Re: [RBW] WAS: The Bleriot Build NOW: Bleriot Sizing
I have an 89cm PHB, and the 61cm Bleriot was a touch small. I believe due to their lower bb and possibly slacker seat tube. On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 12:41 PM, Jon Grant jgr...@papagrant.com wrote: I am 5’-8.5”, 85 cm PBH, and I ride a 59 cm Bleriot very comfortably. Leg length can vary considerably relative to height. *-- **Jon “Papa” Grant *Illustration + Information Graphics Austin, Texas jgr...@papagrant.com 512-284-9599 *Drawings — all sorts * -- *From: *Gino Zahnd ginoza...@gmail.com *Reply-To: *rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com *Date: *Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:12:35 -0700 *To: *rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com *Subject: *Re: [RBW] Re: The Bleriot Build... I'm 5' 9 and bought the 57cm B-lo, and have regretted it every time I get on it. I like the bike well enough, but it's too small. On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 4:46 AM, Johnny Alien johnnyal...@verizon.net wrote: Man...I am 5'9 and 59 would be WAY too big for me. Maybe I have stubby legs. :) On Jun 12, 6:36 am, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote: All that said, Bob is building me another bike. So that one [a full- on/purpose-built Rando bike w/SS couplers] BB does this style of bike real well. It should be a very worthy replacement. Plus the Bleriot [Big Dummy and Pugsley], and I am covered in my estimate. Adequately covered I guess ;) On Jun 12, 4:58 am, S.Cutshall clotht...@gmail.com wrote: Sadly on one hand [so many fantastic memories, plus... how can I even begin to process personally what that bike has done for with me?], and excitedly on the other [because it kind of means Success, look what you've accomplished... ] the answer is, Yes I am. The Bob Brown custom [what I call BBC#1 to differentiate from my wife's Bob Brown BBC#2], while it's gone through about 20 different incarnations as my body has changed in the last 4.5 years and is still sprite and nimble in its current setup, has a geometry that no longer can really be altered through components and adjustments to suit my body. It's what I call, Comfortably uncomfortable. I am stripping it down to just frame fork and packing it away. I'll never sell it [how could I?] but I am of the mind that it is time to look forward. Some of the parts will go onto the Bleriot, some to the Parts Bin. All that said, Bob is building me another bike. So that one [a full- on/purpose-built Rando bike w/SS couplers], plus the Bleriot [Big Dummy and Pugsley], and I am covered in my estimate. After quite a bit of thinking, and then talking with my wife, it's time to pack it away... but I am excited about what's next. And what's next for me is personally very big... and I'll be needing a bike that can take me into this new chapter. Made myself two basic promises at the start of all this: No.1 is intact and held close to heart, and accomplished maintained daily; No.2, well that one... it's time to start paying up on that one because I have to know what I am capable of. Heavy heart, blah, blah, blah, yada, yada [but it is kind of heavy honestly said: BBC#1 saved my life]... -Scott On Jun 11, 2:52 pm, Jansenh blink...@gmail.com wrote: Scott, Used to follow your blog (but didn't post much). Are you retiring your Bob Brown, or is the Bleriot meant to compliment (i.e. different purpose build). On Jun 11, 12:52 pm, S.Cutshall clotht...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks folks... Yes, it's a 59. I am 5ft 9in when standing without my wife nearby, 5ft 10.5in when she's around [I have a tendency to give-in to the 'life-long-drummers'/5-years-on-a-bike-cyclist/years-of-being- overweight slump' my spine enjoys, that is until my wife is nearby... and she makes me stand up straight by jabbing me in my ribcage]. I am curious about the Hetres, and plan to try them sometime soon. Hopefully today I'll get some additional parts installed and post more photos... -Scott On Jun 11, 5:46 am, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote: I guess I did not realize you were so tall (of course I have only seen you in flickr photos on my computer screen. That looks to be a 59, correct? Anyway, it is shaping up fine. Nice SON up front, King in the back, Velocitys. You will really be able to put some miles on that bike. Give Hetres a try some time. On Jun 11, 12:48 am, S.Cutshall clotht...@gmail.com wrote: ...has -finally- begun. http://www.flickr.com/photos/30264...@n00/sets/72157624125215767/ Very excited to get this bike up running on the road. -Scott -- 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group,
[RBW] WAS: The Bleriot Build NOW: Bleriot Sizing
I am 5¹-8.5², 85 cm PBH, and I ride a 59 cm Bleriot very comfortably. Leg length can vary considerably relative to height. -- Jon ³Papa² Grant Illustration + Information Graphics Austin, Texas jgr...@papagrant.com 512-284-9599 Drawings ‹ all sorts From: Gino Zahnd ginoza...@gmail.com Reply-To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:12:35 -0700 To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: The Bleriot Build... I'm 5' 9 and bought the 57cm B-lo, and have regretted it every time I get on it. I like the bike well enough, but it's too small. On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 4:46 AM, Johnny Alien johnnyal...@verizon.net wrote: Man...I am 5'9 and 59 would be WAY too big for me. Maybe I have stubby legs. :) On Jun 12, 6:36 am, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote: All that said, Bob is building me another bike. So that one [a full- on/purpose-built Rando bike w/SS couplers] BB does this style of bike real well. It should be a very worthy replacement. Plus the Bleriot [Big Dummy and Pugsley], and I am covered in my estimate. Adequately covered I guess ;) On Jun 12, 4:58 am, S.Cutshall clotht...@gmail.com wrote: Sadly on one hand [so many fantastic memories, plus... how can I even begin to process personally what that bike has done for with me?], and excitedly on the other [because it kind of means Success, look what you've accomplished... ] the answer is, Yes I am. The Bob Brown custom [what I call BBC#1 to differentiate from my wife's Bob Brown BBC#2], while it's gone through about 20 different incarnations as my body has changed in the last 4.5 years and is still sprite and nimble in its current setup, has a geometry that no longer can really be altered through components and adjustments to suit my body. It's what I call, Comfortably uncomfortable. I am stripping it down to just frame fork and packing it away. I'll never sell it [how could I?] but I am of the mind that it is time to look forward. Some of the parts will go onto the Bleriot, some to the Parts Bin. All that said, Bob is building me another bike. So that one [a full- on/purpose-built Rando bike w/SS couplers], plus the Bleriot [Big Dummy and Pugsley], and I am covered in my estimate. After quite a bit of thinking, and then talking with my wife, it's time to pack it away... but I am excited about what's next. And what's next for me is personally very big... and I'll be needing a bike that can take me into this new chapter. Made myself two basic promises at the start of all this: No.1 is intact and held close to heart, and accomplished maintained daily; No.2, well that one... it's time to start paying up on that one because I have to know what I am capable of. Heavy heart, blah, blah, blah, yada, yada [but it is kind of heavy honestly said: BBC#1 saved my life]... -Scott On Jun 11, 2:52 pm, Jansenh blink...@gmail.com wrote: Scott, Used to follow your blog (but didn't post much). Are you retiring your Bob Brown, or is the Bleriot meant to compliment (i.e. different purpose build). On Jun 11, 12:52 pm, S.Cutshall clotht...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks folks... Yes, it's a 59. I am 5ft 9in when standing without my wife nearby, 5ft 10.5in when she's around [I have a tendency to give-in to the 'life-long-drummers'/5-years-on-a-bike-cyclist/years-of-being- overweight slump' my spine enjoys, that is until my wife is nearby... and she makes me stand up straight by jabbing me in my ribcage]. I am curious about the Hetres, and plan to try them sometime soon. Hopefully today I'll get some additional parts installed and post more photos... -Scott On Jun 11, 5:46 am, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote: I guess I did not realize you were so tall (of course I have only seen you in flickr photos on my computer screen. That looks to be a 59, correct? Anyway, it is shaping up fine. Nice SON up front, King in the back, Velocitys. You will really be able to put some miles on that bike. Give Hetres a try some time. On Jun 11, 12:48 am, S.Cutshall clotht...@gmail.com wrote: ...has -finally- begun. http://www.flickr.com/photos/30264...@n00/sets/72157624125215767/ Very excited to get this bike up running on the road. -Scott -- 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-bu...@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-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
Re: [RBW] WAS: The Bleriot Build NOW: Bleriot Sizing
On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Jon Grant jgr...@papagrant.com wrote: I am 5’-8.5”, 85 cm PBH, and I ride a 59 cm Bleriot very comfortably. Leg length can vary considerably relative to height. No kidding - I'm 6'1 and my pbh is 87ish cm. -sv -- 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-bu...@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.
