eRitchie designs all frames for a 1000mm wheelbase? On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Fai Mao <i.am.fai....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Richard Sachs builds his bikes around the top tube length. However, he > assumes a 100 cm stem and a certain reach on the bar. That is why Sachs > frames have really odd frame angles with numbers like 72.454 The angles fit > around the top tube based upon a 1 meter wheelbase > > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 11:49 AM, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> it's a factor for me too - 84.5 pbh and 5'11 for me. >> >> not totally sure how to compensate.. i end up pushing the seat way back >> and putting the bars up high .. but i think that unweights the front end a >> bit too much, and contributes to wandering handling on my Sam Hillborne. >> >> -andrew >> >> On Aug 9, 2010, at 8:01 PM, kps wrote: >> >> > >> > >> > On Aug 9, 9:35 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Every woman I know has had a tremendously hard time fitting frames >> (whatever >> >> the maker) due to "reach." >> > >> > it's definitely a factor for me. i'm 5'8-1/2" or so, with a pbh of >> > 84.45 >> > >> > -- >> > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> > For more options, visit this group at >> http://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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > Fai Mao > The Blogger who sometimes responds to comments > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Ken Freeman Ann Arbor, MI USA -- 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.
