I've found that w/ M-bars, you want the stem ~2cm shorter (closer) than you would w/ drops.
YMMV On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 6:22 AM, tucker <jamison.bross...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks everyone, > I did call Rivendell, and they told me i could go with either size. > On my current bike a custom track frame. The standover is 84.5, the > top tup is 59cm and stem a 110 nitto pearl is about 4 cm below my > seat. My saddle height is right around 78.5. I am planning on using a > nitto dirt drop stem with mustache bars. I guess i am leaning towards > the larger frame, so i can get higher handle bars easier. > > On May 11, 1:40 am, amoll68 <amol...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Hi Tucker, > > > > It's worth obsessing over. I imagine you're wishing for a 62? > > > > This 63cm AHH with 35mm Supremes, has a stand over height just under > > 87cm (measured just forward of the BB spindle): > http://www.flickr.com/photos/39151...@n07/sets/72157622960184871/ > > > > My PBH is around 91, and BB to center of my Brooks B17 is 80cm (I ride > > with sit bones on the higher back end of the saddle.) The stem is 9cm, > > approximately level with the saddle, and H-bars are 48 Nitto Noodles - > > which reminds me that the TT length on the 63 is 1.5cm longer than the > > 61. Gotta think about that fit, too. I have a relatively long torso, > > and this setup feels dialed in to me. (I'm 6' 3", if that helps at > > all.) 64cm is a good size for me also, and I even have a porteur style > > bike that's about a 66 - but that has swept back bars. > > > > Depending on your torso and that TT length, I'd lean toward the bigger > > size myself. Have you called RBW? > > > > Good luck! > > > > Alex > > Seattle, WA > > > > On May 10, 9:21 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm 89 PBH, and have two 61cm frames. If you like your bars to be at > saddle > > > height with a "normal" stem, that'll work fine. If you want them > higher and > > > don't want to use a Dirt Drop type stem, go with the 63 IMHO. > > > > > That said, if I was getting an AHH, I'd get a 63. > > > > > On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 3:23 PM, tucker <jamison.bross...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Hi all, my PBH is 89 and I'm trying to decide between a 63 or 61 A > > > > Homer Hilsen. Someone told me the listed standovers are a bit high. > > > > I will be running the bike with 35 mm tires, or 23-24 wide rims. > > > > anyone have any experience with this or the true standover of a 63 > > > > frame, or with sizing up in general. 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