The final and clinching argument! Talk about logic! Thanks, all, for tolerating my insecurities and reassuring my doubts.
Watch this space. On Fri, Sep 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM Garth <[email protected]> wrote: > On my Asus Pro Art 27" monitor that I can use to measure images with, I > see 55.2 or 55.3cm at the intersection of the center TT and center ST. With > the seat tube being 28.6, and the TT appearing the same, take half of that, > 14.3mm, add to 55.2 or 55.3cm and you get 56.63 or 56.73 to the top of the > tube, but the lug extends just a bit above that, so it's called a 57cm. > > Not that it's going to make any difference as it's literally splitting > hairs ! > > On Friday, September 26, 2025 at 12:20:24 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> >> Patrick Moore <[email protected]> >> 10:18 AM (0 minutes ago) >> to rbw-owners-bunch, bcc: me >> >> I’m looking at a 2010 Roadeo offered as a size 57. The owner was about my >> height and has close to the same saddle height (74.5 versus my 75 cm from >> center of bb to top of saddle just above seatpost). >> >> I think that this Rodeo is what Rivendell called a 57 cm model; can >> anyone confirm that based on the following? >> >> Seller’s measurement of virtual (= level) tt is 57 cm (geometry chart >> says 56.5); my size. >> >> My principal question bears on the seat tube length. Seller measures 57 >> cm from center of bb to top of extended seat lug, and 55 c-c; I daresay >> it’s 56 c to top of top tube. >> >> Sellers Roadeo is only 1 cm shorter in the seat tube than my 1999 Joe >> (size 57 c-t and 56 c-c) and, again, seller is/was just about my height >> (tho long legs versus my long torso) and has a saddle at just ~5 mm lower >> than mine. >> >> To me, this quacks like a 57. Right? >> >> My customs are respectively (57 cm model, 1999 Joe Starc) 56 cm c-c and >> 57 cm to top of top tube; and (58 cm Matthews IGH road bike) 57 cm c-c and >> 58 cm bb center to top of top tube. Both have virtual top tube lengths >> (actual tts are slightly sloping) of 56.5 or 57 top tubes c-c. >> >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >> services >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* >> >> *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* >> >> *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* >> > -- > 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 visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0799bd1c-d1c4-47d4-b46b-fb2f7a0e4075n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0799bd1c-d1c4-47d4-b46b-fb2f7a0e4075n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvtALjAR_kAXQh03d6Jt0%2B4C8wiL2Pqdz9japGxA94ANQ%40mail.gmail.com.
