On topic- Riv makes bikes for every person in that photograph!, and that's
mostly why I love Rivendell...
-Kai
On Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 10:05:13 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote:
> Sorry, off topic I know, but I can't resist. I'm hardly anti-white; my
> father was so WASP that people thought
One more addendum, regarding frame sizing. I am 5'10" but with an Asian
build; if my torso were combined with Anglo legs, I'd be over 6' tall. My
arms like my legs are shorter than the average Anglo's of my height.
The exact right road bike size for me in level top tube frames is 60 X 56
or 57
Note: Primer on bottom front of rear dropouts is my doing. Chauncey sourced
extra-long dropouts from England, but I cut off 1/4" from the bottom
forward ends to ease axle entry/egress, primered the metal, but never got
around to a finish coat. For ss use the remaining slots will accommodate at
I'm sorry Tom didn't in the end like the Curt as well as I eventually ended
up liking the Monocog he sent me in trade.
Note that the level tt effective length is 57 or perhaps 56.5. Also, the
Matthews replacement fork (made for Matthews 2:1) will accommodate 42 mm
tires, and perhaps a bit wider,
