As GP demonstrated with the blue tun of Rams, a smaller wheel allows a sensible geometry tor shorter riders. I have the 52 cm with 559 mm wheels and love it. Even a slighter bigger frame works on a smaller wheel.
Sent from my Kindle Fire _____________________________________________ From: Smitty-A-Go-Go <[email protected]> Sent: Fri Feb 03 16:08:09 CST 2012 To: [email protected] Subject: [RBW] Re: Pavement/dirt; fat/skinny; hard/soft: what are your likes? Sort of a side track from the OP but regarding wheel size trends... My wife has a Kona brand commuter type bike. She's 5'3". The frame's a 50cm or so (I forget exactly and it's not available to measure at the moment). It has 700c wheels. The top of the back wheel is level with the bottom of the seat. It has fenders and a rear rack. The rack is so far above the braze-ons that it made more sense to zip-tie it to the seat rails. It's a perfect example of why wheel size as a trend is foolish. The wheels are way to big for the bike... poor design. The wife's Betty Foy is 650b and is much more proportionally appropriate. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/ee9AwNnBSMEJ. 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. -- 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.
