Call Rivendell and ask them on Monday. Even if you already took the plunge, they are a great resource for knowing how to make it the best fit possible (and they sell stuff to make it work).
With abandon, Patrick On Sunday, August 4, 2013 8:21:02 AM UTC-6, James Warren wrote: > > It's a phenomenal bike. I hope it fits you. 92 cm PBH says it might. Mine > is about 92.5, and my 64 cm Atlantis is good for me. I am 6'4" though, with > a very long torso. The 4" different in our heights is a bit surprising. > Seat to handlebar horizontally will be an interesting dimension. My very > long torso is well served by my Atlantis's 62 cm top tube. In 2001, that's > how long they were. It is possible that the bike you are going to see will > have just a 60 cm top tube. Rivendell changed the Atlantis's top tube > length sometime between 2001 and 2007. > > Hopefully you'll get to ride it, and see how reach to the bars feels for > you - ah, just read that it's frame/fork, I'm guessing that means no test > ride? That's a bit tougher. Well, at least bring a tape measure and know if > you are looking at the 60 cm or 62 cm top tube version. I'm tempted to say > the 62 cm one would be a stretch and that you could make the 60 cm version > work, but I don't know you or your situation well enough to make that claim. > > BTW, if you have no intention of using drop bars and every intention of > using Bosco bars, then a long top tube is not as much of a problem. > > - Jim W. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 3, 2013, at 8:53 PM, Tony DeFilippo <vpi...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Hi there! > > Been lurking a while enjoying the discussion. I'm going to be going to > look at a used Atlantis frame/fork tomorrow morning, reported to be a 64cm > and built for 700C wheels... looking at Riv's site it looks like that isn't > a standard size, at least anymore. My PBH is 92, 6' tall... might be a bit > of a stretch for me so I'll have to see it in person. The prospect of > maybe owning one of these fine frames is pretty cool. Can anyone fill me > in on the 64cm size...? Anyway, hopefully the seller measured 'large' or I > shrink a bit tonight... :) We'll see! > > Tony > > -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> > . > 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.
