Thanks for all your input! I live in the bay area, so maybe I'll try to do a test ride at RBW before I decide to bid.
-nathan On Friday, March 4, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Thomas Lynn Skean wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
