Hi Joe, I'm also 5'6" with a 79 PBH and I ride a 53cm Atlantis.
I started with a 51 and traded it for a 53. The top tube is a little long but I use an 8cm dirt drop. http://picasaweb.google.com/ken.mattina/KenSAtlantis# I really think that you should go with the bigger bike unless you're running really fat tires and doing alot of offroad. Just my 2 cents. Ken On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 9:39 PM, canali <jwcoll...@hotmail.com> wrote: > i am often encountering neck stiffness on my rides...went for a Guru > bike fit and the guy was quite helpful: had me push my saddle way > back for more pedalling with my hips vs kness ...I had pushed it > forward to lessen the top tube length...to me despite the PBH > suggestion of a 53 (i'm 5'6", 79 PHB) it's too long...i've got a nitto > with the dirt stem shooting way up and still feel a stretch in the > hoods (esp now with my saddle back). > > my bike is pimpstripped too....might just sell it and get a > hillson...or gunnar sport or their grand tour...anyhoo...i find my > dekerf HT more enjoyable to ride than my atlantis due to not feeling > dialed in right (have tried, moustache bars to get bars back towards > me but can't remember why i gave them up)...spoke with grant today and > he feels that size is a good one for me...but to me standover is only > one key...if your upper torso is not in proportion, well then... > > i hadn't a chance to try it before it bought this 53"...was in aaron's > bike shop a before i bought it and he only had a size 47 in stock, > which he thought would work (don't think so) and didn't buy it...great > shop..had a bike fit done there, too. > > http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2007/cc...llins0407.html > my newly built up Riv Atlantis > in process of selling (too big) > > http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2006/cc...llins1206.html > my Surly X-Check in retro mode > > riv rambouillet i bought/had built up an sold... > http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2007/cc...llins0807.html > > -- > 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. > > -- Where did the spring go? Where did my hormones go? Where did my energy go? Where did my go go? Where did the pleasure go? Where did my hair go? -- Ray Davies -- 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.
