Hey, I'm the same size and pretty excited about the 54cm Hunq. It's gonna' have around effective 60cm reach, single top tube and 700c X 60mm wheels. That could be perfect!
On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 6:05 PM, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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.
