I don't know my PBH, but I too am 5'10 in socks with much of it in the torso, and I found the 56 too long in the tt (mine had an effective tt length of 59 c-c -- two cm too long for my taste). That's one comment, in case it helps "situate" the size 56. I ride anything from a 57 to a 60 cm c-c road bike if the top tube is 56 or 57 c-c.
The other comment is more general, and it expresses a principle I learned the hard way. Always hold out for the best fit; don't waste money on something less than the best fit. Getting something that is close but not quite is, in the long run, a much more expensive proposition. On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 7:41 PM, cbone97 <cbon...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi bunch. > > Having a sale of my Polyvalent in the works, I'm allowing myself to start > planning to buy a Sam and wondering whether to buy a web special 56 Sam or > hold out for the new 58. I plan to build it with a Dirt Drop stem and drop > bars (On One Midge). > > My PBH is 87.5 and I'm 5'10.5". I have a 56 cm Breezer Downtown EX which, > if I read the geo charts correctly, has a longer virtual tt length than the > 56 Sam. Even with the longer virtual tt, I think I'd be prefer a little > more reach. > > So..should I get a 56 web special, save a few bucks, enjoy the standover > clearance but risk wishing the tt were longer, or get the new 58 at a > higher price which I suspect would fit my upper body length better but > might a little much in standover height? I'm pretty sure Riv would > recommend going bigger. At PBH of 87.5 I just barely make the 58 cm Sam > cutoff of 87 and up. 87 is also the max listed for the new 55. I > probably couldn't go wrong with either, but any guesses what would be best? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
