I always trust Rivendell sizing, even on the sloping top tube models. Wait and get the 58.
Cheers Jason On Aug 3, 2013, at 6:41 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. > > -- 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.
