Just to ensure that all is disclosed: at least 3 people have told me they sold otherwise very nice Rivendells because the top tubes were too long. These were road-type bikes meant for drop bars (Sam Hill was one, the earlier Road Standards and -- perhaps -- LongLow -- another). And I was another, with the Sam Hill: a very nice bike, but the 55 or 56 (at the time; they may have changed the specs) had a 59 cm tt that was still too long for me despite the 71* or so seat tube angle. That is to say, the long tt was one of several reasons I sold mine, though had I room for a larger stable, it would have made a wonderful "gravel bike," long tt and all.
That said, Grant designed 3 custom road bikes for me over the phone, and the second 2 have long been my benchmarks for fit as well as handling and "feel." On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 1:18 PM, drew <drewbeckme...@gmail.com> wrote: > i could be wrong, but i don't remember ever hearing or reading that > someone bought a bike from riv in the size recommended and they were > unhappy with the fit. though, i can see it being worth worrying if you had > abnormal body proportions or something. > > for me, im not sure how much i would get out of a test ride anyway. there > would be so many other factors that could come into play and im not a > geometry expert. i wouldnt trust myself to be able to weigh saddle height, > stem length, bar choice against a frame's angles on a short ride. > > i live in los angeles and bought my 54cm hunqapillar without ever riding a > rivendell. maybe going up there wouldve been more responsible, but i also > wouldve been swayed by the diagatube that im not tall enough to > realistically need. since then, ive bought a used 56cm sam (my recommended > size), and my wife has a 45cm clem (her recommended size). we have zero > complaints across the board. > > -- > 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 to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the world revolves.) *Carthusian motto *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle -- 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 to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
