This "go down by one size" has worked pretty well for me with Riv frames.
Ryan On Dec 18, 9:39 am, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > Rene: > > After all the data points regarding the bigger size, here's one vote > for going smaller. I understand Riv's sizing system and philosophy, > but chose to go a size down from their recommendation on my Atlantis > (58 cm vs 61 cm). Coming up on 7 happy years of riding, I've never > given it a second thought. There's actually some overlap on PBHs and > frame sizes. If possible, see if they have a 56 cm you can try on for > size before going to the effort of completely changing. Bikes can > always be made a bit larger (within reason!) but they are tough to > shrink. > > dougP > > On Dec 17, 9:08 pm, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > My 60cm Bombadil is finally finished (had too much work and family related > > stuff these last two weeks). I will post pictures tomorrow. However, as soon > > as I straddled it while building it, I realized I had significantly less > > standover clearance than I do on my 61cm Homer. I can still lift both wheels > > what appears to be around 1 inch, haven't really measured, but when I stand > > over the bike with both feet on the ground, I can feel the top tube way up > > "there". The bike is currently built with Specialized El Capitan Control 2.2 > > front/2.0 rear tires for a full MTB experience. > > > Since it was raining during the weekend and I was swamped with work and > > family, I was only able to take it out for a ride on Tuesday's commute to > > work via bike and Caltrain. I rode it for a total of around 8 miles split up > > in four legs. I'll post more details when I have more time, but my concerns > > with the standover clearance persisted, so I e-mailed Mark @ Rivendell and > > spoke with Keven today. They both feel that based on my measured PBH, the > > 60cm Bombadil frame is the right size, but if I feel it's too big, they will > > set me up with a new 56cm frame. It's great to know that they will stand by > > me and take care of my in this situation. > > > Today I commuted with the Homer, and even though barely a month and a half > > ago it seemed like a huge frame (my conversion to the Rivendell fit > > philosophy), compared to the Bombadil I felt I had lots of clearance and of > > course, they both handle different. > > > I'm taking the Bombadil to Rivendell tomorrow so Mark and Keven can check my > > fit and together, we can decide if it is indeed the right size for me, or if > > I'll fit best on the 56cm. Standover height on the Bombadil 60 is about 2 cm > > higher than on the Homer 61. Everyone agrees that you probably need a little > > more clearance on a mountain bike than on a road bike, but what is really > > the minimum clearance? > > > Anyway, I'll update the group on the decision we take tomorrow and will > > submit photos of the complete bike. Going to a 56 frame will mean another > > wait for it to be painted (minor annoyance), but also a new wheelset from > > Rich, new tires, and no exchanging wheels between the Homer and the > > Bombadil. > > > What is the feeling regarding standover clearance and minimum clearance? > > > René > > > PS.- The fender question is now on hold until the frame size issue is > > cleared... > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
