It's funny. I bought my first "real" bike circa 1971, the "bike boom" days, and was sized rather tall (I don't remember my PBH, but stand 5'11"). It was a Raleigh sized in inches, 25 or 25 1/2.
In the eighties sometime I bought someone's used bike, also a Raleigh, but only 23 or 23 1/2. Can't recall my motivation for that size, but when an old-timer I know saw me on that bike he said, "that bike's too small for you." Nonetheless, I rode that bike more or less happily for at least 15 years. After that I began considering a Rivendell custom. In addition to sending in the Riv build questionnaire, Grant had also seen me ride in person in the years when Riv was just getting started. So when the frame arrived around 2001, it was a 62 (maybe 63) with a somewhat shorter top tube. It fits me beautifully. Now I wonder how I ever rode that smaller bike and thought I was comfortable, but the human body is remarkably adaptable. A few years ago I also bought a beater of similar size...it's the right size frame but will be much better once I install a taller stem and wider bars. Joe K On May 3, 1:13 pm, Horace <max...@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: > Riv's sizing charts assume that you'll want your handlebars near or > above saddle height. If you're between sizes, and you prefer your bars > a lot lower than the saddle, choose the smaller size. > > > > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 11:28 PM, lungimsam <john11.2...@gmail.com> 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 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 > > athttp://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.
