In my case, i was “in between” sizes in 2009. My choices were 56cm and 60cm for my 89cm pbh. I chose the 60cm based on the employee’s suggestion. I was on the small end of the 60cm range. That is to say, my 89cm pub was among the shortest that would fit the 60cm frame. But I’d always read Grant saying: “Go bigger, bigger is better.” So between the Riv employee and Grant in my ears, that’s what I did. But I did not really understand the Riv “expanded frame” idea. What it meant for me was that the effective top tube was too long (61cm) even with a short, 7cm stem. (My legs are long and my torso is on the short side.) Yes, I rode the bike, and rode it successfully, for 7 years. But it was never the bike I wanted it to be. So I took off the parts, and got a 58cm frame.
I think i would have loved the 56cm frame. I’m glad they now offer the new 58. I’m smack in the middle of the 58cm range, considering pbh, and I find it perfect. Concerning changes with the frameset: the 2009 bike, at 60cm, felt lighter to the hand (picking it up off the ground) than my 2017 58cm frame. Both my mechanic and I noticed the difference. Brian told me he thought they had “beefed up” the seat tube a bit. Regardless of weight,, once I’m riding, it’s just fantastic. I would never accuse Sam of being especially quick or nimble, but it’s just such a smooth, solid, confidence-inspiring ride that it always brings me joy. > On Jan 9, 2018, at 7:51 PM, Christopher Murray <chrispmurra...@gmail.com> > wrote > > It does seem the Sam has changed more than other bikes. When the Sam was > conceived the idea was having few sizes that would fit more people. This was > new in the Rivendell line up. It seems like most of what has changed is top > tube and seat tube lengths. I’d guess this is just an evolution of the > expanded geometry idea— finding the best sizes and the corresponding top tube > lengths. I think the history of the Sam and its changes would make a great > Reader article. > > Reading everything that has been written about the Sam over the years I get > the sense that it has been a smashing success. It has grown to be Riv’s go to > bike. Grant’s most recent post says “always the bike we rule out before going > on to something else.” > > An awesome bike. Congrats to the lucky recent purchasers. I’m jealous. > > Cheers! > Chris > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/2bKwEee8now/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. -- 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.
