Hey Paul, It's been a busy day I have not had a chance to catch up with this thread. Regardless, thought I'd share couple of pictures and my two cents.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16-STunfWYCEndP2nIAWrJ6RRfnCyYYm5?usp=sharing I'm 5'7" with 81cm PBH. First I picked up a 53cm Wolbis. After attaching wheels, pedals and few stem/handlebar combos, I quickly realized that it was too big for me. It is one loong bike, in the first place. I've had 51cm Appaloosa before, but this one felt even longer. This bike runs large in general, IMO. I'm always grateful for Riv's top notch customer service. They happily exchanged the frame for a 50cm version, which fits me much better. As you can see in the pic, even with the small size, I have to use a relatively short reach stem to get full upright riding position (even with Bosco!). Bottom line, I think 53cm would work better for you. If the handlebar is too close, you have an option to use a longer stem. But if the frame happens to be on the longer side, then there's no easy/clean option to bring the handlebar to a comfortable position. Cheers, Ash PS: Those pictures were taken around 3pm today. No retro/sepia filter used. The light has been orange-ish and gloomy all day. My kid took the picture, looks like he was having a hard time focusing the camera, due to low light. On Tuesday, 8 September 2020 at 17:04:05 UTC-7 ☆ Paul ☆ wrote: > Hey Y'all. > > I spoke with Grant this afternoon, who told me that at 5'10 with 75.5 PBH > I could go for either a M (53) or or L (56) Susie, and they'd both work for > me. > > I'd really prefer a 53 because of the 650B wheels, but want to double > check the fit before I pre-order. My 5'7" wife just got her 52 Clem L, and > I can ride it too but the top of the head tube is a bit low. It would > require a maxed out tall stem to get the bars up where I like them. > > Does anyone have a 53 Susie out there? How tall are you and how is it > working for you? > > Can you upload a photo? > > Also if anyone can help: I'm trying to sort out what measurement to ask > for that would give me the top of the head tube height vs. top of seat tube > height, so I can make sure the head tube is longer than on the Clem L, and > that I don't have to have a crazy high stem on the Susie if I buy the 53. > > Hope I'm making sense here. > > Thanks all! > > 🙏 > > Paul > -- 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/64ddc544-e379-4c4d-8123-f11c1202d4bfn%40googlegroups.com.
