Thanks for all the insight folks. Definitely thinking the 58 is the ticket. Gunna give a call to the west coast soon. Anyone in the NC/VA area have a similar Rivendell available for a test ride?
Ian On Friday, April 8, 2016 at 2:13:13 PM UTC-4, 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.
