Thanks Paul! I'm going forward with building up the bike, looks like I might have a line on some wheels from a list member already. Other than that its some small parts, cables, chain, pedals, should be rolling within a couple weeks!! Glad to hear your enjoying your Atlantis and making the taller frame work for you!
Tony On Friday, August 9, 2013 4:43:36 PM UTC-4, BIKIE46 wrote: > > > Dear Tony(s), > > > I have a PBH of 863cm and ride a 61cm Atlantis - the tallest of all my > bikes. I'm 6' with a long torso. I feel at home on it. The stand over is > a tight fit, but works fine for gravel & pavement, but I would not do > rough off-road > with it. I think the top tube on the Atlantis is a bit (one-cm?) shorter > than other Rivs, so you might factor that in. It's more important to me > than stand over. > > > Paul Germain > Midlothian, VA > > > > > > Tonester <tony....@gmail.com <javascript:>> Aug 05 09:22AM -0700 > > A few thoughts: I'm 6'3" with a 91pbh, short torsoed. I would have > "fit" > on a 64c but chose a 62c for a couple of reasons: the top tube was > slightly shorter and fit by reach better and I wanted a bit more stand > over. If you've done any challenging off-loading, you'll have > experienced > the need to hop off the pedals and touch down on uneven ground. If the > bike is on ground higher than where your feet land, a bit more > standover > can be more uh..... accommodating? I'm also running 40c tires so that > adds > to the equation somewhat. On the road or light duty trails it's less > of an > issue. I think in the end what you'll be comfortable on depends on > your > riding needs will be. > > Given what's been shared on this thread, I'd be inclined to look for a > trade for a 62c. > > On Saturday, August 3, 2013 8:53:39 PM UTC-7, Tony DeFilippo wrote: > > > > Tony DeFilippo <vpi...@gmail.com <javascript:>> Aug 05 11:39AM -0700 > > Tonester - your post echo's what I've been thinking exactly... > particularly > the coming down on uneven ground bit. Nice to hear from someone in the > same pbh range, I appreciate the comment! I'm going to hold off till I > get > a chance to chat with the Riv guys but you may be seeing a WTT up > soon... > > Tony > > > > Paul Germain > *www.GermainArt.com* > germa...@aol.com <javascript:> > -- 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.
