I'm 6'1" and usually ride with 172.5. or 175, and 170 will feel OK at first but then my knees will start to hurt. I agree that it's hard to imagine such a tiny distance making a difference, but there it is.
Congrats to all the tall guys who have found frames that love them. Having helped my fairly short daughter buy a new frame a few years ago I appreciate how hard it is to find a bike that fits if you are outside of a medium build.. At least with Riv, you can trust them, even if you can't test ride. I'm lucky to be just under the upper limit for most traditional mfg. michael On Jan 5, 11:18 pm, Roger <rogerdhod...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm about 6'3" and 94 PBH and ride with 170s. I think I only really > noticed a big difference form 175s when my knees would get sore and I > was at the top of the stroke. Then the 10mm difference (5 at top, 5 at > bottom) was a welcome difference. > > On Jan 5, 8:06 pm, amoll68 <amol...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > Not too often does a 6'3" guy feel short, but it happens once in a > > while. > > > RE crank length: for me, most of my bikes are 175s, but I've got a > > couple with 170s and I don't notice a huge difference. I mean we're > > only talking about 1/5 of an inch difference. I think I feel, and > > sorta buy the cadence concept - maybe a little easier to spin the > > 170s, and more leverage with the 175s. I guess physics and physiology > > dictate that. I'm going to try 180s on my current winter project, and > > I'm looking forward to it. It's a mid-70s road bike built up with > > vintage Campagnolo NR. I'm hoping the 180s will help in the mountains, > > when I'm grunting with the 42-28 low. 180 was the preferred length for > > Eddy (the Cannibal) Merckx in the mountain stages, so it's gotta be > > worth a try. > > > Really cool bike - thanks for sharing. > > > Alex Moll > > Marysville, WA -- 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.
