Is the stand over height calculated at the actual top top with the 6 degree slope, or the theoretical top tube?
- Cody On Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 7:50:06 PM UTC-4, Reed Kennedy wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 3:53 PM Cody Bartz <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Thank you Kainalu and Reed. According to the geometry charts, the >> Waterford Sam, size 64cm, has a stand over height of 91.5cm. The current >> Sam, size 62cm, has a stand over height of 90.5. Is that 1cm difference >> going to feel much different? In the 64cm Sam, the top tube appears to be >> 2cm longer, and the chain stays are 1cm shorter. >> > > Ah, good point Cody! I forgot that unlike my Hilsen the current Sam has a > 6° sloping top tube. The 62cm 6° New-Sam has the same theoretical 62.5cm > top tube as my 65cm 1.5° Waterford-Hilsen. Should get the bars up just > about as high and fit just about the same. I got it wrong, I bet you'd fit > just fine on the 62cm New-Sam. (And I bet I would too!) > > You're right about the longer top tube on the 64cm Waterford-Sam compared > to the 62cm New-Sam. All other things being equal (and all bodies being > proportional) the longer TT'd 64cm Waterford-Sam might be predisposed to > work a bit better with upright bars, and the shorter TT'd 62cm New-Sam > might be preferable for drop bars. But I suspect both would work out with > either. > > All that said, bear in mind what Grant said on the old Rambouillet flyer: > > "The least useful [fit information], yet most likely to be harped on, is > top tube length. You cannot compare bikes by top tube length unless seat > tube angles and head tube height and steerer length are exactly the same." > > Of course he's right. The Hilsen I'm building only needed a 1cm shorter > stem to put the bars in the same place as my custom Fitz, which has a 2cm > shorter top tube! > > > Best, > Reed > -- 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.
