Rivendell used to have a chart entitled "Sizing Your Atlantis" that listed PBH, saddle height & frame size. There was some overlap in frame sizes. It lists a 58 cm frame for a PBH of 84 to 89, and a 61 cm for PBH of 87 to 93. So your 88.9 cm PBH could ride either a 58 or 61 Atlantis. Since your LHT is 60, and your otherwise comfortable, it sounds like your darn close now.
The stem riser suggestion above is easy, quick & cheap. One of my touring buds solved major comfort issues with one, and his bike came stock with an adjustable stem and trekking bars. dougP On Sep 10, 12:50 pm, mizrachi <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry for the confusion...I never have to write my height down. But > I'm a bit under six foot one. I'm six feet and one half inch. No > where near six foot five. > > On Sep 10, 2:36 pm, 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.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
