All of this is true, but it seems to depend upon high bars to help with the neutralizing. If someone prefers a low bars setup, one of the neutralizing elements in Riv's schema does not come into play.
So what should someone do in such a scenario, assuming they aren't willing to adopt a higher bar position? Should they purchase a smaller frame than would ordinarily be recommended for their given PBH? Aaron On May 5, 2:53 pm, Grant Petersen <[email protected]> wrote: > > It seems to me that because of the long top tubes most of Rivendells > > frames are not designed for drop bars. With the long top tubes you > > need bars that come back towards you to provide a comfortable reach. > > UnSo! Terribly, terrifically unso. > > The Top Tube Ruse in RR--40/ 41? talked all about that, but I realize people > come and go and land late and may skip over or miss, but basically, it's > like this. Forgive lack of detail in these explanations: > > Shallow seat tubes neutralize long top tubes. We have shallow seat tubes. > > Higher bars super-'eutralize long top tubes. We're the Cosmos champs in that > cat. > > As bars get higher, your arms become more horizontal, and that makes them > longer (effectively, not literally). > > Tall quill stems always help, but with our bikes--as much as I likem & we > gottem, they're less necessary than they are with a '73 Colnago, or '84 > Centurion Ironman, etc. > > I cannot image more drop-bar friendly bikes than ours. I wouldn't design a > bike that wouldn't work fine with a drop. With appropriate-sized stems for > the size. > > Granted, my personal Sam is a 60 with a 7stem, and that's borderline funky, > but that's on a 62.5 top tube, and I'm a mere 5-9.9. > > G > -- > Grant > Rivendell Bicycle Workswww.rivbike.com > 925 933 7304 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
