Hi, Stephanie. I have both and love both, set up similarly, but like the Homer ride a bit more. 2019 Homer (last gen, 54.5cm) and 2021 Platy (first gen, 55cm). Wheelbase is 43” for Homer and 47” for Platy, which is too long for city bus bike rack (I’ll post pics later) and Amtrak roll on service. If you’re planning to use either on bus rack, I suggest getting someone to measure wheelbase for fit.
My pbh is 83cm and I can straddle the Homer if I’m wearing sneakers, which is my standard riding shoe. But I do worry when I jump off quickly. I’ve been lucky enough to have ridden many Riv models and think, for me, bigger is better, when I “can” fit either size. Things to consider for sizing when you straddle sizes: handlebar type, reach, tire size (bigger tires raise bike), thickness of riding shoe soles, head tube height. Trying them out is best, especially that 51cm to rule out “too big.” Roberta Philadelphia 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/c89cd273-3c5d-435f-908d-8c54ebf1f57an%40googlegroups.com.
