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Subject: [RBW] Re: Riv Bike-Fit/Sizing Method Questions
I'm 6'0" with an 86cm PBH. I could have gone for either a 58 or 60
Rambouillet, but 58's are rare as hen's teeth on the used market, so I
bought a used 60cm. I love the frame, but it really feels too bi
On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 5:32 AM, EricP wrote:
>
> I'm in the camp of riding a size (or 2) smaller Atlantis because I
> wanted to be able to straddle the bike comfortably with Schwalbe Big
> Apple 50s. Might have been able to do that with a 61. But then the
> reach gets a bit long. On two other
I'm 6'0" with an 86cm PBH. I could have gone for either a 58 or 60
Rambouillet, but 58's are rare as hen's teeth on the used market, so I
bought a used 60cm. I love the frame, but it really feels too big for
me...I raced in my youth, and have always felt that 58cm frames
usually fit about right,
I have the same PBH as you and use and SH of 77. My Romulus is a 61
center to top, and I run the bars even with the saddle, give or take a
little. I also ride a De Rosa that is 59 center to center, probably a
60.4 center to top. Getting the bars even with the saddle requires a
technomic (non delux
I'm in the camp of riding a size (or 2) smaller Atlantis because I
wanted to be able to straddle the bike comfortably with Schwalbe Big
Apple 50s. Might have been able to do that with a 61. But then the
reach gets a bit long. On two other bikes (Surly Cross Check and
Kogswell P/R) went with the
Yeathe seat post sticks up about three inches from the clamp
but on a Riv you'd get maybe an inch and a half more due to the
absence of the clamp. The measurement is from the top of the clamp to
the bottom of the curve of a S83 post. I left my steer tube uncut so
that gives me a noodle ba
On Apr 16, 5:06 pm, charlie wrote:
> I am 5'11' and I have a 86.4 cm PBH. I currently ride a Long Haul
> Trucker which is similar to an Atlantis and I chose a 58cm. I use
> 175mm arms now and ride with Crank Bros. 50/50 pedals and Tevas
> mostly, skate shoes or my Redwing boots. I have a short
I am 5'11' and I have a 86.4 cm PBH. I currently ride a Long Haul
Trucker which is similar to an Atlantis and I chose a 58cm. I use
175mm arms now and ride with Crank Bros. 50/50 pedals and Tevas
mostly, skate shoes or my Redwing boots. I have a shorter reach than
most and I use a 90 mm stem len
Jim - it will also be easier to get a Riv fit if you just buy one ;)
On Apr 16, 2:59 pm, "Doug Peterson" wrote:
> Jim:
>
> When I bought my Atlantis, Riv suggested I go with 61 and I was confident a
> 58 would fit. 6 years later, I'm perfectly happy with the 58, with 10 cm
> Nitto stem and 175
Jim:
When I bought my Atlantis, Riv suggested I go with 61 and I was confident a
58 would fit. 6 years later, I'm perfectly happy with the 58, with 10 cm
Nitto stem and 175 Sugino cranks. I've had various UJBs, Treks, etc. from
56 to 58 and been fine.
I pulled my file and Riv had an Atlantis f
Jim -
You've documented some of the specifics - and perhaps contradictions -
of Riv sizing. Some of it depends. I've seen folks ride an Atlantis
a size smaller because they want a lower top tube to straddle on fully
loaded tours.
I'm an 88 pbh, and ride both my 62cm 650B Protovelo and 62cm Quic
Jim,
I've got an 89cm pubic bone height and 79cm saddle height. I have
three 64cm Rivendell's. I have no crotch to top tube clearance on any
of them...it's not a problem.
This is actually a bit bigger than RBW sizing suggests.
I'd probably be OK on a 62 as well.
Angus
On Apr 16, 1:49 pm, ji
I'm 5'10" in bare feet on a level, hard surface, but I have an Asian build
so my legs are definitely shorter than yours, since my saddles are about 73
cm high from the center of the spindle.. I have been sized for a 60 but
generally prefer 57s or 58s depending on the height of the head tube. But
wi
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 2:49 PM, jim g wrote:
>
> I'm trying to figure out the right frame size for a possible next
> bike-project. I want a "Rivendell fit" with bars about level with
> saddle, and somewhere around "a fistful" of seatpost showing. I'm
> about 5ft 10in tall; PBH is 86cm in bare
I'm about your size and couldn't decide between a 59 or 61 AHH and ended up
getting the 61 after talking to Grant. In hindsight I probably could have
ridden either one. On my frame with the bars about the same height with the
seat, the Nitto Tech Deluxe handlebar stem is at max height and the Ni
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