That's why I have 8 cm stems on my AHH and my Bombadil. If I wanted to run longer stems, I'd definitely need smaller frames. The issue would then be how much vertical stem and seatpost get exposed to get the proper heights and relationships. I could place the handlebar below the saddle... Oh wait! That's how I rode pre-Rivendell and I had the hand, neck and shoulder pain...
I think I'm happy with my short 8 cm stems... ;-) René On 5/18/10, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > This is an interesting conversation. Every time I think about getting > an even bigger frame, end up thinking more about reach more than > standover. Based on these statements, I should be trying a 63cm > frame. Yet about a year and a half ago straddled a 62 orange > Quickbeam. The reach was so far my arms were fully extended on the > hoods. Couldn't really even get to the drops. > > Maybe that bike had an unusually long stem. But to get that bike to > work for me, would probably need a 7 or 8cm stem. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On May 18, 7:10�pm, jamison brosseau <jamison.bross...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> its funny cause the atlantis was the first riv bike i was interested >> in. �i plan on getting another next year, but am afraid the 61 would >> be too small. �when i was concerned about the 61 vs 63 Keven suggested >> i just ride the 63 for a while and see what i thought. �I couldn't be >> happier. �Out of curiosity how tall are you. �I am 6 ft even. >> thanks jamison >> >> On May 18, 7:40�pm, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> > My saddle height on both bikes is set at 76.5cm; with your saddle height >> > I >> > do agree that standover with the 60 Bombadil should not be an issue. I >> > haven't hurt myself, but I always get very conscious of the top tube >> > height >> > when straddling the bike, especially if wearing sandals... :-) >> >> > I don't quite feel atracted to the Hunqa... can't really say why... if I >> > ended up swapping frames, I think I'd be more comfortable with the >> > Atlantis. >> > It's a bike that is somehow growing on me after my intial reaction of >> > rejection during my pre-Riv days... :-) >> >> > I do love my Bombadil, in the end, perhaps I'll just keep it and just >> > ride >> > it with up to 700x50 tires to keep the standover height manageable. >> >> > Ren� >> >> > -- >> > 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 >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> -- >> 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 >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text >> - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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. > > -- Sent from my mobile device -- 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.
