Im 6'2" and have a 34" inside leg so dont have this problem short arses ;) :lol:

inside leg 27.5 can reach the ground on sv with the ball of one foot or tippie toes of both. never bothered lowering or anything but got a gel seat which made it slightly lower. if camber on road too much i have to stand bike up to get on it or park near a kerb for leverage. but boyfriend has just bought me a raptor 1000 and i can more or less reach the ground with both feet flat. cant wait to ride it :lol:

Ya boo sucks to you :P :lol:

sorry Im 5' 8" female and dont have a problem in that department but I know Ping had the same problem and in the end got herself a lowered seat. :)

Thanks for that Viney!!! :? I feel sooooooo much better knowing I'm a short **** :lol: :lol:

Ooooooo I lUV the colour of your bike. And by the way, thanks for the info and the hyperlink :wink:

Phew, No need to tell anyone I'm wearing Ladystars.

I wear 28" length jeans, or 30" baggy combats so I guess that's my inner leg measurement.


:( I know I'm a short ass but I can't help it, I'm the tallest in my immediate family :lol: :lol:

hi shorty :thumleft: :thumleft:

i'm 5' 2" at a push and have the longer dogbones and the lady stars. I can actually ride without ladystars cos the bike is that low.

To be honest at 5' 5" most of your problem are likely to be getting used to the weight and handling of the bike for than your height issue. Try and get some ladystars off ebay second hand, in 6 months you probably won't need them.... try not to do anything to the handling of the bike if you can help it

Doing it that way I've got an inside leg measurement of 30 inches. :shock:

I guess I do have long legs for a short-**** then. 8)

5ft 7 but only 27 inches inside leg and third leg gets in the way a lot :oops:

I shaved seat and longer dog bones, still long way off flat footing it.

The trick to being short is not to stop, forget red lights just mount the kerb like a cyclist. Bring a flask for tea breaks, when you mates stop at the cafe just keep going and suck on your straw for tea.

Ignore any scenery and if any cage driver with blue lights wants to race take him down some country lanes.

Side benefit I always get home first.