I would try the shorter stem. I have a Sam that I initially thought was too long for me, even though I'm smack dab in the middle of the charts for PBH sizing. (My legs are long, my torso not so much.) I installed a 7 cm stem (from a 10 cm ) and it made enough of a difference for me to get comfortable. I could probably go to an even shorter stem (I'm using Nitto tecnomic) but the 7cm stem seems short enough. If you are using a Technomic, I believe you can get as short as a 5 cm (could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure you can get a 6, anyway). In my case, as I have become more flexible, with better bike posture, I have noticed a long top tube does not cause me undue problems. Just something to consider - or not.
John Portland OR On Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 2:42:05 PM UTC-8 Bill Lindsay wrote: > Here are a few thoughts: > > People who know exactly what works for them figure it out over a long time > with lots of bikes, and have a set of numbers in their pocket so they can > know before buying whether a particular will set up correctly for them. It > sounds like you don't have that all figured out for yourself. Is that a > reasonable assumption? > > People who don't have their fit completely figured out for themselves are > usually well advised to get a fitting from an experienced fitter who > understands the target use-case. Can you find such a person? Have you had > anybody who knows about such things look at you while you are riding? > > This is intended for an endurance/all-road use case. Are you currently an > endurance athlete? Or do you aspire to be an endurance athlete? Do you > want the bike to fit the body you have, or the body you intend to have? > > Those are my thoughts. Best of luck > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 1:20:53 PM UTC-8 eitanz...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Hi all, wanted to introduce myself and my bikes. Over the last six months >> I went from zero to two Rivendells, and joined this group--though this is >> my first post: First up, a Cheviot, picked up secondhand, as my city bike. >> Previous owner built this up swanky: Son, XTR,, Pacenti, Paul, XT, etc. . >> added the front and rear racks. I also picked up a Riv Happisack, which >> alternates with the YEPP mount. Apologies for the distinctly un-glamorous >> garage pic: >> >> >> [image: IMG_2009.jpeg] >> >> I love this bike. It is exceedingly comfortable and beautiful. >> >> Last month I took delivery of a Homer, which I had built up to be a >> zippy road bike with a classic look: 9 speed friction shifting using the >> Dia Compe shifters to XT derailleur, Rene Herse crankset, Paul brakes, the >> TRP drilled brake levers, with Velocity Quill rims on Deore hubs. >> >> [image: IMG_2739.jpeg] >> >> >> >> >> >> That said, as beautiful as this bike is, I haven't been able to get >> comfortable on it. I am too stretched out. I have tried raising the bars a >> bit from these pics, but fundamentally I think the reach is too long. I >> gave my height/PBH to Antonio at Rivendell, and they set the bike up with >> an 80mm stem. I have ordered a 70mm version of the stem, though I'm >> concerned that's getting pretty short. Next step if that's not enough is >> try a shorter-reach handlebar, in a narrower size. If that doesn't work I >> fear I will need to sell the bike. I could replace the drops with upright >> bars, but I already have the Cheviot and specifically wanted a drop-bar >> endurance/all-roadish bike. >> >> I get the need to raise the bars, but I don't want a situation where the >> bars are 5" above the saddle. >> >> Any thoughts on other ways to get this bike to fit better? >> >> Thanks! >> --Eitan (in Los Angeles) >> > -- 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/d4827396-5a79-4eb8-8e8b-a3f145a2b864n%40googlegroups.com.
