From the photos it doesn't look too small: there is the canonical one fist
of seatpost, for example. Does it not feel right? If not, I'd say (again,
judging from the photos) that it is the right size and simply needs to be
refitted properly.
As for use, only you can decide what you want. But I
With everyone's input, I think I will put the Riv back in fighting trim -
that is to say, 700c wheels again, no fenders - and keep it as a road bike
for now. In the meantime, I'll still be dreaming about touring bikes with
short top tubes, and I may pass on my 609 wheels or rims to the next
My 59cm Rivendell Road Standard, I have finally decided, is too small for
me
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To be more specific - the fit issue I don't like is the long top-tube.
It's 60cm, and even with a short-reach, tall stem, I still feel too
stretched out on the bike.
Huh?
Is it too small or too big? The VO
I'm a little confused. The top tube is too long, but the bike is too small? A
bigger bike will increase the top tube length. Few bikes are more comfortable
with the saddle slid forward, which is often counterintuitive. If I'm looking
at the correct photos, it doesn't appear that your stem is as
It sounds like the issue is that you don't love it. There are so many bikes
to love out there, I wouldn't keep one (For too long) that you don't love.
Edwin it took a few years to figure out a bike was too small for me and
now my sister is loving it Williamson
Nashville, TN
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That is what I think the issue is... long legs and short torso. If you use
the PBH measurement only you can end up too stretched out if you are built
like that. The bars are rotated up as well to shorten reach.The
shorter stem would help but it doesn't make it a touring bike.
another
..or buy my 82 Schwinn Voyager. It's about 62 x 58 and is getting
lonely hanging in my garage. I was going to part it out but I can't
bring myself to do it. Currently a frame with all parts (original)
attached..no wheels. Pic here shows it set up for my 88.5 pbh.
Get a longer stem. And/Or a setback seatpost. Get a couple of decent racks
for light touring. KEEP THAT BIKE.
On Friday, October 12, 2012 7:30:23 PM UTC-5, Karl Fundenberger wrote:
My 59cm Rivendell Road Standard, I have finally decided, is too small for
me. It has been a fabulous bike for
I went through a similar dilemma, although not a Riv frame, a beautifully
made road frame without the clearances I wanted for fenders or the the
ability to mount a rack properly and no room for wider tires. I sold the
frame and haven`t missed it all. I replaced it with a touring bike
I'd try to keep the bike. If the issue is clearance for fatter tires and
fenders, have you considered a 650b conversion?
Ken
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:21 AM, IanA attew...@gmail.com wrote:
I went through a similar dilemma, although not a Riv frame, a beautifully
made road frame without the
There are a couple things you can do for the long top tube...raise the
bar which will bring it closer to you or use a shorter dirt drop stem that
angles upward and again raise the bar and/or get a shorter reach bar. It
appears you have a noodle bar and that bar has a longer reach than most.
It's a beautiful bike, but it looks like it does not fit properly
and doesn't fit your needs. The seat is slid forward, the stem is raised up
high and short. Maybe a shorter reach bar would work, but a 650B conversion
won't help those things.( the BB is probably too low anyway). Sad to lose
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