Also depends on what handlebars you're planning to use. Drop bars - go for the smaller frame. Upright bars - go for the bigger frame. There's nothing about the AHH that would preclude bikepacking or bicycle touring! I would happily ride my Roadini on a tour and I now treat it like a 1990s mountain bike since I've got 38mm tires on it.
On Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 3:12:24 PM UTC-7 zem...@gmail.com wrote: > I'd follow Riv's sizing guidelines, bearing in mind that they plan for a > decent amount of crotch clearance. So if you're on the edge and would > prefer a taller head tube, size up, and if you're wanting a shorter reach, > size down. I think a lot of this depends on what kind of handlebar you're > planning on and your desired riding position. > On Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 10:11:06 AM UTC-4 Stephanie A. wrote: > >> Hi everyone! As I continue (spending probably way too much money and >> time) altering my pandemic bike (which looks splendid but is probably a >> size too small and, gasp, aluminum), I've been scoping out which Riv I >> might buy in the future. I'm between an AHH and a Platy, heavily leaning >> toward the AHH to have a zippier feeling bike and a diamond frame. As much >> as I love seeing people touring and bike packing, I'm not sure that I'll >> ever do more than commute, lug sometimes heavy CSA shares or work stuff, >> and ride on pavement or packed dirt. The AHH seems to give me the >> flexibility to go at least a little beyond that if I want to. >> >> What I'm most unsure of is sizing. My PBH is right on the line at around >> 80cm. I want to avoid buying an expensive non-returnable new or used bike >> and feeling like I should have gotten a different size--or different model. >> >> To that end, does anyone in the Boston area have an AHH in 47.5 or 51 >> that they'd be willing to let me stand over in the Common? >> >> Many thanks, >> Stephanie, who is really hoping that the more common size of 51 will fit >> so that her chances of eventually getting a gold AHH are moderately higher >> than if only the 47.5 fits >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/61e25dc3-480b-4701-8edd-1aadbcb395d2n%40googlegroups.com.
