Leah and Joe, thanks for the advice and the welcome. Sorry about the weird lag in posting and replying, but I was new so my first post took a day and a half to appear. I emailed cyclofiend and think I'm good to go now.
Yes, I did know of a 52, but not sure if it is still available and I'm still a bit befuddled by the choices. I do like the new geometry, so that narrows the used market down. I think Rivendell got the new geometry for the Clem sorted out on their chart (initially had some numbers switched around, and some other models still looked suspect last I saw). I haven't done the math but am surprised you need to go down to a 50 or 60 stem. I need to do the math for myself now, but more complicated because I'm going from Albatross bars on my Rambouillet to Boscos. I will say that when you are used to a bike any change is really noticeable. I'd notice the too long stem on my Rambouillet whenever I'd been riding another bike. After a half mile or so I'd just quit noticing and ride it as happily as my other bikes. I did recently get around to fixing it after 16 years, though that was really due to switching from drops to upright bars. I don't want to sidetrack this thread more, so will try to post a new thread with my Clem fit and gearing questions. Mark On Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 7:38:06 PM UTC-5, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > > Hi Mark! > > I’m so excited for you to get a Clem. Is there a 52 available for you > somewhere? Clems really are great bikes; dead useful and so comfortable. > And with the cream accents and gorgeous color and fancy seat lug, they’re > fancy in their own right. > > I suspect you COULD ride that 52. Joe Bernard might speak to the > measurements (because he’s been helping me figure out what the heck is > going on via Instagram) for us. This bike is just much larger than the > Clementine, which would be just the ticket for you. I probably could have > ridden the 45 in the new iteration. The stem was a 12 and now I’ll be > installing a 5 or 6. The 9 just wasn’t close enough for my liking. This is > good news for you!!! Let’s find you a 52! > > PS these bikes are hot stuff, so if you take your chance on a 52 and > decide you’d have preferred a 59, you’ll have no trouble selling. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Nov 20, 2019, at 4:24 PM, Mark C <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > > Hi Leah, > > This is my first post, but I've been following your Clem adventures and > the other Clem talk here. I'm glad you got the fit issue worked out. > > I've wanted a Clem for a while now and almost bought the web special 59, > but really like this new geometry, so decided to wait (plus wanting > something more colorful than the Grilver - pretty as it is). Seeing your > bike, I wonder if a 52 in the new geometry might be fine for me with a 30" > saddle height (pbh about 88). I was concerned about the amount of stem > extension I'd need, but it looks like I'd be fine and also have a more > useful loaner size. > > I don't think that the seat tube angle changed, so you probably want to > make your adjustments with the stem if possible. As you know, changing the > saddle will change your position over the pedals, which I suppose could be > better, or worse. For my part, I always have a Brooks jammed back as far as > it can go, but everybody is different. The Clem might finally give me > enough room to scoot back as far as I want. > > Keep posting your Clem enthusiasm; it's contagious. > > Mark > > > -- > 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/x8e3syetp6I/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected] <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/880a0aaf-18e7-45e0-b7f9-8ea68889c4e2%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/880a0aaf-18e7-45e0-b7f9-8ea68889c4e2%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7b7f1298-e52a-450a-a986-76593a0e7203%40googlegroups.com.
