Can you post a photograph of yourself on your bicycle (wear a non baggy shirt) that is taken from a side view and from the front? Do one on the hoods and one on the curve of the bar plus one on the tops for good measure....have a friend help. Just slightly lean against a wall and assume your normal position on the bike. When you/we see the results it'll answer some questions.
On Sep 10, 11:36 am, charlie <[email protected]> wrote: > Holy beans brother......at 6' 5" you should fit a 60 or even a 62 cm. > I ride a 58cm and I am only 5' 11". It doesn't sound as if your arms > are super short or your torso either given the fact that your PBH is > 88.9 (mine is 86.4). You may just need to do some flexibility > exercises. My bar is a 41 cm noodle so given the height differences > I'd say our bikes fit us similarly. I also bought a 75mm stem and > thought I was more comfy but realized I was crunching up after riding > my new Rivendell SimpleOne. I did some measuring and went back to my > old 90mm stem and duplicated the Rivendell fit which has proven to be > fine. Regardless a 58cm will be too small for you (get that thought > out of your mind seriously) go back and read the Rivendell fit method > especially stem lengths etc. and do some measuring of your torso and > arm reach. At your height and leg length I can't imagine that you > would need a stubby 75mm stem using a 46cm noodle bar unless your > shoulders are very narrow and your arms are unusually short. Still, > your torso comprises a good deal of your height based on the > measurements you've given so it doesn't make sense that you are > feeling stretched out. The noodle bar does have a long reach and you > may benefit from a narrower bar in that style. Going with a narrower > grip (41 cm) effectively lengthens your reach (think about it) but the > difference is only about 50mm overall from a 46cm. The same thing > happens when you ride the tops but its more extreme. You sound as if > you are doing the exact same thing I did....thinking I was stretched > out too far and placing my hands on the curve of the bar seemed > natural at first. Given all that I would disassemble your fork and > take a measurement from the crown race to the top of the threads and > compare over the telephone before ordering a new fork. There may not > be much difference if any and it may make more sense to have one > custom built with a longer steer tube ( if ) that is your actual > problem. I think if it were me and it came to that, I would sell the > Trucker (fine bike that it is) and purchase something else with more > fit flexibility (probably a Rivendell) since I would be able to > converse about the fit with them on the same level and get a bike that > actually fit right from the start. Hope this helps some. > > On Sep 9, 11:52 pm, mizrachi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > The 60cm LHT feels great aside from feeling a bit stretched out on the > > hoods. I'm 6.05' with a pbh of 88.9 so I think I could fit either a > > 58 or a 60 but given the type of riding I do and the Riv sizing > > philosophy privileging the larger frame, I went with the 60cm. And > > again, the bike is really comfortable. The only adjustment I feel I > > need at this point is getting myself as comfortable on the hoods as I > > am on the corners, a few inches behind the hoods. Would a 58cm get me > > there? I don't know. My gut tells me a new fork with an uncut > > steering tube would help. But perhaps the solution is simply in an > > adjustable stem. I dunno. -- 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.
