Hi! To me it seems you're right at the spot where there's no clear winner without considering various factors.
If you like high bars (say, 2-3cm or more above the saddle) and intend to avoid truly rugged terrain, I'd say the 60cm would be the default choice. If you like lower-than-that bars or ride in the hooks or want to accommodate rough stuff or have short arms or intend to ride thinly- shod a lot, then I'd say the 56cm would work better. Of course, if you get a chance to straddle a 60cm set up roughly "your way", you'll know one way or the other pretty quickly. I'm 6' tall, have a 90 PBH, like *very* high bars (5-10 cm above the saddle), ride bad roads and "improved" trails (no out-in-the-middle-of- the-field or boulder-skipping stuff), use 700x40 or 700x38 tires @60-70psi, and *never* let the weather stop me (the 700x40 tires have 240 studs). My 60cm Sam is near perfect. A 61cm would certainly be even better. A 62 would work either even better or not at all. The 64cm is definitely a no-go. Here are various pictures of my bike. I do like my handlebars high. But the frame felt fine for me even with the Bullmoose 150mm bars as pictured. (I lately have chosen to ride with those bars on the RBW- sold steerer extender. That is a *sweet* ride! But I'll switch 'em back some too.) (Try to ignore the "rampant" look in the photos. I've since cut the kickstand down a bit. It looks *way* more normal, even with the really high bars.) http://home.comcast.net/~thomaslynnskean/cockpits/albatross-bike.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~thomaslynnskean/cockpits/bullmoose-bike.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~thomaslynnskean/cockpits/moustache-bike.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~thomaslynnskean/cockpits/noodle-bike.jpg (All the configurations have a Dirt Drop 100 stem.) Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean On Mar 4, 12:17 pm, nathan spindel <nath...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's beautiful. I'm tempted… but is a 56cm Sam too small for me? I'm 5'11", > 88 PBH, SH usually around 77-78. Would that result in a lotta seatpost > showing / would a 60cm Sam fit me better? > > -nathan > > On Friday, March 4, 2011 at 7:51 AM, scott wrote: > > Holy Smokes! I think the Sam Riv is auctioning right now is the nicest > > color I've seen in a long time. It makes the single color paint job > > pop! I would be thrilled if the new batch of Sam's were this color. In > > other words, GRANT and Crew, please use this color on the new > > Sams!!!!! > > > Scott "Counting pennies for a Hillborne" Lutz > > > -- > > 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-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@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-bunch@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.
