Joe is quite right - and if you were a little shorter, I'd say whether to go 51 or 54 would depend on what handlebar setup you want to run, but at 5'11" even with your inseam I am very confident 54 is your size. I'm 5'8.5" and 80 pbh and my 51 fits great with a short stem and drop bars, but I would need to max out the stem length to run even Albatross bars - and there is no way I could run L/T/Boscos, the bike would just be way too short for it. Plus, I have lots of standover. I would have gone 54 if I was planning to run upright bars, I think, although I'm the opposite on wheels - I wanted 650B, and am not interested in 700c.
I am hoping that the Appaloosa gets a revamp to lengthen it akin to the Platys, so it can be a dedicated upright bar bike with more appropriate length. ie, I think the 51 should have a ~610 ETT, while it currently has a 575. Plus, that would separate it out from the Atlantis, which could still remain a drop bar-able touring bike. I think I'm onto something here! On Saturday, 24 April 2021 at 14:05:30 UTC-7 aeroperf wrote: > And under the “if I knew then what I know now” department… > It is really tough to buy a boutique bike without having ridden it. If > you’re going to pay >$3000 for a fully tricked-out Rivendell, or ~$1500 for > a frame+fork, you want to get it right. So… > > Do you have a bike you ride or have ridden that you think really fits > you? Try to find that bike on bikeinsights.com, then compare it to the > Sams on the same site for stack and reach. You can make an account that > lets you modify the configuration - like bigger tires. > > https://bikeinsights.com/compare?geometries=5b8578f548f3a30004789b21,5d250fb4ff3c94001746ed6e > , > > Take the minimum Sam that has 700c wheels (say a 54) and put out a request > on this list to test ride one. “Anybody near (your address) have a 54 Sam > I can try?” You’ll get more offers than you think. Live near Atlanta? > Come and ride mine. > > Find a Rivendell dealer, or ideally go to their store in Walnut Creek, and > test ride everything you can. You might find that a Sam isn’t quite what > you want, but an AHH is. > > And if you really want that 54 Sam, and your size is close, go get that 54 > Sam and modify it until it is your perfect bike. Seat height, stem length, > grips, pedals, bars, tires. You can change the whole feel of the bike in a > lot of different ways. This method is expensive, but it does result in a > good set of tools. > > -- 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/16cdc34c-0d72-42dd-b942-d6ad447ccfffn%40googlegroups.com.
