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6ft2 for me, can't speak for the stoker but I'd guess 5 10? I ride a 58 normally and he's on an apparently 51 Orbea, but he had some real trouble with knee/bar clearance on the back. Compact vs traditional geo confusions maybe. He's a lurker on here, 'roadie' I think, if you wish to message him about it.
With the right bars and stem I could have just about got it right for me at the front, but it really was a lost cause for him. Still a blast to ride, mind, but too much of a compromise for the kind of distances we'll be aiming for.
According to the owners, the couple it was built for were quite a bit shorter, "up to your shoulders, at a stretch", she told me. And the back really is tight, even with the massive setback post. Hope that clears things up for you!