I just bought one of the "web specials". My PBH is 87.5 and I'm 5'10.5", the fit is basically good, the top tube is plenty long ( with Alba's s), the stand over is fine. My issues are that I want the seat further back than I can get it and if I don't use toe clips I get a lot of toe overlap ( size 9 shoe ). It may be that I am an anomoly with an unusually long femur but I look OK to me : ). I tried and cannot use a Brooks - it won't go back far enough, I'm sitting right on the rivets, a Terry Fly is working for now but only without toe clips. The larger frame would maybe resolve this but I worry it would make the top tube too long, it seems pretty long now. I may try one of the setback seatposts from Velo Orange if I miss my toe clips too much. Don't get me wrong, I love the way the bike rides and in fact don't think the larger frame is the answer. If it were a custom frame I would keep everything the same but spec the seat post a little slacker. Also the color is really subdued, more greyish than blueish, so not very flashy, but still a pretty bike that rides great and the double top tube has quickly grown on me.
On Saturday, August 3, 2013 9:41:03 PM UTC-4, cbone97 wrote: > > Hi bunch. > > Having a sale of my Polyvalent in the works, I'm allowing myself to start > planning to buy a Sam and wondering whether to buy a web special 56 Sam or > hold out for the new 58. I plan to build it with a Dirt Drop stem and drop > bars (On One Midge). > > My PBH is 87.5 and I'm 5'10.5". I have a 56 cm Breezer Downtown EX which, > if I read the geo charts correctly, has a longer virtual tt length than the > 56 Sam. Even with the longer virtual tt, I think I'd be prefer a little > more reach. > > So..should I get a 56 web special, save a few bucks, enjoy the standover > clearance but risk wishing the tt were longer, or get the new 58 at a > higher price which I suspect would fit my upper body length better but > might a little much in standover height? I'm pretty sure Riv would > recommend going bigger. At PBH of 87.5 I just barely make the 58 cm Sam > cutoff of 87 and up. 87 is also the max listed for the new 55. I > probably couldn't go wrong with either, but any guesses what would be best? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
