I've noticed that as I am getting older and lighter my bicycle fit is a little different than it was ten years ago. I also prefer a shorter top tube with mustache bars but usually end up with drops for two reasons....versatility and the way a certain mirror I use fits. I think Rivendell has refined their fit knowledge over the years and are probably using some of the feedback customers have been giving them. Things may have changed a little since they started and as their customer base has grown. I think however that their basic approach of comfort over speed and 'big Riv sizing' as opposed to 'racer fit' has always been a focus at least that's my take on it.
On May 3, 6:28 am, clyde canter <clyde.can...@gmail.com> wrote: > Me too. The chart in the brochure had my 91cm PBH said I could fit a 62 > or a 64. I like my bars > (drops on my Ram) above saddle height and in the last 6 years have raised > them even more. I went with the 64 and have been very happy with it. > Handle bar preference plays into this too. I like a shorter reach for > moustach bars, so a 62 might have been a tad better choice had I went that > way. I really like the moustach bars on fixed gear bikes, so my 62 > Quickbeam was a better choice (IMO) than than a 64. YMMV and I'm sure Riv > HQ would correctly advise you in all matters, they know their stuff. > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 7:02 AM, Michael Hechmer <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > > When I got my Rambouillet I was at the top of their 62 and bottom of their > > 64 range. I went with the 62 and have been perfectly satisfied with it. I > > like my HBs about 2 cm below the saddle, so that may have influenced my > > preferences. > > > Michael > > > On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 2:28:55 AM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote: > > >> Hello All, > > >> When you got your Riv's, how was their sizing recommendation for you? > > >> I am planning on getting a RIV sometime, and was wondering if I should > >> go by what they recommend (I hear usually larger), or go with my gut > >> (smaller). > > >> What's your advice? > > > -- > > 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/-/gB1J-nb2tHsJ. > > > 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.
