Jim, please elaborate on how the frame measurement methods differ. The Surly web site seems to indicate measured center to top, which I thought was the RBW convention as well.
On Sep 22, 7:14 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > Steve P: all LHT steelers are the same length. This means you can get the > bars at the same height on a 56 cm as you can on a 64 cm. As you mentioned, > the exposed steerer and spacer stack is the difference. With a quill stem, > you can get the bars higher on a larger frame, which is one reason why Riv > suggests larger frame sizes. > > But let's say you're between two LHT sizes. Most people want the bars closer, > not farther. If you go slightly smaller on the frame size, you can put on a > slightly longer stem if needed. If you have a big frame and a short stem, you > can't necessarily go shorter. Again, bar height doesn't vary between frame > sizes. > > Also, the way frames are measured varies between Riv and Surly. A 58 Atlantis > is closer to a 56 LHT than it is to a 58 LHT, for example. -- 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.
