This is one big advantage (but not the only one!) of Grant's penchant for
large bb drop, which puts the bottom bracket, thus also pedals, closer to
the ground. It's not the amount of seatpost showing (which doesn't affect
the saddle height, all else equal) but the "drop"  or downward angle of the
seatstays from rear dropouts to bottom bracket that allows this. In other
words, Rivendells, at least those I've ridden, have the bottom brackets and
pedals closer to the ground than other frames of similar sizes.

I've gotten so used to Rivendell bb drop that riding other bikes with less
bb drop, like my otherwise so unexceptionable Monocog 29er, always take a
bit of re-habituation when I ride them after riding my Rivs and Riv copies.

Doug H. <dhansford1...@gmail.com> wrote:

> ... there is very little seat-post exposed with the saddle height set for
> me which I haven't experienced on other bikes. The advantage is that I can
> put my feet on the ground with just a little lean when I stop.
>

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