Tony The Saluki Geometry Chart is here:
Saluki Geometry <http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/geometry.html#saluki> The Saluki was offered all the way up to 62cm, with 650B wheels. That's the bike you want if you want 650B and don't want to convert a 700c Rivendell and insist on remaining tall. :) The geo of the Salukis and the 650B Hilsens are identical. Why did they morphe the Saluki into 650B Hilsens? I think just to simplify the buying process, because the bikes really are intended to be used the same way. Why did the morphe cause Rivendell to ditch the 60 and the 62 frame size? I don't know for sure, but I believe it has to do with Grant's general philosophy that wheelsize and body size should be related. The biggest humans get the biggest frames and the biggest wheels. The shorter folks get smaller frames and smaller wheels and the middle sizes are in a transition area. If I were you, and I was determined to own a 650B Rivendell, I would call them and tell them that I want to buy a 62cm 650B Hilsen. They have the design done. They have a vendor that makes the 650B bikes. They have all the lugs, etc. I can't think of a technical reason why they couldn't build it. Maybe there is fixturing work that they haven't done at Waterford for that size. Maybe they would simply say "no" on philosophical grounds and assure you that you'll do better on a 63cm 700c Hilsen. And then, to your question about mapping PBH to bike size on the Hilsen page, they absolutely do have that as a cheat-sheet at the showroom. I've looked at it numerous times. It was right there on the wall. They absolutely don't mind idle curiosity, so don't be shy. Or just email one of the guys. They are always nice about it. Even if you emailed them and said "I'm a 90PBH, and I really want to buy a 650B bike. Would a 62cm Saluki on the second hand market fit me OK?", I promise they will respond honestly. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Sunday, December 29, 2013 9:15:46 PM UTC-8, Tony DeFilippo wrote: > > I've got to call uncle, can anyone link me up to a PBH chart for the 650B > Homer's? > > Also any background on how Riv decided to close out the Saluki's and add > the 650B Homer's? > -- 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.
