I just built up a 51cm Appaloosa - my first Rivendell, and my first post! - and I'm 5'6", 79cm PBH. I'm running it with the Albatross bars on a 100mm Uno quill stem and a B17 saddle. I prefer a position halfway between riding on the hoods and flat butt cruiser style, which on the Appa I get to with the (short, height wise) Uno maxed out, the saddle set all the way back on the stock seatpost, and literally a fistful of seatpost showing above the frame. The fit this way for me feels similar to your experience with the 52cm LHT, but with just a wee bit more margin.
I can't tell if your concern on the TT length of the 46cm Appa is being too cramped or too far in terms of reach. I'll assume you're worried about the latter and why you're asking about a (seemingly) size down relative to bikes you own. Given that, plus my experience with fit and how the Choco-moose has more sweep back than the Alba, I'd guess the TT won't be a problem. If the Choco-moose doesn't work out, I'm pretty sure you'll easily find a handlebar/stem combo to dial in your fit. And of course, I heartily recommend you get one. --Ed On Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 6:35:54 AM UTC-8, se...@austin.utexas.edu wrote: > > Hello Rivendellians. > > This question is primarily directed at those of you who have a Master's in > Rivendell geometry. I am considering pulling the trigger on an Appaloosa > (sorry, can't stand the "joe" part). I had a brief e-mail exchange with > Roman and he suggested the 46cm for my size (5'5" ish, PBH 78cm). I am > looking over lost of geometry charts as I never get to see many Rivs in the > wild here in Austin and certainly not ones in my size. > > I currently ride a 51cm Soma San Marcos with the inverted albatross bars > set up very high (quill maxed out) and a 52cm Surly LHT with a mighty long > steerer tube and Jones bars one a very short stem. The 52cm LHT is pretty > much at my maximum as far as sizing and standover, but allows me to get > those bars up high. I have neck issues and need handlebars above saddle > height and with good backsweep (gave up on drops long ago). > > The 46cm Appa seems fairly inline geometry-wise with my San Marcos and > LHT, but I never can fully tell with reach, stack, etc.Also, I need to > ensure I can handle the length of top tubes (which eff tt seems fine on the > charts). > > Any advice or ideas out there? I love the design of the Choco-Moose on the > Appaloosa and think it would provide enough backsweep, but again, I am just > working from pictures and geo charts. Any advice on sizing or experiences > with the Appaloosa would be much appreciated. > > Thanks! > > Sean > ATX > -- 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.
