I can remember going into a bike shop in my youth (dark ages). The owner's sizing method was simple. According to him if you were going to race get the smallest frame you can attain the proper saddle ht. with. I don't remember any seatposts back then being 350-400 mm long either. If you're not going to race get the largest frame you can straddle wearing the shoes you ride in without saying "ouch". Made sense then and now.
On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 9:59 AM, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com>wrote: > I would follow Rivs advice. FWIW I think top-tube crotch clearance fears > are unfounded. I know many disagree. I ride bikes with ~2cm top-tube > standover clearance in the woods and never have a problem even with > frequent foot-downs or sudden dismounts. Most of my riding growing up was > BMX, and other than that kind of riding which is totally different, I've > never had both my feet blow off the pedals and my butt fall off the saddle > all at the same time, nailing my crotch- but if that were to happen, I'd > rather a shorter drop to the top tube than a longer one wherein gravity has > more time to do its acceleration thing. Also, sounds stupid but I like > resting my leg on the top-tube when stopped, and when riding bikes with > compact/expanding geometry I kind of miss that. 6', ~89cm pbh, and have > always ridden 62-64cm frames. Also have a 65cm touring/workhorse rig that > is amazing for long distances. > > -Matt > > > 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/-/MGRbF9FdXpEJ. > > 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.
