David-
Just checked out your website, those bikes look like a ton of fun! I live
in SoCal but next time I'm in the Bay Area I'd love to go for a test ride,
I'll bet those wheels can roll over anything! I will say though that I
have never owned a more sure footed, stable bike in my life, the
When you're tall enough for a 71cm (even a 68 or 66), you should look into a
36er. Better proportions, better stability etc.
Let me know if you need attest ride, I'm in the Bay Area.
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I'm 6'7 and not really interested in esoteric wheel sizes. And I'm using
650B anyway on my Rivendell. Granted, I would probably use 700Cx38 Barlow
Pass if my Riv had clearance for that size with fenders, but the 650B is
fine, really.
A solution looking for a problem, perhaps? What is the
I wonder how you can judge something without riding it.
I have ridden the 71cm Rivendell bring 6'6 with 99cm inseam.
I have worked for years on the 36 wheel bikes (my company is DirtySixer) to
make a safer and more stable ride. More comfortable. More efficient with
proportionate cranks.
The
ISO is 787.
Tires are available and 2.25 created by VeeRuber.
I'm working in a road tire.
Of course they are not available at your LBS but I never had the need to change
a tire in the wild after 2 years and thousands of hard miles (and two flats) on
road, trails and even raced (sea otter).
I
Very interesting; I knew of the 36ers that were sold in the '90s --
erstwhile Dick It's not worth my time to look for that item Hallet of
ABQ's most interesting bike shop had one in his lot -- but thought these
were merely gimmicks trading on the baby boomer little boy nostalgia that
brought
More cool:
http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/04/26/soc13-dirty-sixer-builds-36-wheeled-mtbs-for-the-exceptionally-tall/
1.5 head! *10 inch rotors!!*
The photo (scroll down) of the 6'10 tester makes the bike look just right.
I remember a long-time-ago photo in Bicycling of a road frame custom built
Patrick, the 36 cruiser bike you mention were novelty bike built by Coker, who
were the pioneers in 36 wheels. These bikes were built for normal sized riders
(hence their ugly proportions) and suffer from toe overlap even with ridiculous
small cranks. They are heavy and not road or trail
My comments were not constructive? Ostensibly, tall people like me form
your customer pool, and I'm also the owner of two full custom bikes, which
is another thing that would put me in your target market. I'm just trying
to give you my viewpoint as a tall person who owns many different bikes, in
Hi Jim sorry if I wasn't clear. I'm extremely interested in feedback from you
and other tall riders, I'm just not sure a wheel size available for more than
10 years and now having new lighter tires available (thus online) make it
esoteric. You can use 29 tubes in a 36 wheel by the way. Of
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