Hi Chase, I'm one centimeter taller than you with PBH of 81. I've owned 50 MIT Atlantis, 51 Appa and 46 Appa. As for the Atlantis, 50cm is most definitely your size. IMO, 50cm Atlantis is almost identical to 46cm Appa in terms of geometry and how they ride. One notable exception is 'stack'. The Atlantis is a bit more upright friendly.
As for 51 vs 46 Appa, I think 46 would be a better fit for you. There is a *small* trade-off between precision/control vs ride comfort. The 51 ride smoother. I felt like its front fork had a bit more shock-absorbing quality. The down side was that at times I felt it was a bit unwieldy for my height esp when loaded with some groceries. Cheers, Ash On Monday, 12 October 2020 at 17:54:22 UTC-7 chase....@gmail.com wrote: > Hi! > > I am new to this group (though have been reading the forum for bit)... I > have been saving up and am finally getting ready to purchase a Riv! For > sure planning to get an Appaloosa or Atlantis... would love to hear any > ideas on fit. I am just under 5'6" with a PBH (no shoes) that is either 78 > or 79 depending on the day. From what I can figure out a 50 Atlantis would > be a good fit. I've talked to some folks about the Appaloosa and it seems I > am between sizes on the Appaloosa. Hard since these aren't bikes we can > just go try out. Any feedback would be awesome! Or if anyone in the NYC > area with any of these bikes in these sizes and would be open to meeting up > (totally understand if you aren't) that would be cool! > > Thanks! > > Chase > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/19b8959a-2d1a-4c6c-93fc-53fd04c583b2n%40googlegroups.com.
