MM As far as the circus thing, I am with ya brotha. I am 5' 11" with a 30 inch inseam and a PBH around 83mm so I don't really fit the "norm" either when I read generalizations around what should fit a 6 footer. I recently purchased a modest Steel frameset (Handsome Devil) and wavered between the "go big" with a 58 cm or be conservative with a 55cm Frame. Fortunately the 55 had a relatively long tt (57) so I went with it added a healthy amount of spacers to the steerer tube and have been a happy Camper.
Hope you find a comfortable "city hauler" that won't attract the wrong elements when you leave out in public Roadie"aren't your legs a bit short for a 6 footer?"Ryan On Nov 10, 2:41 pm, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > that notion gets tossed around a lot - and i agree for the most part > > - but it shouldn't be thrown out there as some universal truth. it's > > nice to have more generous standover clearance when dealing with a > > heavily loaded touring bike; it's also nice to have some standover > > clearance when you're doing real rough-stuff riding and have to make a > > quick or emergency dismount; and it's also nice to have some standover > > clearance when you do a lot of stop-and-go commuting. > > We'll have to agree to disagree on that fine point. I don't think > of the notion I offered as 'tossed around'. I think folks who have > tried Rivendell's sizing principles/notions tend to realize that > however 'nice' having standover clearance is for all those purposes > you list, it's *way* nicer to have a bike that is comfortable to ride, > and furthermore, an inch or two of standover clearance is not missed > at all in any of the aforementioned situations. > > I'm not saying we should be moving towards this: > > http://antiques.lovetoknow.com/images/Antiques/thumb/5/58/Bicycle_190... > > or any of these: > > http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s83/hillbillygrin/bikestuff/bike1.jpghttp://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s83/hillbillygrin/bikestuff/xmasto...http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s83/hillbillygrin/bikestuff/fry3.jpg > > But it sometimes is helpful to remember that normal can be relative, > and necessity can be misunderstood. > > On Nov 10, 3:19 pm, Patrick in VT <psh...@drm.com> wrote: > > > > > On Nov 10, 9:57 am, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > 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. > > > that notion gets tossed around a lot - and i agree for the most part > > - but it shouldn't be thrown out there as some universal truth. it's > > nice to have more generous standover clearance when dealing with a > > heavily loaded touring bike; it's also nice to have some standover > > clearance when you're doing real rough-stuff riding and have to make a > > quick or emergency dismount; and it's also nice to have some standover > > clearance when you do a lot of stop-and-go commuting.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
