Mine is 86.5, and Riv suggested a 61cm Homer. Fits perfectly with Jack Browns, but not a lot of extra room -- I don't mind that, and I think Keven knew that when he suggested the 61.
-----Original Message----- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sean McAtee Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 9:35 AM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Saluki My pbh is about 88. Riv recommended that I go with a 56 Sam. Not sure about my size on a Homer and I can't seem to access Riv's sizing chart Sent from my iPhone On Dec 5, 2012, at 9:27 AM, "C.J. Filip" <c.j.fi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Sean, > > What's your PBH? If you're in the "taller" overlap zone of the Homers > and the larger Salukis (59cm-62cm), I may be able to contribute to > your questions. > > I recently added a 60cm Saluki to compliment and potentially replace > my 59cm Hilsen. For now, I feel I'm at the point where I've > identified a great size and ergonomic setup, nearly perfect, and now > begin the process of splitting hairs. The Saluki is able to run > slightly wider (Hetre) tires and has cantis and feels a hair larger, > but that's probably due to the puffier 42mm Hetres (my Homer is an > early build and has the narrower tire clearance). > > Aesthetically, the bike looks to be of the same high quality. My > Homer was made at Waterford but the Saluki probably at Toyo. The lugs > appear to be "mismatched," the top lug of the headtube appearing to be > like the current Homers and the bottom lug of the headtube appearing > to be like the older "pointy" lugs. I like it. > > Here is an archive page on the Saluki: > http://web.archive.org/web/20070225162042/http://www.rivbike.com/bikes > /saluki > > On Dec 5, 5:35 am, SeanMac <seanm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I have noticed several Salukis for sale recently on ebay. I know >> that this bike was produced before the Bleriot, but I have had a >> somewhat difficult time finding information about it on the web. I >> am hoping that a list member or three might be able to shed some light on >> this bike for me. >> >> I'm in the market for a bike for longer rides and perhaps some short >> touring - Erie Canal, C & O Trail, etc. I've had my eyes on a Sam >> for some time, but have not yet pulled the trigger (might on the >> all-blue Sam - what a deal). Would a Saluki be well-suited for this >> kind of riding or is it really designed as a country bike / credit >> card tourer / rambler / century ride bike? >> >> How would the Saluki compare to a Homer? >> >> I can't seem to find a chart that matches PBH to Saluki sizing. >> Should I simply use the general chart on the Riv site, matching the >> 650b section to my height to choose the correct Saluki? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Sean > > -- > 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. 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