I did something similar with a custom that is close in design principal to the Atlantis. When I discovered the frame would fit large Schwalbe Big Apples, I had to go for it. The bike is a perfect fit for me with up to 32s. The 60s really made a difference. The bike rode fine, if a little disorienting. It is quite the surprise the difference a few cms have on perspective. Mounting and dismounting, especially with loads was a bit of a pain. I should have been a ballet dancer or ninja, the way I had to stretch to get my legs over the saddle.
Long and short of it - I would check with Riv to be sure you have the right size frame. Riding on Big Apples and similar large but low rolling resistance tires is really remarkable. You will not want to have to give them up because the frame is too big. Hope all is going well for you in Africa. On Sep 15, 2:17 am, Greenwayrider <[email protected]> wrote: > As I have posted before I just purchased a 58cm Atlantis frame and > will be building it up in the next few months. Just a side note, I > haven't seen the frame yet because I am in Africa until sometime in > Oct, it is still the box in my garage. Anyway I bought the Atlantis to > be my big tire bike, and I was wondering how might putting 50mm or > 60mm tires on the bike change the fit. I am a little concerned about > the stand over height with such large tires on the bike. My PBH is > 85.7. The question is, should I have bought the 56cm instead or will > the 58cm still fit with big tires? One last thing I didn't tell the > guys at RBW that I was planning on running such large tires when I > ordered the frame. Thanks in advance for any advice given. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
