 mm (5 ft 9 in) tall, on every page. Only the bike and lean change.

Torso length
504 mm
Upper arm
285 mm
Forearm
345 mm
Thigh
429 mm
Shin
499 mm
Inseam
842 mm

How to read these angles

How this model was checked