That's going to be hard to tell without riding. Based on my own experience and preferences, I'd guess you'll want to stretch out a little more. Either longer stem or less sweep on the bars. Completely speculation though.
I'm a chronic cockpit tinkerer, and mess with bars and stem on at least two of my bikes every year. I've noticed one un-scientific constant every time I get a setup feeling close to ideal: if I draw an imaginary line between my hands (where they grip the bar), and sight through that line while riding, the bead from my eyes will almost exactly intersect the axis of the front hub. I don't know what the connection is or why it always turns out this way, but assume it has to do with weighting and stabilizing the steering adequately. It looks to me like you would be sighting behind the axle as currently mocked up? Good news is that that that bike doesn't look too small. In case you were still worried you got the wrong size. Regarding a second: I'd never try to talk someone out of a second riv. But keep in mind that the susie is very different from other rivendell models. I think the lowered bb height of yours will help, compared to my first run orange one, but bet its still quite different. My AR, Ram, Saluki, QB and Clem - though mostly older models - all have a characteristic Riv "feel". My Susie is completely different. I'd consider getting a different model for variety's sake. On Friday, June 7, 2024 at 11:54:24 PM UTC-6 johnwc...@gmail.com wrote: > Ok, just wanted a final opinion. > > Here is the 50cm Susie I took delivery of. I've mocked this up with 26" > Cliffhangers (I didn't have 27.5 rim brake set on hand), Ortho bars, 100mm > Nitto stem, Brooks saddle. Saddle height is about 64/65cm and my PBH is > about 78. > > How does this fit look? Specifically, reach. > > Without properly riding it, my first impression was that it felt ok-ish. > Hard to tell without actually going for a ride. Didn't feel too stretched > out and not really cramped either. > > To throw another wrench in things, I have an opportunity to pickup a used > 54cm Gus frame. Do I need to have a second Riv right now? No! But, we all > know how bikes go. If anything, my partner could probably ride either frame > so, it wouldn't be a lost cause. > Maybe I'm just looking for an excuse to have 2 Rivs!! > > Using the photos of me on the 50cm Susie, do you think a 54cm Gus would be > too large? > > Thanks y'all! > > -- 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/065f1bdc-7e82-410d-b0c6-8b1983eb3125n%40googlegroups.com.
