On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Kenneth Stagg wrote:
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> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Jan Heine wrote:
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>> The answer is simple: Standover clearance never is a safety issue
>> even for an only mildly experienced rider.
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> Jan,
>
> Not so much for safety but the one place where I will insi
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Jan Heine wrote:
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> The answer is simple: Standover clearance never is a safety issue
> even for an only mildly experienced rider.
Jan,
Not so much for safety but the one place where I will insist on
standover clearance is on a tandem. I don't feel at all comfo
All in all, I prefer to have a small amount of standover clearance.
Sometimes, on long rides in urban areas, I like to be able to get off
the pedals and just stand over the bike with both feet on the ground
when I know I'll be stopped for a while... such as at busy
intersection with many different
that thank you
RR
On Aug 12, 7:02 am, James Dinneen wrote:
> Well said. Could not agree more. Jim D. Massachusetts
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> --- On Tue, 8/11/09, R Gonet wrote:
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> From: R Gonet
> Subject: [RBW] Re: standover height
> To: "RBW Owners Bunch"
> Date: Tuesday
Well said. Could not agree more. Jim D. Massachusetts
--- On Tue, 8/11/09, R Gonet wrote:
From: R Gonet
Subject: [RBW] Re: standover height
To: "RBW Owners Bunch"
Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 8:35 PM
Grant, I notice that you've been posting to the RBW forum more
fr
Grant, I notice that you've been posting to the RBW forum more
frequently, and I thank you for it. Since there would not even be
such a forum without your endeavor, and since we are all interested in
the bikes and philosophy you promote, we are also interested in your
opinions, whether we agree w
Assuming the bike isn't so huge that you are compromised in other areas of
riding it, I don't really think it is a safety factor for anything but very
rough off road riding. Me personally, I am okay with mild TT contact
standing flat footed on level ground, but that is about as tall as I want my
b
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> Something that can kill you - and almost did kill a friend on one of
> my bikes once - is toe overlap. The CPSC is silent on that, and most
> experienced riders probably can deal with it in most situations.
Will you describe what happened to your friend?
>
Two incidents, different riders,
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Jan Heine wrote:
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>
> Something that can kill you - and almost did kill a friend on one of
> my bikes once - is toe overlap. The CPSC is silent on that, and most
> experienced riders probably can deal with it in most situations.
Will you describe what happened t
With a sloping top tube, like the Sam Hillborn's, all this is no
problem. I know, many people don'like them, but a really high frame
is also not that comfortable. And - a riserstem is even more ugly than
a sloping top tube, at least in my eyes.
Long distance riding on a good road is shurely no p
RIght, usually it's the left foot on a twelve-o'clock pedal, the bike
leaning right with the top tube on the right hamstring, and the right foot
on the ground.
Howowowowowowever...the CPSC requires that the bike clear the crotch by an
inch. "Crotch" to a modern male who wears his belt nine inches
> Personally, I worry very little about it. I seldom come off the bike in a
> manner which plants my weight on both feet, evenly distributed while
> straddling the bar. Honestly, I cannot remember doing so. If the bike is
> set up correctly, it's much more comfortable (and feels much more balanc
What Jim said is pretty right on... I will add though that going to a
standover height higher than you think you need may result in a longer
top tube than you want... This happened to me when I bought my
Bleriot. To each their own, of course but I know I wish I would have
gone with the 55 instead
on 8/9/09 1:07 PM, Richard at rsv...@netzero.net wrote:
> After reading Michael's request for recommendations for his "right
> frame size," and if I'm interpreting Rivendell's sizing chart
> correctly (?), will Michael's pbh clearance above the top tube on a
> 57cm Hilsen be about 7mm, with a 35mm
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