I had a 54 cm CC that seemed to work. Had a 57 Bleriot and 58 Saluki.
On Jun 30, 5:57 pm, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote:
> Another one for TT sizing. In fact, Eric of Surly told me that.
> After seeing me ride a 62cm Cross Check. Way too big for me. Made it
> work with Albatross bars.
>
> Eric Platt
> St. Paul, MN
>
> On Jun 30, 7:50 pm, Bill Connell <bconn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I agree on the TT sizing. Also, if you can, buy it with the steerer
> > uncut so you can get the bars where you want them.
>
> > --
> > Bill Connell
> > St. Paul, MN
>
> > On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Mike<mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Hey Gino, like Jon say, size it by TT, not PBH. That's the answer
> > > you're looking for. Good luck.
>
> > > Did you see that Gunnar now makes a touring bike?
>
> > > On Jun 30, 5:37 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> I have a 60cm CC and a 62cm Rambouillet and 63cm Hilsen. The 60cm
> > >> Surly feels a tad out of whack because the head tube is short, making
> > >> it difficult to get the bars at the right height. I did try a 62cm CC
> > >> years ago and it felt way too big but that was before I had a Riv. I
> > >> definitely wouldn't get a 62cm CC even now. Because of the higher BB
> > >> height the CC feels odd with large tires on it.
>
> > >> If I were going to do it over again I'd get an LHT which has a much
> > >> taller headtube.
>
> > >> Why don't you just couple the Bleriot you have?
>
> > >> --mike
>
> > >> On Jun 30, 12:25 pm, Bill Connell <bconn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >> > On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 2:11 PM, Gino Zahnd<ginoza...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> > > For those of you who ride a Rivendell, and also ride a Surly Cross
> > >> > > Check or
> > >> > > Travelers Check, what are the sizing differences?
>
> > >> > > It looks like top tube is going to be the best bet on sizing a
> > >> > > Surly, but if
> > >> > > you know of any amazing secrets, please let me in!
>
> > >> > > I'm currently trying to decide whether or not to couple one of my
> > >> > > Rivs for
> > >> > > all the travel I do, or to just build up a Surly Travelers Check.
>
> > >> > I have both - i ride a 65cm Redwood and a 62cm CrossCheck, and the fit
> > >> > is very similar. I have a 2cm shorter stem on the CrossCheck, but same
> > >> > bars and saddle. I haven't measured precisely, but the contact points
> > >> > are almost identical between the two, mainly the bars are about 1-2cm
> > >> > lower on the CrossCheck.
>
> > >> > --
> > >> > Bill Connell
> > >> > St. Paul, MN- Hide quoted text -
>
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