> I own a 58cm Rambouillet that fits beautifully. My PBH is 82.5, but I > am over 6' tall, so I am more sensitive than most to top tube length.
How are you measuring your PBH? I only ask because I'm looking at your seat height, and just eyeballin' it, it looks like you have about ~11-12cm of post exposed. Add 8cm for the B17 seat depth, and you get 20cm+58cm, or a seat height of about ~78cm. Generally, your seat is at the right height when it's about 10cm less than your PBH. That would put your PBH at 88cm, or 87cm perhaps. If this is the case, this bike is the perfect fit for you. When you say you cannot straddle it easily, do you mean that your 'crotch bone' (*bone* being the operative word) prevents you from having both feet on the ground (with shoes on)? Because unless that is the issue, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Even if that *were* the issue, I wouldn't worry too much about it. In actual riding, rarely, IF EVER, do you need to straddle your top tube with both feet flat on the ground. Going by Rivendell's 'policy' on bike fit, the most important thing is that your frame size allows you to get your handlebars at the right height. It looks (again, just eyeballing it) like this bike does that just fine the way you have it set up. *(I also ask because 82.5cm seems *really* low for someone over 6' tall. I'm not challenging you, I'm just wondering if somehow your measurement is askew). On Nov 10, 1:31 am, MM <martyman...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm the seller. Fit is one of two reasons I am selling the bike, but > here are the details: > > I own a 58cm Rambouillet that fits beautifully. My PBH is 82.5, but I > am over 6' tall, so I am more sensitive than most to top tube length. > The Rambo has a 57cm TT, the Atlantis a 58.5. I can straddle the Rambo > easily, but not the Atlantis. Had I noticed that the 56cm Atlantis had > a 57cm TT, I would have bought it. Instead, i reasoned that i rode a > 58cm in a Rivendell and got it wrong. BTW, the fit is not a disaster, > but when you are used to a really good fit, that's what you want. > > The second reason I am selling the bike is that I ride it a lot in the > city and it's a rough city -- at least parts of it are rough. I paid > $2800 for the bike without wheels (the frame had been in the guy's > shop for > a year), but it would cost well over $3k to replace today. > For me, that's too much bike to leave locked in Oakland, California. > For for day / club rides I have the Rambouillet. > > So in addition to fit, I am selling it so that I can buy a bike that > doesn't look expensive. Surly LHT's are very similar to the Atlantis, > you can get them use for $500, and the decals scrape off easily. Much > easier bike to lock up and not worry about, but still a very nice ride > and able to do 1-2 night tours when I need to. > > As to the comments on the shifters -- it was a screw up. I have used > mustache and Albatross bars on the two bikes and the SunTours were on > different bars. It hardly matters: DuraAce barcons are fine. > > So it may really is a nice bike and may be a very good deal. I have no > idea what the auction will close at (my guess is over $2k, but it's > not there yet). > > And FWIW, if I were buying another Rivendell, I'd personally look hard > at the Yves Gomez. > > On Nov 2, 2:06 pm, Jeff S <avill...@verizon.net> wrote: > > > I find this odd, too. The seller starts out by saying don't assume a > > bike fits you even if it is the same manufacturer. While honest and > > correct, who'd buy it other than folks who have sat on anAtlantis. > > Interesting. > > > A real beauty, too, thatAtlantis. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
