How is it possible for RadRover to be listed for 5'4"+ with 30.5" standover height?

[AZOldTech]

I mean there could be a long legged 5'4" person out there with 30.5" SH, but based on most 5'4" people I've known they require somewhere around a 28-29" standover height. So how can Rad Power be listing the RadRover for 5'4"-6'2"???? Cause maybe I'm missing something.

By comparison the VoltBike Yukon 750 (very similar to RadRover) has 2 different versions of their frame 17" for 5'3"-5'10" with 28" standover height and 20" for 5'7"-6'4" with 31" standover height.

I'm asking cause I want to order 2 RadRover bikes and I'm 6'2" and the wife is 5'4".

 

[Nova Haibike]

The RadRover doesn't fit a 5'4" person any worse than it fits a 6"2" person; either way it is a compromised fit because it only comes in one size.

Bike fit has very little to do with standover height; you don't ride a bike by standing over it. But it does give a rough estimate of a "good" size. That said, standover height is somewhat personal; some people are okay with standing over a top tube with little to no clearance.

 

[mrgold35]

I'm 6'3" and my wife is 4'11" and we have two 2016 Radrovers. She can ride the rover and the issues she had are:
- the seat is set at the lowest level
- unable to add any type of suspension seatpost
- the nose of the saddle pushes her up the downtube increasing the standover height at stops
- the fat tires made it look like she was riding a motorcycle and the rover felt huge to her mentally (rover about the same weight as other Rad ebikes)

She rode the rover perfectly fine; but, had to lean to side or find a curb at stops. I got her the ISM Touring Saddle, Amazon, $60, and that didn't have a nose. She was able to straddle the Rover at stops and felt more comfortable riding. This saddle was smaller and harder compared to the Cloud-9 and wasn't as comfy. I like to trail ride and I "thought" she would enjoy it also because we like to hike and the reason for the 2nd Radrover. She is more into paved road exercising, fun rides with the kids, or weekend rides to the farmer's market kinda gal and never took to the trails.

His/her Radrovers turned into his/his rovers the last 2 years. The Radcity still had a high step over height and the Radmini still looked too "off-road" for her with the fat tires. We were able to test ride the Radcity Step-Thru back in May and it checked all the boxes on the way she likes to ride. I was even able to put the Cloud-9 and the bodyfloat suspension seatpost on the Step-Thru AND I still needed to raise the seat height for her. The 2.3" plus size tires still give her some trail capabilities if she changes her mind as she gets more comfortable riding.

I had to make some mods to my Radrovers to make them a touch more comfy for me at my height:
- added the Sunlite 0-60 adjustable stem, Amazon, $30: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006HX04KK/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
- Added two 2.5mm spacers for the Sunlite stem (two 2.5mm spacers per rover)
- Updated to the Cloud-9 12.5X11.5 Cruiser seat, Amazon, $32: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TD24VG/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
- Started with Suntour SP-12 NCX 400mm seatpost and upgraded to the Bodyfloat v2.0 420mm with orange springs last year.
- Upgraded to BC MTB pedals because my foot would sometimes slip during hard trail riding, Amazon, $80: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M6Y4ENA/ref=twister_B01M3V48IA?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Using the 400mm/420mm seatpost along with the thicker Cloud-9 seat caused me to lean forward too much and "numb hands" for longer rides. Adjusting the handlebars to the around 45-50 degrees up helps a lot. I can then lower to 0 degrees for the wife and kids when they ride (also rotate the brake handles up/down for them).