Why do you say it's more like a 60 or 61? Don't really care about standover to tell you the truth, just want a comfortable, well balanced ride.
To give some idea of where I am with another bike, I am 6'7" and my Burley tandem is a 23/21. Not exactly ideal, but it works out pretty good in practice. I have a 350mm seatpost and a 140mm stem extender installed. The seating position is VERY upright. So much so that pedestrians comment on it. I have 48cm Noodles on it that I ordered from Riv, pretty happy with them. Definitely make the steering much better. It still feels a bit ponderous but then everyone says their Burley handles like a truck, so, it may be just inherent to the bike. The frame is flexy with 450 lbs of riders on it but what can you do? I still enjoy riding it with my bride. Probably never do a century on it but it's fine for 20 mile rides. Granted, I don't think I'd rather replicate this setup on a single bike. And the sizing of the Soma bike is one of my hesitations. But I don't think it would be nearly as bad as the tandem. And I'm making that work. But I don't want to "make" the Soma work if I get it. That's what I am trying to sort out now. I guess I would define "making" something work as in doing modifications that change the basic handling characteristics of the bike. Anyway, I put in a call to Boulder Bicycle since they helped co-design the frame. I figure they would have a pretty good handle on the fit situation. They are not open on Tuesdays, so I guess I will patiently wait. -Jim On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Garth <[email protected]> wrote: > > If it's what you* really want*, great ... if not ... let it pass. I'd > gladly pay whatever extra to get what I really want, then nickel and dime > myself with what I do not . > > The "65" is more like a 60 or 61 ...lol with a 33.5" standover. > > -- > 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. > -- Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! -- 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.
