Is everyone on this list a giant??? Haha, seriously though would like to see a breakdown of rbw bunch owners and pbh in some sort of chart. Just think it would be interesting. On Feb 26, 2012 5:50 PM, "Smitty-A-Go-Go" <54ca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> +1 on the "Go with what Riv says" sentiment. They do this every day and > are familiar with their bikes and how they fit. > > I'm 190cm tall with a 93+ pbh... I ride a 65cm Hilsen and I can't imagine > a bike fitting better. That said, I probably would be fine on a 67cm too. > But I think a 63cm would feel a bit small. > > --Smitty > > > > On Saturday, February 25, 2012 11:14:48 AM UTC-8, Lugmonster wrote: >> >> 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/kc4RcsTJjR0J. > 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.
