Steve may be 5'6", I'm certainly not going to argue about that, I've never met him so I have no idea. And really, since I've never seen the production Empulse in person I may have my scale off. I'm just saying that the rider in the spy photos looks closer to 5'8". Are we sure the rider in these shots is Steve? Is the Empulse that compact that a 5'6" looks that much taller?