Re: [RBW] Re: Sizing Bike Friday NWT to replicate 54 cm Hunqapillar

2020-01-26 Thread Justin August
Add your own! > On Jan 26, 2020, at 3:56 PM, Eric Daume wrote: > >  > Except Bikeinsights doesn't list Bike Fridays or other folding bikes. > >> On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 5:04 PM Justin, Oakland >> wrote: >> Try BikeInsights.com to compare geometries. Works perfectly. >> >>> On Wednesday, Jan

Re: [RBW] Re: Sizing Bike Friday NWT to replicate 54 cm Hunqapillar

2020-01-26 Thread Eric Daume
Except Bikeinsights doesn't list Bike Fridays or other folding bikes. On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 5:04 PM Justin, Oakland wrote: > Try BikeInsights.com to compare geometries. Works perfectly. > > On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 10:24:05 PM UTC-8, EWBONSELL wrote: >> >> I'm sorry if this is a bit o

[RBW] Re: Sizing Bike Friday NWT to replicate 54 cm Hunqapillar

2020-01-26 Thread Justin, Oakland
Try BikeInsights.com to compare geometries. Works perfectly. On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 10:24:05 PM UTC-8, EWBONSELL wrote: > > I'm sorry if this is a bit off topic, but I noticed that a number of > members of this group also own a Bike Friday. > > My favorite ride is my 54 CM Hunqapillar.

[RBW] Re: Sizing Bike Friday NWT to replicate 54 cm Hunqapillar

2020-01-26 Thread Joe Bernard
Good call, Ernie. I've owned both and can verify the NWT rides much more like a big-wheel bike. I happen to like the way Brommies ride for the short distances I use them for, but they're definitely... different. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW

[RBW] Re: Sizing Bike Friday NWT to replicate 54 cm Hunqapillar

2020-01-26 Thread EWBONSELL
Hi Joe, Thank you for the input. What you said confirms my suspicion that I need the longer top tube. I have had concerns that the BF NWT is not the most compact folder (especially the steering mast), but I think that I can live with that for a better fit/ride. I tried a Brompton. Its fol

[RBW] Re: Sizing Bike Friday NWT to replicate 54 cm Hunqapillar

2020-01-23 Thread Chris L
RBW sometimes gets the top tube length wrong on their geometry charts (often using actual length instead of effective) and such is the case with the 54 Hunqapillar. Years ago, I found this schematic somewhere online and it shows both actual and theoretical top tube lengths. I have also rende