Hi Suraj, Here's a link to my Riv Custom Spec sheet:
http://thesaltycyclist.blogspot.com/2009/07/rivendell-road-spec-sheet.html It came out as a 63.5cm bike with 60cm top tube (measured horizontally, but actual length is longer due to slight upslope). I also had a A Homer Hilsen in 63cm that fit very well. As you can see on the spec sheet, I have a pbh just under 93cm and I am the same height as you. If anything, you are smidge shorter in the upper body, but not by much. Given my experience on the 63cm AHH, which you can see built up for me here (http://thesaltycyclist.blogspot.com/2010/01/commutin-rig-homer-hilsen.html), I would recommend a 64 only if you planned on having high handlebars. That would be the only way to get the distance to the bars to be comfortable for you. If you like your handlebars lower than the saddle (mine are always about 4cm below my saddle), I'd recommend going down one size than recommended to 63cm. In the pic of my AHH, the stem has no rise and is 10cm in length (for reference). These are all relative, of course. Think about how you'll be riding the bike and how you'd want it set up and decide accordingly. Hope that helps, Joe PS- I can't find the specs for the 60cm Hillborne but I'm guessing it would be an odd fit for you based on the measurements provided. Joe Bartoe Synaptic Cycles Bicycle Rentals, Inc. email: j...@synapticcycles.com website: www.synapticcycles.com Twitter: @synapticcycles phone: 949-374-6079 > Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:14:48 -0800 > Subject: [RBW] SH/AHH sizing question > From: suraj.shanmu...@gmail.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > Hello all, > > I live in Australia and am thinking of picking up a Riv, either a > Hillborne or a Hilsen. Given shipping issues etc. I'm sweating over > picking the right sized frame. My PBH is 94cm but my height is only > 186cm ie. I have a pretty long bottom half and short top half. The > folks at Riv are suggesting that I should be looking at a 64cm > Hillborne or a 65cm Hilsen. > > Now this to me seems massive, as I seem to be comfortable on an > effective top tube length of about 570mm on a standard racing bike > (56-68cm frame). Any top tube past 580mm and I feel like its a bit of > a stretch. I'm therefore thinking of maybe a smaller Hilsen (?63) or a > 60cm Hillborne. > > I do appreciate that the bars will be higher thus shortening the > distance to handlebars but still it seems like those frames are a bit > stretched out for me. Anyone with a similar build who has had > experiences positive or negative with Riv sizing? Could you provide > some advice? Thanks! > > -- > 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.
