It's time for a sweet custom! On May 24, 3:55 pm, Rene Sterental <[email protected]> wrote: > FWIW, I started with a 61cm Homer and then got a 60cm Bombadil. The > Homer fit perfectly and it's fit has been improved with a 7cm Nitto > stem. It also runs 35 Supreme tires. The Bombadil with 50 Supremes > proved too long and dangerously too high for standover clearance. The > horizontal length was the killer factor and I exchanged it for a 61 > Atlantis. > > My center of crank to saddle distance is 78.8cm. Can't remember my exact PBH. > > Rene > > Sent from my iPhone 4 > > On May 24, 2011, at 5:03 PM, Thomas Lynn Skean > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that it's not as simple as 62cm - 60cm > > = 2cm difference in exactly what's important here, my ability to > > comfortably straddle the top tube. There's seat tube angle, there's > > rounding of published numbers, there's different effective top tube, > > there's inconsistency in the available specifications. > > > That test provides some info, though. I did lift my Hillborne and I > > can get it maybe 2 or 3cm off the ground (more accuracy than that is > > not going to happen, I'm afraid). So basically it all adds up to "too > > close to call" without some additional real world information. > > > First-hand experience would be great. As would any comparative > > information from out in the field. Say, if someone said "Hey, I own > > both! My Sam is sorta tight and my Hunqapillar is even tighter, but > > they both work for me.". Or if someone said "No way, dude. I've got > > both those bikes. All kinds of room on the Sam. But I had to get a 58 > > Hunqapillar. The 62cm was Way Too Big." > > > Alas life is not like that so far. > > > We should all have such problems! :) > > > Yours, > > Thomas Lynn Skean > > > On May 23, 6:45 pm, newenglandbike <[email protected]> wrote: > >> How 'bout a 60cm Bombadil? If not, and you can't find a local > >> Hunqapillar to try, consider that 2cm is not much difference at > >> all. But, one test would be to straddle your SH, grab the bars in > >> one hand and the seat in the other, and lift; then have someone take > >> a look at how high the wheels come off the ground. If you have an > >> inch or two of clearance, the HP should work. > > >> Anyway good luck with the choices. > > >> -Matt > > >> On May 23, 7:28 pm, Thomas Lynn Skean <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > > >>> Hi! > > >>> I've an important decision to make: 62cm Hunqapillar or a (second) 60cm > >>> Hillborne? > > >>> At least, I *may* have that decision to make. No amount of measuring will > >>> actually let me *know* if I can actually straddle the Hunqapillar. I have > >>> a nominal 90cm PBH. All the other numbers seem reasonable to me. So it is > >>> *possible* that I *might* be comfortable on one. I don't know. > > >>> So... if there's a 62cm Hunqapillar owner in the Chicago area (generously > >>> defined) who'd be willing to let me throw a leg over their Hunqapillar, I > >>> would greatly appreciate it. I wouldn't need the wheels to roll, let > >>> alone to actually ride it. Just to straddle it to see where the top tube > >>> lives. > > >>> It'd be fantastic if it proved appropriate. But it'd still be great to > >>> *know* if it didn't. It would eliminate any down-the-road > >>> missed-opportunity regrets. > > >>> Much as I love love love my Hillborne, I do feel slightly odd about > >>> buying two identical bikes. And I don't dismiss the allure of the Fatter > >>> Tire and Rougher Trail and Even Heavier Load. > > >>> Please e-mail me offline if you're willing to let me check it out. I'll > >>> come directly to you or meet you anywhere neutral and convenient for you. > >>> We could arrange it with all the notice you need. Obviously, weekends or > >>> evenings would be great but I'm willing to consider pretty much any time. > >>> I'm hoping (but not committed to) make my choice (if I actually have one) > >>> in July. But I'm flexible. > > >>> Thanks for reading, let alone considering, my request! > > >>> And feel free to fill this thread "online" with > >>> opinions/insights/experiences of having two identical bikes or multiple > >>> RBW bikes or comparisons/contrasts between Hillborne-like and > >>> Hunqapillar-like bikes. I'm interested. > > >>> Yours, > >>> Thomas Lynn Skean > >>> P. S. Would t'were we all had such problems! > > > -- > > 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.
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