This is an interesting conversation. Every time I think about getting an even bigger frame, end up thinking more about reach more than standover. Based on these statements, I should be trying a 63cm frame. Yet about a year and a half ago straddled a 62 orange Quickbeam. The reach was so far my arms were fully extended on the hoods. Couldn't really even get to the drops.
Maybe that bike had an unusually long stem. But to get that bike to work for me, would probably need a 7 or 8cm stem. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On May 18, 7:10�pm, jamison brosseau <jamison.bross...@gmail.com> wrote: > its funny cause the atlantis was the first riv bike i was interested > in. �i plan on getting another next year, but am afraid the 61 would > be too small. �when i was concerned about the 61 vs 63 Keven suggested > i just ride the 63 for a while and see what i thought. �I couldn't be > happier. �Out of curiosity how tall are you. �I am 6 ft even. > thanks jamison > > On May 18, 7:40�pm, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > My saddle height on both bikes is set at 76.5cm; with your saddle height I > > do agree that standover with the 60 Bombadil should not be an issue. I > > haven't hurt myself, but I always get very conscious of the top tube height > > when straddling the bike, especially if wearing sandals... :-) > > > I don't quite feel atracted to the Hunqa... can't really say why... if I > > ended up swapping frames, I think I'd be more comfortable with the Atlantis. > > It's a bike that is somehow growing on me after my intial reaction of > > rejection during my pre-Riv days... :-) > > > I do love my Bombadil, in the end, perhaps I'll just keep it and just ride > > it with up to 700x50 tires to keep the standover height manageable. > > > Ren� > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
