Nice! Weren't these going to have cream headtubes or am I misremembering? Ryan
On May 30, 6:57 pm, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: > it's about 82.6 cm at the middle of the tt, with Mara Racer 35c's pumped up > to 70psi. > goes up to 84 as you slide forward. > > so it's comparable with the QB numbers. > > i was thinking 56 based on the charts, and was advised to go to 58 or even 60. > and per the site suggestion my pbh of 84.5 minus 23-25 is a 60 cm frame.. > > extremely glad i didn't go 60 - would have been waaaay too big, with a > negative standover and much too long top tube. the 56 would have been fine > too, i think, with a regular 10 cm stem instead of the rise-giving dirtdrop. > i've got short arms and legs, and a long torso (5'11) - this 58 with dd stem > and rando drops stretches me out plenty far, moreso and with the seat not as > far back as on the Sam / Rom (same seats/posts) with their bullmoose / > m-bars, respectively. > > best, > andrew > > On May 30, 2011, at 4:22 PM, redsydude wrote: > > > > > Could you measure and report the mid top tube standover of your > > simpleone explicitly? The quickbeam chart says 83 and 85 cm standover > > for the 58 and 60 cm bikes respectively. In one of the rivendell > > messages they said PBH minus 23 or 25 cm for the simpleone. That > > would put you (and me) on a 60 cm bike. Since the simpleone isn't > > expanded geometry, I was planning to go as big as possible but > > something doesn't quite add up. > > > Thanks, > > Tom > > > On May 29, 8:54 pm, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ok - she is built: my 58cm DosSimple: > > >>http://salamander.net/stage/SimpleOne/(picturenames starting with "built"). > > >> first impressions: > >> -------------------- > >> - rides like glass. even more than the cantiRom or Sam Hillborne I have. > >> - these wheels feels as stiff as the 36 hole Deore XT Mavic 765 on my Sam, > >> but feel as light and accelerate as easily as the 20 spoke aero Neuvation > >> wheels on my Rom. > >> - even without racks this one feels extra rigid and comfy both at the same > >> time, compared to my others. > >> - doesn't want to stop. the momentum on flat ground is just insane, and > >> even going up hill it feels easy. > >> - even more eager than the Rom, totally absent the laid back sedate glide > >> feel of the Sam. > >> - i love the noise of the freewheel. i feel 12 again. > >> - much less standover than i expected in a 58cm. i've got like.. .5 cm, > >> maybe in keens, and none barefoot (pbh of 84.5). > >> - a taller, narrower ride than i expected, partly due to the 10cm DD stem > >> and 45cm rando bars... i'll probably get used to it, but i'd sure love if > >> these were a couple cm wider on the flats. the flared drops, however, are > >> just about perfect, and the Sram Road levers' flare nicely meets that of > >> the rando bars. > >> - it feels like i'm up a lot higher than on the 56 Sam w bullmose or 59 > >> Rom w 7cm lugged + m-bars, though "balancing" on the Simple is easier (on > >> Mara Racer 35s, compared to the Sam with Mara Sup 40s and the Rom with > >> Mara Racer 30s). > >> - 38 x 16 gearing won't be too easy, which i was concerned about... wonder > >> how the long final hill in my commute is going to be - don't think i'll > >> have to change rings, but... > >> - installing the brakes and cables this time was a lot easier, now that > >> i've done it wrong on at least two other bikes. > >> - a "4th hand" makes adjusting the straddle cable trivial. > >> - i should have sprung for a WI chainring lockring tool before starting > >> the build. the "alternative" 5-pin Park one they recommend really isn't > >> ideal. > >> - the Tektro CR720 brake pads hit the inside of the fork/chainstays when > >> straddle is released. that's the way Rivendell build my Sam, it turns > >> out, with these same brakes, so i guess that's ok. > >> - i'm suddenly concerned that my other two Rivendells aren't going to get > >> much love this summer. > > >> still to install (except for bar tape, this is all pending arrival in the > >> mail): > >> --------------- > >> - BG clips, ss > >> - Tubus Logo, ti > >> - lights > >> - orange newbaums and shellac > >> - small right side drop bar end mirror > >> - and i'll probably add a mini-front rack as well... th > > >> - i may abandon these bars for m-bars. > > > -- > > 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. 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