electric / default rider 183 cm
NIU RQi Sport vs Tarform Vera ergonomics
NIU RQi Sport and Tarform Vera 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 RQi Sport
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Tarform Vera
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 RQi Sport has a 825 mm seat; the Tarform Vera sits at 826 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 83 cm for the NIU RQi Sport and 83 cm for the Tarform Vera.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | NIU RQi Sport | Tarform Vera |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 825 mm | 826 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,455 mm | 1,435 mm |
| Wet weight | 186 kg | 167 kg |
| Displacement | - | - |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- NIU RQi Sport
- Sport (58.1 deg)
- Tarform Vera
- Sport (58.0 deg)
Hip angle
- NIU RQi Sport
- Neutral (93.9 deg)
- Tarform Vera
- Neutral (94.3 deg)
Elbow angle
- NIU RQi Sport
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Tarform Vera
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- NIU RQi Sport
- Neutral (12.1 deg)
- Tarform Vera
- Neutral (11.8 deg)