[QUOTE="Boxer"] I am 5'7" and it is no problem for me, reaching the ground is really over-rated. Boxer[/QUOTE] AAArgh! I used to be 5'3" but I think I'm shrinking..... And I find a touch of the toes on the ground greatly reassuring!!!! betty, would love to hold my bike up by levitation! Just you wait till you shrink, Boxer!!!!