Riding position data

Standard vs Cruiser riding position

For the default rider, Standard vs Cruiser: knee angle 69.4° vs 96.4°, elbow angle 138.7° vs 134.5°, seat 820 vs 700 mm.

The knee difference comes entirely from the footpegs.

Load Standard Load Cruiser

Standard vs Cruiser angles by rider height

Rider height, mm
40°60°80°100°120°15501650175018501950Rider height, mmStandardCruiser
Standard vs Cruiser by rider height
Rider heightStandard kneeCruiser kneeStandard elbowCruiser elbow
1550 mm (5 ft 1 in)80.2°114.7°un­reach­ableun­reach­able
1650 mm (5 ft 5 in)74.5°104.7°164.9°152.1°
1750 mm (5 ft 9 in)69.4°96.4°138.7°134.5°
1850 mm (6 ft 1 in)65.2°89.7°125.4°123.6°
1950 mm (6 ft 5 in)61.3°83.8°116.0°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, Standard bends the knee 34.5° more than Cruiser; for a 1950 mm rider, 22.5° more.

Standard vs Cruiser modeled results
MetricStandardCruiser
Knee angle69.4°96.4°
Elbow angle138.7°134.5°
Inseam minus seat+22 mm+142 mm
Torso lean15°8°
Seat height820 mm700 mm

How Cruiser differs from Standard

From the hip, Cruiser's bar is 70 mm further back and 10 mm higher than Standard's. Its peg is 320 mm further forward and 20 mm higher.

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