I agree on the TT sizing. Also, if you can, buy it with the steerer uncut so you can get the bars where you want them.
-- Bill Connell St. Paul, MN On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Mike<mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey Gino, like Jon say, size it by TT, not PBH. That's the answer > you're looking for. Good luck. > > Did you see that Gunnar now makes a touring bike? > > On Jun 30, 5:37 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I have a 60cm CC and a 62cm Rambouillet and 63cm Hilsen. The 60cm >> Surly feels a tad out of whack because the head tube is short, making >> it difficult to get the bars at the right height. I did try a 62cm CC >> years ago and it felt way too big but that was before I had a Riv. I >> definitely wouldn't get a 62cm CC even now. Because of the higher BB >> height the CC feels odd with large tires on it. >> >> If I were going to do it over again I'd get an LHT which has a much >> taller headtube. >> >> Why don't you just couple the Bleriot you have? >> >> --mike >> >> On Jun 30, 12:25 pm, Bill Connell <bconn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Gino Zahnd<ginoza...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > For those of you who ride a Rivendell, and also ride a Surly Cross Check >> > > or >> > > Travelers Check, what are the sizing differences? >> >> > > It looks like top tube is going to be the best bet on sizing a Surly, >> > > but if >> > > you know of any amazing secrets, please let me in! >> >> > > I'm currently trying to decide whether or not to couple one of my Rivs >> > > for >> > > all the travel I do, or to just build up a Surly Travelers Check. >> >> > I have both - i ride a 65cm Redwood and a 62cm CrossCheck, and the fit >> > is very similar. I have a 2cm shorter stem on the CrossCheck, but same >> > bars and saddle. I haven't measured precisely, but the contact points >> > are almost identical between the two, mainly the bars are about 1-2cm >> > lower on the CrossCheck. >> >> > -- >> > Bill Connell >> > St. Paul, MN > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
