Dave, I'm 66 and don't plan to use drops on this frame. I went with the 53 because I wanted 650b wheels. I used Noodles on my Bleriot ten or so years ago and liked them though I did not often use the hooks. As the years pass and traffic increases, I now prefer to be more upright...but not 90 degrees. Golden Years...yeah right. :-)
You are correct on the 51 JA and drops. Ditto for the 50 MIT Atlantis. Regards, Les On Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 7:39:17 AM UTC-4, Dave Johnston wrote: > Lester, > If I recall the 51 Joe has a top tube 1.0 cm shorter than a 53 > Atlantis, so that also might be better for drops. > > I had an email conversation back and forth with Grant last year and he > was pushing hard to ditch the drops altogether, he doesn't see the > point of even using drops, especially if you are an older non-racer > type (like 40+) > > -Dave > > On 4/11/18, Lester Lammers <lester....@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > > My pbh is 83 and according to Will I was between the 50 and 53. I went > with > > > > the 53 because I wanted 650b wheels. The 50 would have been a better fit > > for me with drop bars but I'll use MTB bars on it. Since the new frame > geos > > > > are a departure from the traditional I'd call Riv and discuss B4 > ordering. > > > > On Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 10:29:03 PM UTC-4, ed wrote: > >> > >> Hi Lester, > >> What is your pbh that they recommend a 53 Atlantis? > >> Thanks, > >> Ed Fausto > >> > >> On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 1:15 AM, Lester Lammers <lester....@gmail.com > >> <javascript:>> wrote: > >> > >>> Howdy Bill, > >>> > >>> I suppose it would depend on body type. My 55 cm Cheviot has a 57.5 cm > >>> ETT and I'd need a very short stem for drops. I'm still considering > the > >>> > >>> MIT 53cm, which has a 57.5 cm ETT, but without drop bars. I will call > Riv > >>> > >>> and discuss. > >>> > >>> On Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 9:26:51 AM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > >>> > >>>> I disagree with the assertion that the MIT Atlantis is not intended > for > >>>> > >>>> drop bars. The 56 new Atlantis would be spot on perfect for me with > drop > >>>> > >>>> bars and a 100mm extension stem. I look at lots of geo-charts and I’m > >>>> usually bummed at how short top tubes are. So my hope and feeling is > >>>> that > >>>> there are plenty of options out there for folks who objectively know > >>>> that > >>>> they aren’t able to buy an Atlantis. > >>>> > >>>> Bill Lindsay > >>>> El Cerrito Ca > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com > >>> <javascript:>. > >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > >>> > >> > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > > > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/jVTc77tiWYw/unsubscribe. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>. > > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- 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.
