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cafe-racer / default rider 183 cm

Brixton Crossfire 500 X vs Triumph Thruxton 400 ergonomics

Brixton Crossfire 500 X and Triumph Thruxton 400 land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.

Fit verdict

Brixton Crossfire 500 X

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

Triumph Thruxton 400

95Comfortable

All contacts reached

The two bikes are close enough that posture preference matters more than the overall score.

Rider fit: reaching the ground

The Brixton Crossfire 500 X has a 795 mm seat; the Triumph Thruxton 400 sits at 795 mm, within a few millimetres of each other. As a rule of thumb you flat-foot a bike when your inseam roughly matches its seat height: about 80 cm for the Brixton Crossfire 500 X and 80 cm for the Triumph Thruxton 400.

Geometry snapshot

Geometry comparison for Brixton Crossfire 500 X and Triumph Thruxton 400
SpecBrixton Crossfire 500 XTriumph Thruxton 400
Seat height795 mm795 mm
Wheelbase1,416 mm1,376 mm
Wet weight190 kg176 kg
Displacement486 cc398 cc

Posture metrics

Knee angle

Brixton Crossfire 500 X
Sport (58.0 deg)
Triumph Thruxton 400
Sport (57.9 deg)

Hip angle

Brixton Crossfire 500 X
Neutral (94.7 deg)
Triumph Thruxton 400
Neutral (95.5 deg)

Elbow angle

Brixton Crossfire 500 X
Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Triumph Thruxton 400
Relaxed (143.3 deg)

Torso lean

Brixton Crossfire 500 X
Neutral (11.5 deg)
Triumph Thruxton 400
Neutral (11.0 deg)