Mike, Thought this might help. Though, you might already have seen it:
RivBike Nitto Stem Comparison <http://www.rivbike.com/Articles.asp?ID=326> Good luck! Matt On 23 February 2012 16:57, Mike S <mikeshalj...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the suggestion, but as the DD has an extension of 82mm, > that wouldn't be helping me. I could live with the bars being level > with the saddle, but a couple centimeters more extension would be > really awesome. I'm not even sure that a technomic has that much more > than a DD, but if it does, I may just go for the stem riser and > technomic option. > > If only I had fully downed the Grant Petersen buy-a-size-up Kool-Aid > when I was a greenhorned Rivver... > > On Feb 23, 4:22 pm, Peter Morgano <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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. > > -- 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.
