I'm 5'3" and I ride a 47 cm Atlantis. Most small frames have very steep seat tubes. Rivendell is the only company I'm aware of that has the same seat tube angles on their smallest frames as on the large sizes.
By the way -- I'm sorry to see so much emphasis recently on 650 B wheels. 26" wheels are a better fit for small riders, and tall riders already have 700 C. It would be better to develop wheel sizes smaller than 26" or larger than 700c -- that would enable better designs for short and tall people. Just my 2 cents. Lisa On Tuesday, March 27, 2012 8:22:35 PM UTC-4, murphyjrfk 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/_zueS9zgvHUJ. 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.
