[jaden94]

Hi guys,
I am looking at getting a 2021 r3 for my first bike, that being said my dad is worried about me not being able to flat foot it. I don't know anyone who knows one and I have done a lot of research. according to the internet I should be able to but I want peoples options and thoughts. I am 5'5" with a 31" inseam, is anyone around this that can flat foot their bike?

 

[clawhamm3r]

Find a local dealer and go sit on one. I've never been able to flat foot a single bike I've owned. As long as you can get one foot planted and hold the rear brake with the other that's all you need. That said, I understand from a new rider/comfort perspective. I'm 5'7" with a 29" inseam and can only get the balls of both of my feet down, so you'll be close. Boots will give you another half inch to an inch.

 

[enshiu]

I am 5`9" with 32 inseam and I have lowered mine 1 inch total. Without it I could even flatfoot.

 

[Paulie.online]

I'm slightly confused as I'm 5'8", also with a 32 inch inseam and I can get my feet down easily with quite a bend in the knee too.

I guess you'll have to try one on for size and see how it fits you, given the differences of experience of people of a supposedly similar size.

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[raize]

Keep in mind that pant's inseams are measured from the crotch of the jeans to the end of the pant leg. This is different than YOUR inseam, which is measured from YOUR crotch to the floor. Pants with a looser crotch (jeans) will often have a shorter inseam than ones that are more tailored (dress pants) despite hitting the same spot on your ankle. That being said, I'm 5'11" with a 30" jeans inseam. This same inseam on a pair of dress pants would have me looking like I was waiting for a flood. My actual inseam is 31.5". I know this for a fact, as I just measured it while purchasing a new bicycle a few days ago. I needed to make sure the standover height as measured at the top of the main tube didn't cause... issues. Bearing all that in mind, I can flat foot my R3 all day long.

If you'd like to measure YOUR inseam, you can tuck a book or other straight edge tight to your crotch and then measure from that edge to the floor.

PS I have a proportionally long torso.

 

[Highsider]

Hi guys,
I am looking at getting a 2021 r3 for my first bike, that being said my dad is worried about me not being able to flat foot it. I don't know anyone who knows one and I have done a lot of research. according to the internet I should be able to but I want peoples options and thoughts. I am 5'5" with a 31" inseam, is anyone around this that can flat foot their bike?

You'll have no problems. I'm 6' but I'm all upper body with an inseam of about 31.5" and I'm flat footed and bent legged.

 

[NinjaBraap]

Completely unnecessary. Is it nice? Yes. Worry more about how the bike handles and the ergonomics while riding than when you're stopped. Being short, I always just put a single foot down regardless.

 

[Martin Judd]

Flat footing is not a requirement to ride an R3. You will get at lkeast 1 foot down safely (on the gear side) which is important. The other foot should be holding your brake anyway so you don't roll and is important to get off the line safely.

 

[raize]

Completely unnecessary. Is it nice? Yes. Worry more about how the bike handles and the ergonomics while riding than when you're stopped. Being short, I always just put a single foot down regardless.

This. Even being able to flat foot it, often when I come to a stop, I'll just lean the bike to the left and one-foot it. That allows me shift into neutral and go hands off long stop lights while still covering the rear brake.

 

[sLing]

Flat footing mostly builds confidence when you start riding, it stops being useful after you get a hang of it.

 

[airhead83]

Flat footing mostly builds confidence when you start riding, it stops being useful after you get a hang of it.

NOT SO. It's not just the inexperienced who Teeter along. Old and brittle also require special care.
A firm footing on the ground helps to steady me as I collect the stepstool, I use to throw a leg over the seat... because I'll eventually need to get off too.

 

[Highsider]

Now, I'm a guy but when I was 12 or 13, my rule was, If I can get one leg over the bike and still have one foot on the ground, I could ride it. YMMV