He pretty much said that either would work out, but he thought the 58 was the more appropriate size. He did suggest that the bar height between the 55 appa and the 60saluki would be about the same, but didn't offer much more in the way of specifics.
I don't think there are any appas in BC at the moment, so a try before u buy seems unlikely. Waiting is of course a totally reasonable option. I don't need a touring bike right now and if i do then the bomba can fill that role temporarily. I guess some of what's driving this is the desire for the new shiny thing. And I worry that they'll sell out of the silver appas. But like Keith suggested, it is just paint and a couple hundred dollars. sky in new west On Friday, March 17, 2017 at 5:17:22 AM UTC-7, Bob Lovejoy wrote: > > Not that I am a role model for patience, but there is some wisdom here... > That said, I truly understand the timing and the lure. > > Sky - Would there be any chance for you to find and ride a 55cm Appaloosa, > just to verify the numbers with actual? I study the numbers too, and > believe in them for the most part, but seeing and riding is always the > better test. Out of curiosity, how strongly was Will making his argument > on sizing? > > Bob > > > On Friday, March 17, 2017 at 5:51:33 AM UTC-5, iamkeith wrote: >> >> 1. Sell the bombadil. As noted, it's too big for you, to be used as >> intended. >> >> 2. Don't buy the joe. It's too small for you. >> >> 3. Buy one of the new 56cm hunqapillars, and have it painted silver for >> the extra $100. It is exactly the right size for you, chainstays have >> crept up in length (making it and the joe more similar), wooly mammoths are >> cooler than horses, EVERYBODY needs a mountain bike of some sort, it takes >> a much fatter tire than your bomba and, once you try those fatter tires, >> you wont want to ride anything else. >> >> 4. In a year or two, when you realize that the hunq is all you need, >> sell me your saluki. >> >> (If it seems like i put a lot of thought into this exact question, it's >> because i have. Like Tony, Im the same size as you) >> >> -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
