[RBW] Re: WTB - 51 Appaloosa or 51 Hillborne - or possibly 55 Cheviot

2018-11-03 Thread Lum Gim Fong
52 Sam might be good too. I am 82PBH/5’8” and TT was a little too long for me with drops and Albas. -- 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-owner

[RBW] Re: WTB - 51 Appaloosa or 51 Hillborne - or possibly 55 Cheviot

2018-11-03 Thread 'Gary' via RBW Owners Bunch
Thanks for all the responses. And thanks to a number of very nice offers, I've been able to find a great 51 App frame that will work really well. To chime in on the sizing issue, my friend is not a fan of close top tubes and since she is in the upper PBH range for the App I think it will be perf

[RBW] Re: WTB - 51 Appaloosa or 51 Hillborne - or possibly 55 Cheviot

2018-11-03 Thread C Sharp
FWIW, I’m a guy with an 82 PBH (stubby legs, long torso) and I have a 55cm 2009 Sam. I believe the TT for that model year was something like 57 or 57.5 (don’t feel like looking it up). The bike definitely fits and is a joy to ride, but it does feel a bit long for me. Just saying a 55 might be wo

[RBW] Re: WTB - 51 Appaloosa or 51 Hillborne - or possibly 55 Cheviot

2018-11-03 Thread Joe Bernard
Not necessarily. Women for the same height as men tend to have longer legs/shorter torso, so an 84 PBH compared to my 80-81ish should give her about the same reach as me on a 51 Appaloosa, but with more seatpost showing. Which is deeply generalized and hypothetical on my part, of course, but r

[RBW] Re: WTB - 51 Appaloosa or 51 Hillborne - or possibly 55 Cheviot

2018-11-02 Thread Jonathan D.
Shouldn’t she fit a 55 Sam or Joe? -- 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

[RBW] Re: WTB - 51 Appaloosa or 51 Hillborne - or possibly 55 Cheviot

2018-11-02 Thread 'Gary' via RBW Owners Bunch
HI Andrew, Her PBH is 84. On Friday, November 2, 2018 at 5:17:31 PM UTC-4, Andrew Huston wrote: > > Curious, what is her PBH? -- 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 i

[RBW] Re: WTB - 51 Appaloosa or 51 Hillborne - or possibly 55 Cheviot

2018-11-02 Thread Andrew Huston
Curious, what is her PBH? -- 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

[RBW] Re: WTB - 51 Appaloosa or 51 Hillborne - or possibly 55 Cheviot

2018-11-01 Thread Jonathan D.
Thinking of selling a 55 but probably too big. -- 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 thi

[RBW] Re: WTB - 51 Appaloosa or 51 Hillborne - or possibly 55 Cheviot

2018-11-01 Thread Carl
Hi Gary, Did you already see this one: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik/d/rivendell-joe-appaloosa-51/6734232347.html Carl (in western NC) On Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 4:59:10 PM UTC-4, Gary wrote: > > Hi all, > > I've got a friend that is looking to get her first Riv and I'm trying to