The San Marcos uses Riv's current "expanded frame" concept, so the seattube number is significantly smaller than the toptube. When shopping bikes like this and the Sam Hillborne, the trick is to ignore the claimed size of the frame and focus on how long the toptube is. The 47cm San Marcos has a 53.5 toptube, which I think would work for your friend with some kind of sweptback bar. It's a really nice frame at a really good price.
Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA. On Sunday, October 26, 2014 8:01:05 AM UTC-7, Lesli Larson wrote: > Thanks. These are great options and confirmed my suspicions that I should > be watching the used market as well. I always want to buy new but ended up > believing a better value and better product can be sourced from the past, > so to speak. > > I would love to find a 47cm or 50 cm Riv frame - especially an Atlantis - > that could be build up by my local shop, Blue Heron Bicycles. > > Curious to know how folks feel about the San Marcos versus the used Riv > option. I'm taken aback a bit about the long top tube on even the smaller > frames. > > Regards, > > LL > > On Saturday, October 25, 2014 11:19:04 PM UTC-4, Lesli Larson wrote: >> >> I'm helping a friend source a new (or possibly) used bike to replicate my >> own Riv custom which has a 50cm seat tube and a 50 cm top tube. My bike, >> originally a rando rig, is now set up with porteur bars, inverse levers, >> wider brooks saddle, honjos and 38c grand bois tires. It's such a fun bike >> to ride. In my friends words, the bike changed her life, or at least, >> attitude about bike fit and comfort. My friend and I are both 5'3 and ride >> bikes in the 48cm to 50 cm range. >> >> I've been shopping around for a stock 650b frame for her that could be >> built up into an upright, go fast, weekender bike. We're in the Surly/Soma >> budget when it comes to the frame. Sadly, most of these bikes seems to be >> made for 700c wheels or have extra long top tubes (even for bikes that are >> 47cm). >> >> Send me your frame suggestions. Right now, our target is the Soma San >> Marcos which I believe takes 650b in smaller sizes. We're working with a >> terrific shop in Brooklyn. I just wanted to solicit the group for any >> extra knowledge of stock frames that we might also want to evaluate. >> >> Regards, >> >> Lesli Larson >> Eugene, Oregon >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
