Now that I've been riding my ridiculously perfect-fitting 64cm Sam Hillborne a bit, it's become clear to me that my 64cm Quickbeam w/ Dirtdrop stem & moustache bars gives me less extension than is ideal. I impulsively bought the QB when it first debuted, and I should have gotten a 66 or 68 over the 64. Also, using the Nitto lugged seatpost as far back as possible, and it's still not enough reach.
In addition to not being enough reach, the Dirtdrop is at the minimum insertion line and it's only about even with the saddle, and I'd like it higher. The option I am most in favor of right now would be replacing the DD with a 13cm tallux, in the belief that a technomic would give me more horizontal extension than a DD, and the 3cm additional quill length would make up for the loss of up-angle. I'm also considering being slightly reckless and raising it above the min. insertion mark if I can't get enough height in regulation. The other option would be to get the stem extension Riv sells and throw a technomic in there I guess, but the thought of the something so kludgy on an otherwise excessively nice setup is a little horrifying for my perfectionism to bear. I'm just wondering if there are any of you tall dudes who've had similar issues with getting bikes to fit, and if my hypothesis will actually work in achieving more extension AND stem height. Thanks for any input! -- 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-bunch@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.
