When I wanted to get my Noodles high enough on a 48 cm (19"), level tt, short ht mtb (my Herse was a 60), Riv told me that the 10 cm DD had by far the greatest height of any stem they sold -- they didn't sell the Tallux then, but the 10 cm DD was far higher than the TD or the T. I was able to get the Ns higher than the saddle with a lot of quill to spare.
Also, don't use your saddle to adjust bar reach! Get your saddle in the right place for pedaling efficiency and saddle comfort and measure all other component positions from the saddle. On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Mike S <[email protected]> wrote: > Now that I've been riding my ridiculously perfect-fitting 64cm Sam > Hillborne a bit, it's become clear to me that my 64cm Quickbeam w/ > Dirtdrop stem & moustache bars gives me less extension than is ideal. > I impulsively bought the QB when it first debuted, and I should have > gotten a 66 or 68 over the 64. Also, using the Nitto lugged seatpost > as far back as possible, and it's still not enough reach. > > In addition to not being enough reach, the Dirtdrop is at the minimum > insertion line and it's only about even with the saddle, and I'd like > it higher. The option I am most in favor of right now would be > replacing the DD with a 13cm tallux, in the belief that a technomic > would give me more horizontal extension than a DD, and the 3cm > additional quill length would make up for the loss of up-angle. I'm > also considering being slightly reckless and raising it above the min. > insertion mark if I can't get enough height in regulation. > > The other option would be to get the stem extension Riv sells and > throw a technomic in there I guess, but the thought of the something > so kludgy on an otherwise excessively nice setup is a little > horrifying for my perfectionism to bear. > > I'm just wondering if there are any of you tall dudes who've had > similar issues with getting bikes to fit, and if my hypothesis will > actually work in achieving more extension AND stem height. Thanks for > any input! > > -- > 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.
