Re: [RBW] Ride Report - proto Appaloosa

2015-03-30 Thread Tim Gavin
No experience with the new long Rivs, but my three main steel bikes each have different length top tubes, so they use different stems. Riv Road Standard, 58.5 cm top tube, 90 mm Technomic Deluxe stem Giordana, 57 cm top tube, 120 mm Technomic stem KOM, 63 cm top tube!, 8 cm Dirt Drop stem By no me

[RBW] Ride Report - proto Appaloosa

2015-03-30 Thread BenG
Hi Bunch! I can report on a recent first ride. I am 53yrs old, 183#, 5'11" tall, 89 pbh, so a bit short of average in torso for my pbh. I bought a brown Appaloosa prototype in size 57.5, which was designed for 89-ish pbh according to the listing. I set my Brooks B68 at 77cm/30.5". The bike