Intended use? Majority paved riding. If I did off-road, it would be somewhat smooth, nothing rough. I will not do any heavy loaded touring. So, due to my intended riding, I'm more concerned with getting the correct fit as I think any of the models would serve my purpose. I have always been a tough bike fit because I am not very flexible and my arms are slightly shorter than most men my size. So, I need the bars 2 to 4 inches above seat level. I'm trying to find the happy medium from being too upright and too far bent over.
Just based on the eyeball test (and too many past bikes), the 59 Clem Anthracite (size 59 is too high for standover height for me though) pic on the Riv web site looks like what I want to achieve in the (1) distance from seat to bars; and (2) distance of bars above seat level. So, I'm trying to determine which Riv model and size will give me the best opportunity to match that setup for my PBH. Based on my PBH, I guess we are talking a 55 Sam, 52 Clem, 56 Atlantis, and 54 Hunq. Woops, forgot to look at Cheviot sizing. I live in Georgia, so I'm trying to narrow things down. My only frame of reference is my 59 Soma San Marcos (that Riv sells as well). Yes, the 59 San Marcos to too big for standover height with 32mm tires. I can stand over it with shoes on, but it is at "emergency" status if you know what I mean ha ha. It currently has Alba's with a 130mm length stem and is not far from a good fit. I forget the model of the Nitto stem, but I seem to remember it was the tallest version that had the 130mm length and I currently have the stem at the max height. For a lack of a better way of explaining it, it's almost like the Alba's are slightly to small and the Bosco bars are slighty too big. The Alba's need just a little more height and a little more reach back towards the seat. I can get the Bosco to work height wise, but it comes about 2 inches too far back towards the seat. I think if I had a bar halfway between an Alba and Bosco it would be about right. I am looking to replace the 59 San Marcos due to the standover height. Also, I've never seemed to be able to find a good pedalling position or relationship between the seat position and the pedals. It's just never been right and I assume it is just that the frame is a little big. The 59 San Marcos and the 55 Sam is somewhat close in geometry. I'm afraid that I might run into the same bar issue with the Sam as with the San Marcos. The Clem, Sam, and Hunq (i think) have the upsloping top tube by 6 degrees which will help get the bars up. The Atlantis I think is only 2 or 2.5 degree upslope. Any advice on which model or models that you think might best for my sizing issues? On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 4:26:14 PM UTC-4, DSat wrote: > To the riders that weigh 200 lbs or more, which Riv model are you riding? > I am just shy of 300, so should I consider one model over another? I > assume that the wider the tires the better. > -- 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.
