As others have suggested, perhaps don't pull the lap bar down all the way on your legs. I'm 5'8" ish (which is roughly 5'10" minus a ruptured disc in the back lol) with tall torso, short legs, a bit on the pooh sized side. I fit fine, except that the lap bar didn't even come close to fitting over my legs, and as a result crushed them, and anything that happened to reside between them when it was pulled down into place.