I am your 'fit' twin...actually, I am 5' 9" and 3/4 depending on the time between hair cuts...my PBH is 85. I ride the 57 AHH. I am lucky enough to live close to Riv, so I stood over both the 57 and 59 as I too measured to a 59.
Both work...but, having been 15 years on 'racing' (hahahah, I a NOT a racer, but I had to have a racing bike...love marketing!) bikes that were no doubt too small for me, I felt a tad more at home on the 57...honestly, if my 57 was stolen today, and I drove to Riv to replace, and they only had a 59 in stock and built up, I would buy the 59... I will admit, that sometimes, when I am really trying to analyze my riding position, usually when I find myself bored on my commute, feel a touch cramped in the cockpit...perhaps a cm or 2 longer when I am out on the hoods would be nice when I am on a long gradual (kind of like this sentence) into the wind climb... Finally, if the cost of 'new' would preclude or delay you from owning a Riv, then BY ALL MEANS, get the 59...because both sizes work, the deciding factor should be, how quickly can you get a Riv under your butt...like I said above, if my bike was stolen and only a 59 was on the shelf, ready to go, I would get the 59 to get me back on the bike sooner...even if only day... Anyway, hope this helps...let us know what you decided! On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 8:55 AM, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net>wrote: > on 2/16/10 2:39 AM, Kentileguy at ken_y...@sbcglobal.net wrote: > > > Hi all, I have the opportunity to buy a used 59 cm Hilsen. I'm 5' 9 > > 1/2" with a pbh of 85cm.According to Riv's fit chart a 59cm is the > > right size for me, but the s.o. is 85 cm -not much clearance if any. > > Is anyone out there about my size riding a 59cm? If so how does it > > fit? > > Thanks, Ken > > Yep. Fits great. Makes me smile. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/3797311838/ > > - J > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Send In Your Photos! - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines > > "There were messengers who named their bikes, but Chevette never would have > done that, and somehow because she did think about it like it was something > alive." > > William Gibson - "Virtual Light" > > > -- > 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-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- 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-bu...@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.
