I do a lot of trail biking (which around here means the woods- hilly singletrack with plenty of roots and rocks) on a Quickbeam, which is sized rivendell recommended saddle height minus 16cm. I have sometimes felt I should have more standover clearance, due to prevailing beliefs. But in fact when i think about it, I have actually never had an issue with standover- not once that i can recall- despite countless foot-downs, sudden dismounts, occasional spills, etc. I've definitely been nearly violated by the saddle a few times during a sudden dismount or slipped pedal, but never by the top-tube.
On Friday, September 12, 2014 11:18:17 PM UTC-4, rw1911 wrote: > > All of these recent Atlantis-for-sale posts have got me thinking of > building up an old school like mountain bike. i.e. smaller than what Riv > would recommend for fit. I recently sold an All-Rounder which I felt was > too big for me on anything other than light trails. My road bike is a 60cm > Rambouillet and it fits well. > > I'm thinking something like a 56cm Atlantis with max (26x2.35?) tires. > 200mm bullmoose bars to get the proper reach. There would be over 20cm of > seat post, but could it work? Anyone done it? Also, are the 26" wheeled > Atlanti 650b capable? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
