You should get a 58 and set it up with a very large tire. It will work well, and you won't regret the standover when you're riding offroad.
I ride a 66cm atlantis, a 62cm hunqa. I probably would've been equally happy with a 58. It's all about stem length. On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 3:32 AM, Thomas Lynn Skean < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > > This may prove to be an important fact. If the eff top tube on the > 62cm Hunqapillar is actually 3cm longer than that of my Hillborne, > then I will not get a 62cm Hunqapillar without straddling it first. I > don't think I'd have a problem with the 1.5cm difference listed in the > geometry page. But 3cm sounds longer enough to demand a test. > > Thanks! I now know that, at the very least, I need to confirm the > published numbers. > > Yours, > Thomas Lynn Skean > > On May 25, 3:43 am, newenglandbike <[email protected]> wrote: > > On May 24, 2:53 pm, dweendaddy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Just wondering - why are you thinking 62 vs 58? If you want it do be > > > maximally different than the Sam, you might want to put big tires on > > > it and then, according to the site: > > > 62cm Hunqa: 91.5-100cm PBH (Saddle hight 82-90cm, standover on biggest > > > tire is 91.5cm) > > > > This is a good point. > > > > Tom, if you can ride a 60cm SH, You could probably ride a 62cm or 58cm > > Hunqapillar, but which you prefer depends on the kind of fit you are > > looking for. I think standover clearance is not the most important > > thing- it's how it feels when riding. As you point out you have to > > consider ST angle and TT length, etc. On the 62cm frame the TT is > > about 64cm I think (the geo chart lists 62.5, but I remember there was > > mention of lengthening it for the final version), whereas on the SH > > the TT is 61cm. But, these numbers really mean nothing compared to > > actually riding the bike. > > > > I think this calls for loading up your SH and heading out to Rivendell > > to give the HP a try! :D > > > > As one more data point, I ride a 64cm quickbeam and a 56cm > > bombadil. They couldn't fit better to me- incidentally they have > > the same TT length and ST angle, and feel very similar. I have tried > > a 60cm bombadil, but the 60cm felt way too big for me and the kind of > > riding I do. My saddle height is 79cm or thereabouts. > > -- > 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. > > -- oakland, ca bikenoir.blogspot.com -- 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.
