In short (hehe) I have two things to say on this subject: 1) Rivendell probably has a higher proportion of riders that are over 6' (rounded for ease of explanation) than other bike companies because, as Rex pointed out, they make production bicycles that fit people of that stature. Conversely, others who ride smaller sizes have many other options to select from in addition to Rivendell. I am not saying it is apples to apples but the point here is that in some way the riders are preselected to be a higher proportion of tall persons.
2) There are actually quite a few riders (both Female and Male) on this list that ride bikes 50cm or under. If one were to include bikes up to 54cm (the small end cutoff for high demand sizes per Riv. when the Simple one was being planned) then the list is even larger. I am one of the 53/54cm riders. Does it seem like a logical conclusion to say that the first point is causally related to the second? I have always wondered that. JL On Mar 27, 5:22 pm, murphyjrfk <murphyj...@gmail.com> wrote: > it's certainly off topic. i'm short--i say average--but my roommates in > college were always quick to point out the harvard study saying short guys > are doomed to be poor. you can't buy happiness-but you can buy riv's which > will make you happy for almost forever--so in bike sense you can. and i'm > still short...(but the stars aligned in my riv-favor for once). > > but it seems like the average height- based off the frames that pop up for > sale or the photos posted-of a rivendell rider is about 8 feet tall--some > guys are just born lucky i suppose. > > there's gotta be short guys/gals out there...but then again grant says > small frames don't sell ... > > i'm super duper happy on my 51cm...average i say not short... -- 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.
