At my age (53) I'm planning to ride for another 30 years or so (knock on wood), but with age comes shrinkage, (I know, lots of debate on this, but I've lost 1/2 - 3/4 inch since 40 - FYI - Clint Eastwood has gone from 6'4 to 6'1) so I want to be sure the investment in a custom will pay me back in the long run. Another consideration is the on/off leg swing, which maybe should have me thinking Mixte, but I'll likely go for a lower top tube and hope to have the flexibility to get over it so to speak. Agree that the options for nice-smooth-fast 26" wheels are out there, but I'm not trying to keep up with anyone but me on most rides anyway. Also, I'm not too put-off by the look of 26 wheels on a taller frame, which seems to be more of an issue than actual performance to some.
marty On Jan 4, 11:22 am, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > Did not realize people were doing that. > > Somewhat odd, all things considered. There are many quality 26" rims > available for nearly every type of riding. > > With some skinny race tires excepted, most decent tires out there have > a perfectly acceptable 26" variant. And who buys an Atlantis or > similar bike with skinny race tires in mind? > > On Jan 4, 9:57 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > One curious phenomenon is that Atlantis frames in size 58 (700c) > > outsold those in size 56 (26") by a large multiple. I often got the > > impression that folks exaggerated their PBH measurements because of > > some apprehension about 26" wheels. After I had my Atlantis for a > > couple years, I found myself wishing for the improved clearances of > > 26" wheels. My custom tourer/all-rounder is basically a 58 Atlantis > > with 26" wheels. Apparently Surly saw the benefits of 26" wheeled > > touring bikes, too. > > > On Jan 4, 9:43 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Pretty sure Tim's AR is a 59. Tim is about 6'4", but that was > > > apparently the Riv-recommended size for him back in 1996 (now he'd > > > probably be on a 64 or so). In any case, Tim used his AR for many > > > brevets because it is comfortable to ride. > > > > On Jan 4, 9:28 am, Bill Connell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 5:45 AM, Marty <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I threw in a bid on an All-Rounder that ended up in someone else's > > > > > hands yesterday via Ebay. Went for a little over 600, which I thought > > > > > was a great deal - but a few bucks past my limit. Hopefully someone > > > > > here snatched it up, and can report on the coming build. Guess I'll > > > > > upgrade my MTB conversion and wait for the next one. It's tough to > > > > > find a tall-frame 26"-wheel lugged steel ride, (my Trek is a 61cm, and > > > > > I'm running 1.75 Pasella's) and I happen to like the feel, not that > > > > > there's anything wrong with 700c or 650b... If I'm ever in the > > > > > position to have a custom built, I'd be tempted to build it around 26" > > > > > wheels. I know the prevailing winds whisper 700c for anything over > > > > > 60cm,, but having ridden both styles, it's kind of a toss up to me. > > > > > The trick is finding that elusive tall-lugged-steel frame. > > > > > List member Tim M will probably chime in soon - he has a 64 (62?) cm > > > > All-Rounder with 26" wheels, and he's waxed enthusiastic about it on > > > > the list many times. It's a beautiful bike, and that model is probably > > > > your best bet for what you're looking for w/o going custom. Good luck! > > > > > -- > > > > Bill Connell > > > > St. Paul, MN- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
