Do you want it to feel like a standard racing bike? I used to race on a much smaller bike than the Rivs I own, and I'm glad I've gone bigger. I think the Riv staff are very good with sizing recommendations but they aren't aiming for a racing bike fit.
I'm 185cm tall but my PBH is only 88cm, so I have the opposite issue that you have. I have a 60cm Hilborne. With 38mm tires, the standover is close to 0, but the top tube length is just right. I tried a 56, but it felt cramped. Cheers, Jim M wc, ca On Feb 25, 11:14 am, Lugmonster <suraj.shanmu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I live in Australia and am thinking of picking up a Riv, either a > Hillborne or a Hilsen. Given shipping issues etc. I'm sweating over > picking the right sized frame. My PBH is 94cm but my height is only > 186cm ie. I have a pretty long bottom half and short top half. The > folks at Riv are suggesting that I should be looking at a 64cm > Hillborne or a 65cm Hilsen. > > Now this to me seems massive, as I seem to be comfortable on an > effective top tube length of about 570mm on a standard racing bike > (56-68cm frame). Any top tube past 580mm and I feel like its a bit of > a stretch. I'm therefore thinking of maybe a smaller Hilsen (?63) or a > 60cm Hillborne. > > I do appreciate that the bars will be higher thus shortening the > distance to handlebars but still it seems like those frames are a bit > stretched out for me. Anyone with a similar build who has had > experiences positive or negative with Riv sizing? Could you provide > some advice? Thanks! -- 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.
