Ian: Your PBH & saddle height are same as mine, but I am 5'-10", and have been riding a 58 cm Atlantis with 10 cm stem since '03. According to Rivs sizing charts I'm in the overlap between 56 & 58. I have briefly ridden a 56 and it felt fine. I've also briefly ridden a 61 (next size up) and felt a bit stretched out. I rode mine with Noodles until switching to upright bars a couple of years ago, and use the same 10 cm stem. I briefly tried Albas & On One Marys but did not care for the hand position.
>From your description of having a long torso, I suggest the 58 cm would make a good fit. Much will depend on your choice of bars & preferred riding position, but my guess is with a long torso the 56 would need a longer stem. Keep in mind what tires you prefer as well. Nice big chubby tires will raise the standover. I recently put 45 mm Marathon Mondials on and that is about the max tire that is personally comfortable for standover. Good luck, and keep in mind that either size can be made to work. I just think the 58 cm would take less fiddling. dougP On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 11:13:13 AM UTC-7, Ian Wilder wrote: > > Hey Folks, > > I'm thinking I'm finally in the market for an Atlantis! I am torn between > the 56 and the 58 size (story of my adult bike life). I would prefer a size > that allows me to comfortably set up albatross bars or drop bars. > > I was wondering if anyone had any feed back for a rider with a PBH just > shy of 85cm, saddle height of 75cm or 76cm depending on the shoe, but an > actual height of 6'1". I am mostly torso! > > I am torn between the 56 and the 58 size (story of my adult bike life). I > would prefer a size that allows me to comfortably set up albatross bars or > drop bars. > For context, though I'm aware these geometries are not too similar: I've > had a 58cm Surly LHT set up with noodles that felt a bit long and a 56cm > Soma Wolverine that albatross bars felt a little crowded on. > > Wheels size is not a huge determining factor, mostly frame sizing. > > Anyone dealt with this dilemma? I'd have to call and confirm, but am very > tempted by the 56" that is shown as in stock on the website and also would > prefer to have a current geometry Atlantis, rather than the new "longer" > geometry (however, I'm not in the know on these details. Can anyone shed > light on the changes?) > > Thanks for the help! > > Ian Wilder > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
