Yay! I loved the process of doing my complete through Rivendell. I let them know what kind of riding, where I lived, etc... and they did the rest. My knowledge about gearing and components was pretty limited (and still is), so I let them take the wheel and just mentioned a few personal preferences.
On sizing, I'd trust them completely. The Atlantis they built for me is a 59 and my PBH would have worked for a 62. I'm showing more seat post than I would prefer...but with the 13cm stem, I'm plenty stretched out (and even have my saddle all the way forward) and comfy as can be. I think the 62 with a shorter stem would have worked, but the standover would have been uncomfortable. I have a 62cm Hillborne and the standover is tighter than I would want for my daily commute. I'm loving both my Rivs and am firmly in the "I'll never buy another bike again unless something happens to one of these" mentalities. But...if I ever do buy a new Rivendell, I would 100% have them do the build again. Loved the process. Ben in Omaha On Monday, November 29, 2021 at 10:18:39 AM UTC-6 John G. wrote: > I ended up deciding to buy a Homer complete. Crashed my wet-weather bike > last Monday and separated my shoulder. Took it as a sign that I need fatter > tires and more stable handling. I have an 90 pbh and I'm going with a 58, > which surprised me, since I would've been a 61.5 last time. Worried it'll > be too small, but I trust Riv. I'm thinking about albastaches or drops, but > I do intend to take this on longer event rides, so I want to be sure the > bars work for that. I have mustaches on my Quickbeam and I love them for > rides up to 40-50 miles. > > I've never actually bought a complete from Riv, so I'm excited about the > spec'ing process. Send ideas! Dyads or A23s? Albastaches or Noodles? Which > crank? > > On Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at 7:26:32 PM UTC-5 Drew Henson wrote: > >> Does anyone know why one might sell a perfectly fine 58cm homer with 650b >> tires (bought almost 3 years ago) and get one of these new 54.5cm with 700c >> tires and downtube bosses? >> >> Ok, I admit it, it's me. I have a 58 cm, 650b'd homer. My pbh is 87, the >> 58 is just a tad long for me if I want to run noodles but it is an >> otherwise ideal commuter with chaco bars. But I am for some reason very >> tempted by the newer frame. >> >> On Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 4:21:51 PM UTC-8 jrst...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> Oooops, 2019 specs. >>> >>> On Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 6:24:12 PM UTC-5 J S wrote: >>> >>>> I saw it after Eric and it basically looks like the 2919 specs. Same >>>> standover, same chainstay. I am tempted but not quite ready as the >>>> Bleriot >>>> may be a better compliment to my Hillborne. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 4:56 PM Eric Marth <eric...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> J Stern -- Look at the image gallery on the Homer page. Has a photo of >>>>> a big geo chart written on cardboard. >>>>> On Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 4:33:28 PM UTC-5 bjmi...@gmail.com >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Good news...the place on the website where the charts has been >>>>>> cleared of charts and says... >>>>>> >>>>>> "We're working on this - what we had was hopelessly outdated. Call >>>>>> us with questions at 800-345-3918 <(800)%20345-3918>. >>>>>> >>>>>> -will" >>>>>> >>>>>> It'll be nice to see some updated charts. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 3:29:23 PM UTC-6 jrst...@gmail.com >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I see the one they posted with the frame, basically the same as >>>>>>> 2019. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 4:26:11 PM UTC-5 J S wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What updated charts, I just see the 2019. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 3:28:50 PM UTC-5 sof...@gmail.com >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'm so tempted. But with the updated pbh chart, I think I'm just >>>>>>>>> short of fitting smallest size. Good thing I have my platy and clem >>>>>>>>> on the >>>>>>>>> way... >>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 3:19:25 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The Homer Sale is live, 15 minutes in and all sizes are still >>>>>>>>>> available. There are 25 in 58cm, which is the size I think I'd buy >>>>>>>>>> if I >>>>>>>>>> wanted a fancy albastache country bike. 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