Re: [RBW] Re: Sizing up on a Charlie Gallop

[Max Faingezicht]

For me, the 61 Gallop prototype felt long even with Albatross bars. I’m 5’11” with long legs: 90.5pbh and I wouldn’t size up again. I think it comes down to your proportions and your preferences (handlebars, handlebar height, etc).  You’ll be able to make either work but sizing up isn’t always the answer. Max On Sep 27, 2025, at 9:51 AM, John at Rivendell <j...@rivbike.com> wrote: Get the 61cm!  On Friday, September 26, 2025 at 9:12:19 AM UTC-7 Mike Gillespie wrote: I’m considering a Charlie purchase for this round of frames.  At 5’11” and a PBH of 86.5cm I’m in the middle of the sizing range for the 57cm and just over the lower limit for the 61cm.  After seeing the attached photo of Grant’s ride on a Blue Lug blog, I’m considering going with the 61. According to the blog post, Grant’s PBH is 85cm, and he’s actually under the lower sizing recommendation of 86cm. From the geometry chart it appears the greatest difference between the 57 and 61 frames is increased stack height (+4.9cm) with only minor increase in reach.  The effective top tube increase is only 1cm. Meanwhile, the reach calculation shows an actual decrease of 0.7cm. (This seems counterintuitive to me and I’m thinking it’s a typo, or am I wrong)? Regardless, I’m intrigued by Grant’s setup and wonder if there’s any downside that I’m missing. Any recommendations? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/tzjrP3_z2uI/unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/620b3604-26de-4ed1-8fe9-8433d342481fn%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/84BEE500-379B-48EE-9180-8F1ABA28021C%40gmail.com.