I'm 5'8" with an ~81 pbh and I've decided that if I were to get a Platy (and I do entertain the idea, although I can't do it in the foreseeable future) I'd get a 50 because I love the way 650B wheels ride. At my (our) height, I think either size can totally work fine. Changing the handlebar from a Billie to an Albatross would effectively cancel out the differing top tube length, or maybe you'd want to try a bar with moderate sweep on it - which would give it quite a different feel from the other Platy(s) as well! Or, since I know you love the Billie bar, trimming the ends by the same difference as the top tube length might be the best plan!
I totally think you should do it. If an additional bike isn't justifiable, it would still make sense to replace the shopping Platy with a 50 in my opinion, as then you've got three distinct feeling bikes with distinct purposes, and the shopping Platy already has the carrying capacity to become the traveling Platy on weekends! On Sunday, 12 November 2023 at 12:59:08 UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > Bill - I measure my 55 Platy about 75”, end to end. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 12, 2023, at 2:31 PM, Leah Peterson <jonasa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Garth, are you saying you’re sending me a Betty?! Because I would NOT be > sad! 🤣 > > On Nov 12, 2023, at 2:28 PM, Garth <gart...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Maybe the Betty like the one you sold(or similar) is on it's way to your > front door :) > > A smaller Platy also comes with less frame reach and bar height potential. > Since you're already at the max stem height and length , going to a smaller > frame doesn't work for you. Neither does a high rise bar like the Bosco > since it comes back further than bar you currently have. > > On Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 1:23:07 PM UTC-5 allan....@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Two additional data points… >> >> Wife has 80PBH >> 50cm Rosco Platy (Circa 2022) >> LOA 182cm (71.5”) w/ 42-584 smooth tread (+2cm for fender, 72.5” LOA) >> >> I have 87 PBH >> 58cm Yves/Betty >> LOA 176cm (69.25”) w/ 42-584 smooth tread (+2cm for fender, 70”LOA) >> >> Allan, in Marlboro, VT >> On Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 12:03:10 PM UTC-5 J J wrote: >> >>> *Bill requests: * >>> *3. YOU own a medium/small Glorious or Wilbury. Please measure the >>> total end to end length from the front edge of the front tire to the >>> trailing edge of the rear fender (or tire). Please and thank you* >>> >>> Total end-to-end length of 52cm Wilbury and 52cm Glorius is between >>> 67.5" and 68", both with 42mm 650b and fenders. The slight difference is >>> due to different fenders. >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 5:20:38 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>> >>>> Leah >>>> >>>> My recommendation for an alternative set of academic questions would >>>> include the following: >>>> >>>> 1. YOU own a 52cm Yves Gomez or Betty Foy. Please measure the total >>>> end to end length from the front edge of the front tire to the trailing >>>> edge of the rear fender (or tire). Please and thank you >>>> >>>> 2. YOU own a 55cm Yves Gomez or Betty Foy. Please measure the total >>>> end to end length from the front edge of the front tire to the trailing >>>> edge of the rear fender (or tire). Please and thank you >>>> >>>> 3. YOU own a medium/small Glorious or Wilbury. Please measure the >>>> total end to end length from the front edge of the front tire to the >>>> trailing edge of the rear fender (or tire). Please and thank you >>>> >>>> I think it would be HOT if you had a sporty short wheelbase Riv >>>> step-through in your ARSENAL. Mrs Bubba used to own a 52cm Gomez, but now >>>> she's on a 50cm Platy and it's not actively for sale. Although if you >>>> were >>>> eager to lease it for an extended period, I bet she could be convinced. >>>> Hers is Mermaid, and its full end to end length is 72 inches, plus or >>>> minus a quarter-inch, with 650B x 48 Rene Herse knobbies and no fenders. >>>> >>>> Bill Lindsay >>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>> >>>> On Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 1:27:55 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding >>>> Ding! wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have a question that is probably only going to be academic. But >>>>> maybe not. I’ve done crazier things. >>>>> >>>>> Anyway, I have an 81 cm PBH. I sized up to the 55 cm Platypus (PBH >>>>> range starts at 82 cm) and I love the fit. I adore my bikes. You can’t >>>>> have >>>>> them, I won’t sell them, don’t even ask. BUT, they are long. Too long for >>>>> buses and for Amtrak. I desperately want to take Amtrak to Chicago with >>>>> my >>>>> bike for the first time, but my bike is too long. RivSister Kate says she >>>>> can get her 50 cm Platypus on Amtrak if she undoes her V brakes and lets >>>>> some air out of her tire. But, I’m 5’6” and I don’t know if I could ride >>>>> that little bike. I don’t have one locally to try. >>>>> >>>>> Also, I’d want the lime olive, which would be very hard to find. >>>>> Anyway, thanks for participating in my thought experiment. That might be >>>>> a >>>>> real experiment. Probably not. There’s likely a limit to how many Platys >>>>> a >>>>> girl can have. >>>>> Leah >>>>> >>>> -- > 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/uD6j8bDL8ps/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/30202bdb-50be-49aa-a3a1-6f8ff9a5ee77n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/30202bdb-50be-49aa-a3a1-6f8ff9a5ee77n%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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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