Perfect. GP know of what he speaks. On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 8:47 PM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > Will agree with that assessment. The first run of Sam Hillbornes had a > slightly longer top tube than later runs. My 56 fits me very well, but > there is too much seatpost showing in a perfect world. I have thrown my leg > over a 60cm orange Hillborne and it fit perfectly. So things can and do > change. > > My SimpleOne is a 60 and I might have been able to ride a 62 with a 7 or 8cm > stem. In the past, had also tried a 62 Quickbeam and could barely throw a > leg over it, and felt totally stretched out trying to reach the bars on that > bike. > > That said, I'd trust Rivendell to put me on the correct sized bike if I > asked. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Thursday, May 3, 2012 5:59:22 PM UTC-5, Esteban wrote: >> >> I'm sure people here know this, but its worth mentioning that Riv measures >> center-to-top, rather than center-to-center, which almost everyone else >> uses. Sometimes, I think, people might hear that they should be on a 60cm >> Riv frame, which sounds ridiculous as they've always ridden 55 or 57. But a >> 60cm Riv is really a 58 or 58.5cm to everyone else... >> >> That being said, i think PBH is down to a science for Riv frames and Riv >> riding. If I really wanted to hammer, I'd go toward the lower portion of my >> range. If I wanted to tour, I'd go in the higher portion. Top tube really >> matters, so that measurement plus stem should be in consideration, too. >> >>> > > -- > 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/-/6cUVBQerMhUJ. > 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.
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