(APPROX 15 DEGREE LAYBACK ANGLE. IDEAL FOR OLD SCHOOL BMX REBUILDS OR MODERN BMX. LAYBACKS WERE VERY FASHIONABLE IN THE 80's TWO MAIN REASONS 1) IT LENGTHENS THE RIDING POSITION BY MOVING THE SADDLE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE HANDLEBARS 2) IT MAKES A BIKE LOOK STYLISH.