I'm with you, Bill. But based on those other rumored sizes, it sure seems promising that a 56 or 57 might be in the works. I've complained so loud and for so long about that size being missing (I even had a pre-sale locked in when the model first came out, but backed out over concerns), that I'm afraid I'll have no choice but to put my money where my mouth is and buy one. Looks like I need to think about selling some bikes...
Brings up a question for you, specifically, though: As you'll remember helping me analyze, I felt like I had the exact same falling-in-between-sizes issue with the 55 & 58 Appaloosas. But in that case I think I'd have leaned toward the larger one, with the bike being slightly more road than trail oriented. How come you got the 55, and what do you think of the fit, now that you have it? Regarding the Hunqapillar, the increased clearance news is good to hear too! I suppose that if they didn't increase that, but DID lengthen the chainstays even more, it would start to have too much overlap with the Appaloosa. This keeps it unique and even more trail-ready. *One thing I really hope happens is longer fork legs!* I don't know if this is for sure the case with the current Hunquapillar (maybe Patrick can comment) but, on my 700c Clem which supposedly has a Hunquapillar fork, the axle-to-crown height is far and away the most limiting dimension in terms of what size tire I can fit. Especially with fenders. Width could probably accommodate a 2.8" tire, but the height just barely takes a 2.3. On Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 3:09:15 PM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > What will the sizes be? On the instagram it claims to be a 53, and > somebody asked about "the 59" like it's a think and Deacon says there is a > 60. What are the nominal sizes? I was kind of tempted by the Hunqapillar > at times, and thought the 54 was a little small, and the 58 was a little > big. What's the next size up from 53? What's the full size run? > > On Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 1:48:50 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> I talked with Riv yesterday, and they said that the new 60 Hunqapillar >> would have about 3cm longer chainstays than my original geometry 62 >> Hunqapillar. Sounds like it is mostly for increased tire clearance and >> won't be Appaloosa long. >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> On Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 6:42:06 AM UTC-6, Philip Kim wrote: >>> >>> >>> Looks like Riv got in at least one 650b Hunqapillar (screen shot from >>> their instagram) >>> >>> Link! <https://www.instagram.com/p/BGqD37BLxD-/> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oZYdw7p8svk/V2FM77dT1nI/AAAAAAAABFw/-SNuO36LU58ZG3XNpA1wNogKa8iftp8ywCLcB/s1600/Capture.PNG> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.