I'm 79pbh and would get a 53 Gallop. You might want to chat with Riv about it because you can ride a 53 or 57 and the longer reach to pullback bars on the 57 may work better for you.
Any of the 3 bikes you listed will work for your use case, the Appa may be a tad overbuilt unless you find yourself loading up bags and/or bombing down trails. As for waiting or jumping now, my advice is always to get the one you really want. Paying a lot of bucks for a bike and later wishing you'd gotten a different one isn't fun! Joe Bernard Clearlake CA On Monday, October 21, 2024 at 9:25:54 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > Hello all, > > I am interested in getting a Rivendell. With the Charlie H Gallop preorder > coming up I am really tempted to go for it. My use case will be commuting > and fun riding (mostly road) and light credit card touring (or supported > tours).. Will CHP (size 53) be a good fit for it? My PBH is 85cm (5' 9" > tall). I have been thinking about either getting a AHH or Sam Hillborne but > I will have to wait much longer as they are not due to arrive well into > next year. Blue Lug has a Sam Hillborne frame in my size (54) - and Analog > Cycles has a Appa as well. I am trying to decide which of these 3 options > are worth pursuing.. Has anyone bought a frameset from BlueLug - is the > importing process into US a hassle? > > Anyway, very excited to join the Riv family > > G Ram > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7ed9fc24-fc5d-47f3-b76c-6c1ad9dca01cn%40googlegroups.com.
