On Thu, 2013-01-17 at 08:54 -0800, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > IMO, getting the frame size exactly right is a bit over-emphasized unless > you're really pushing the limits of stem and seatpost adjustment and > standover clearance. I know people want certainty before laying out big $$$ > for a frame, but after you get close enough, it's all trial and error and > adaptation and overcoming preconceived notions (the preconceived notions part > is the most important, and Riv is good at that). We have a joke at HC - every > time we build up a new bike of any size, we take a test ride and say "I could > ride this!". The truth is that "optimum" is always between two stock sizes, > so there's always a tiny compromise involved. For that matter, "optimum" > changes over time and space, maybe even during the course of a single ride. > And some people are simply more physically or mentally adaptable to the > variance than others are.
True, but mainly so because the size increment is 2 cm. At 1 cm increments things improve greatly. Also, at one time SJS sold certain Thorn frames with not only 1 cm size increments, but also with longer and shorter top tube versions of each size. Sure, that greatly increases the size and cost of the inventory, but there's much less chance of not getting the size right. -- 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.
