Joe, that’s pretty intuitive on your part. You may be right; it could be time to roll on some new wheels.
I’m always interested in hearing how other rider’s perceptions may or may not jibe with mine. Every rider has an opinion, and each opinion is completely valid. It’s nutty how for one rider, a bike will shimmy, and for another it’s rock solid, for example. So many factors play into every bike and rider relationship. I’m a relatively tall (6 feet even), light (buck fifty-five at most) rider, with long legs and short torso. So maybe the Sam has always felt larger to me than it would or does to a rider who may have the same PBH but a substantially more heavily muscled body, for example. Or longer torso compared to legs. In my opinion, my 60 cm 2009 Sam could be a really good fit for a 6’2” rider with even longer legs than I have, due to the way the bike is put together (long reach noodle bars with a longish stem, for example). I guess my take away is that, at least concerning the Rivendell sizing parameters, given the choice of two Sams all over again, I’d do best to choose the smaller frame. For others - even with the same exact dimensions - it could be the opposite. And it might be different for a different frame, which I guess is a long way around restating my original querry and why I broached the subject of the sloping top tube. Thanks everyone for the comments. It’s been an interesting learning experience. > On Jan 5, 2017, at 5:30 PM, Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: > > John, beyond the other factors that have been discussed, I think you just > aren't happy with that particular frame. You don't like the sloping tube, it > feels too big for you, and maybe you're just done with it and it's someone > else's turn. > > This happened to me with a perfectly lovely pewter Saluki a few years ago. I > saw one at RBW HQ when they first came out, and loved the color. Years later > I bought one and rode it around for a few months, and it just never clicked > with me. The color wasn't really my thing (surprisingly), and - opposite of > you - the level toptube made the bike feel tall for my creaky old legs when > getting on and off. So I sold it, and now have a sloping-tube Appaloosa in a > lovely light blue. It's perfect! You need a new bike, bro. Get something > you're crazy about and move that Sam down the highway. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/WnI6CTqPKig/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. -- 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.
