thanks for that, Ken....Grant also thinks the size is OK truthfully I haven't been out riding on it much this yr (or doing any cycling) ...so perhaps the stretchout is just a bit 'abnormal' feeling to my body.
...this said, however, I am thinking of getting a moustache bar on it to pull me back a bit (and still be able to keep my saddle back so i can have proper positioning and not too much weight on the upper body)....we'll see...if not I'll sell it...one other poster thought to just ride it ALOT over the next month to really see how my body feels/adjusts. makes sense thanks again for your supportive and helpful thoughts, ken On Sep 6, 9:07 pm, Ken Mattina <ken.matt...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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%2bunsubscrib...@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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
