electric / default rider 183 cm
NIU FQi 500 vs NIU NQi Sport ergonomics
NIU FQi 500 and NIU NQi Sport land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
NIU FQi 500
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
NIU NQi Sport
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 NIU FQi 500 has a 760 mm seat; the NIU NQi Sport sits at 760 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 76 cm for the NIU FQi 500 and 76 cm for the NIU NQi Sport.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | NIU FQi 500 | NIU NQi Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 760 mm | 760 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,350 mm | 1,280 mm |
| Wet weight | 127 kg | 99 kg |
| Displacement | - | - |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- NIU FQi 500
- Sport (57.8 deg)
- NIU NQi Sport
- Sport (57.7 deg)
Hip angle
- NIU FQi 500
- Neutral (96.2 deg)
- NIU NQi Sport
- Neutral (97.7 deg)
Elbow angle
- NIU FQi 500
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- NIU NQi Sport
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- NIU FQi 500
- Neutral (10.6 deg)
- NIU NQi Sport
- Neutral (9.5 deg)