have you looked at the super tall periscopa? Ben's cycles has them in I believe but with only 80mm extension might not be what you are looking for. On Feb 23, 2012 4:04 PM, "Mike S" <mikeshalj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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. > > -- 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.
