Well I went whole hog and actually got the 56cm Bombadil, while the standover clearance is a bit tight I do love the stretched out feeling, which is mitigated by the bosco bars, so somewhat of the best of both worlds. Bike fit is a strange thing where no one factor makes a bike "fit" or not, it takes a whole combination of things. Makes me still wish we had an authorized Riv dealer in the tri-state area, I think it would open up alot of eyes.
On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Ron Mc <bulldog...@gmail.com> wrote: > Fit is everything - I have the exact opposite dimensions from Peter - > short torso and gibbon-like limbs. I need to sit tall, but a too-long top > tube forces me to lean farther than I want. Tall quill, short forward > length and zero offset seatpost solve it for me. We're having a blast of > cold and humid (high 30s and 95+% humidity - Texas winter), so I had my > bike on a mag trainer last night. Happened to be beside a mirror and was > looking at my fit. Was taking note of how comfortable it's tweaked, but it > does look a bit strange. > > > On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 7:58:26 AM UTC-6, colinthehippie wrote: >> >> Peter, did you wind up ordering the Polyvalent? Please let me know if >> you did, and how the ride is. >> >> On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 2:19:06 PM UTC-5, Peter M wrote: >> >>> So I have been riding the bombadil more this week and it is an awesome >>> ride but it still just feels a bit tight on the top tube. I have short >>> legs and a long torso so it is hard for me to find a bike with good >>> lenght on the top tube without having zero standover. I was looking >>> at the VO site though and I never even thought to look at their bikes >>> since I usually just get parts from them. The Polyvalent MKII looks >>> like the business with a nice long top tube and reasonable standover, >>> bosses for lights, short horizontal drops, and a nice fork rake. I do >>> hate that it is not lugged, which I dont know if I can get over or >>> not. I would really love to go up to the 56cm Bombadil but since they >>> are as rare as hens teeth it looks like I will have to shell out the >>> 3k to get one which would be a year of saving at least. In the mean >>> time the Polyvalent looks like a reasonable alternative as a stop gap. >>> I was just wondering if anyone has owned or knows someone who has >>> owned a Polyvalent who would know if it is a nice "Rivish" ride for a >>> bigger (see fatter) guy. Thanks All. >>> >>> Peter >>> >> -- > 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/-/XaMqJn4gcBoJ. > > 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.
