Re: [RBW] 650b new Rivendell models (to me)

2020-06-29 Thread Joel Stern
Joe, the AHH is still very close to the Bleriot from what I have been reading. I have to dig up my old geometry charts and look at them to compare. http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/geometry.html On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 3:58 PM Joe Bernard wrote: > Yes, Atlantis is canti or v-brake. You can also get

Re: [RBW] 650b new Rivendell models (to me)

2020-06-29 Thread Joe Bernard
Adding: My recs are not based on actual frames in stock now. I'm not up on what's available at the moment. -- 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

Re: [RBW] 650b new Rivendell models (to me)

2020-06-29 Thread Joe Bernard
Yes, Atlantis is canti or v-brake. You can also get a Sam Hillborne with the same brakes but otherwise is closer in nature to your Bleriot. Or AHH, which is basically a Bleriot with a lower toptube and longer stays. Mark and Grant can definitely help you decide what fits your needs best these d

Re: [RBW] 650b new Rivendell models (to me)

2020-06-29 Thread Joel Stern
Thanks Joe... So it seems that the Appaloosa will not be in until sometime in 2021 so I have to think Atlantis. I got a bit confused with Grants writing that if you decide to use Cantis to order a hanger which made me think you could use sidepulls but I think he was thinking V brakes for the atlant

Re: [RBW] 650b new Rivendell models (to me)

2020-06-29 Thread Joe Bernard
Oh, I missed the saddle question. Yes B17s work for me upright, I just have to tilt it back more than my brain tells me makes sense. The pics you see are before I got it right, it's tilted now. I can't ride those B67/68 saddles, that wide shelf at the back drives me crazy. B17 forever! -- Y

Re: [RBW] 650b new Rivendell models (to me)

2020-06-29 Thread Joel Stern
Thanks Jason, good info. Seems that if I want to do something today it would be an Atlantis. On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 1:13 PM Jason Fuller wrote: > I think largely it came down to two things: 6 degree slope became the > norm for the top tube, and it probably rotated around the center point - so

Re: [RBW] 650b new Rivendell models (to me)

2020-06-29 Thread Jason Fuller
I think largely it came down to two things: 6 degree slope became the norm for the top tube, and it probably rotated around the center point - so the seat end dropped, shortening the seat tube, and the head tube side went up a bit, increasing max bar height. The other thing is everything got a

Re: [RBW] 650b new Rivendell models (to me)

2020-06-29 Thread Matt B.
On Sunday, June 28, 2020 at 12:13:55 PM UTC-4, James Valiensi wrote: > > Hi, > Standover clearance is really over rated. I find that I never stand over > my bike with both feet on the ground and the bike frame perpendicular to > the ground. At stops, my right foot is on the peddle and the bike is

Re: [RBW] 650b new Rivendell models (to me)

2020-06-28 Thread Joel Stern
James, thanks. I had 3 customs, a 53,54 and after Grant measured my PBH a 56 which gave me no clearance. The 55cm Bleriot gives me a bit of room. Sounds like the 51 in the Joe or Homer, or 50 in the Atlantis would work. I would like to find the most comfortable and stable bike. The new geometry

Re: [RBW] 650b new Rivendell models (to me)

2020-06-28 Thread James Valiensi
Hi, Standover clearance is really over rated. I find that I never stand over my bike with both feet on the ground and the bike frame perpendicular to the ground. At stops, my right foot is on the peddle and the bike is leaning to towards the left. So this adds clearance. I start off by leaning t

[RBW] 650b new Rivendell models (to me)

2020-06-28 Thread Joel Stern
I was really confused at first at the A Homer Hilson, Appaloosa and the new Atlantis. The sizing is very different than of old, like for my Bleriot where I ride a 55cm bike, looks like on the Hilson and Appaloosa I would take a 51cm and on the new Atlantis a 50. So my question for those that f