Re: [RBW] Anyone else ride their Rivendells at MAX Bar height?

2013-01-03 Thread Bruce Herbitter
Looks like a comfortable riding position in the picture . Like many others, I have my bars about 2 higher than the saddle/rider contact interface. That usually means the stem is up all the way, or close to it. On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 12:38 AM, Michael john11.2...@gmail.com wrote: Or is it just

Re: [RBW] Anyone else ride their Rivendells at MAX Bar height?

2013-01-03 Thread PATRICK MOORE
I've got my Specialized Aero stem*, 8 cm, at near max height on the '99 57 cm Joe custom 650C fixie; this puts the bar about 3 cm below saddle. With the Sam I owned briefly I had the bar ~ 2 above saddle thanks to the long stop tube and 10 cm stem (not to mention the 46 cm Noodles) and it wasn't

Re: [RBW] Anyone else ride their Rivendells at MAX Bar height?

2013-01-02 Thread René Sterental
I do on my Hilsen. Will be getting a new Tallux stem to be able to go higher... On Wednesday, January 2, 2013, Michael wrote: I coulda gone even higher, but the original owner bought the bike at somewhere other than Riv, I am guessing, because of the low height of the steerer. Doesn't have