Thanks for putting up all the info David.
Your bike sounds cool!
On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 12:48 AM 'Hetchins52' via RBW Owners Bunch <
rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Here's a picture of some cheap Shimano V-brakes (also 108 mm-ish) on the
> rear of my 53cm Susie. Using Schwalbe G-One
Hello Ash.
This is so helpful. Thank you!
On Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 8:27:02 AM UTC-4 Ash wrote:
> Paul,
>
> As for your question on Susie's turning characteristics given how far out
> the front wheel is, I have not noticed any problem. Generally it feels so
> stable, I feel the bike
Hello Ash.
This is so helpful. Thank you!!!
Gonna hunt up a 53!
☆ Paul
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On Sep 10, 2020, 8:27 AM -0400, Ash , wrote:
> Paul,
>
> As for your question on Susie's turning characteristics given how far out the
> front wheel is, I have
Paul,
As for your question on Susie's turning characteristics given how far out
the front wheel is, I have not noticed any problem. Generally it feels so
stable, I feel the bike is doing the steering for me. If Elon Musk were to
market this bike, he'd definitely claim it came with autopilot
It is longer than the not-Hillibikes! For comparison, I have Ash's original
51 MIT Appaloosa. Susie has a longer wheel base than the JoeA, along with
longer other dimensions:
* dimensions*
*Susie Longbolts* 53
*Joe Appaloosa* 51 cm
front center
72 cm
62 cm
rear chain stay to BB
54 cm
*Measure from center of seat tube to center of head tube, if that makes
sense.*
I get a little longer measurement, in my very cramped basement workshop, so
bike may not have been quite level. Actually its not likely as the front
tire is a 650 x 60 (2.35") G-One and the rear is a 650 x 70
*Please measure from the center of the front axel in a straight line to the
top of headset on top of the the top tube.*
My 53 measures 65.2 cm to top of adjustable race from the hub's axle. (So,
no spacer or locknut.)
David Lipsky
On Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 8:01:36 AM UTC-7, ☆ Paul ☆
Hello Ash
Thank you for your note. I really appreciate the advice and photos.
Yes, I also concluded that the 53 is right for me, and it does seem to
measure super-long. I like Billie Bars, which come way back already, so a
short-ish stem should work just fine for me. Do you find that the
Hey Paul,
It's been a busy day I have not had a chance to catch up with this thread.
Regardless, thought I'd share couple of pictures and my two cents.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16-STunfWYCEndP2nIAWrJ6RRfnCyYYm5?usp=sharing
I'm 5'7" with 81cm PBH. First I picked up a 53cm
Maybe it will help shave the mud off?! But yeah, that looks a bit tight,
and my tires are bigger at 2.6. We'll see where the braze-on placement puts
them on the yet to be delivered 700c fork redo. (Don't be all jelly--yours
is actually in your possession and ridable!;^)
On Wednesday, September
Hi Kim. Build looks great! Mine is a 56/L, and they/we are/were waiting on
forks for these, hopefully came/coming soon. Though honestly have been lazy
and still have not put together the wheels. Also a little concerned about
my brakes, I think they may be on the short side at 108ish . I have a
As a note in general about viewing frames on the Riv website. They use
the same background for every bike they photograph. I used to remember how
many centimeters there is in between each line, if someone recalls please
do share. Using that same backdrop makes it easy to spot differences in
Straight up in the air- from center of front axle . if there was an
imaginary line to top of headset cup- connects at about 58mm.
(But measuring up the fork angle to the cup, is about 55.)
>From center of seat tube - just above the seat stay, to center of head tube
is about 62.5.
On Wed, Sep
Hello David and Kim,
Thanks for your notes, and for the picture and measurements.
If one of you could do the following measurement for me, I'd be extremely
grateful:
- Could you please measure from the center of the front wheel axel a in
straight line to the top of the headset (but not
Paul,
Still finishing up my 53 Susie but it’s done enough to give you some
measurements of head tube versus seat tube heights:
The head tube itself is 23 cm long but I don’t have a Clem L for
comparison. (It is 7 cm longer than the head tube of my 51 Appaloosa.)
Measuring from the top of
Hi Mark.
Thanks for your note. Yes, I meant 75.5 saddle height, andI have a 85.5 PBH
:). Long day at work.
(My dad is the same height as me and is crazy bow-legged, and probably
pulls off a 75 PBH, actually.)
Your ordering logic makes sense — I just really want to go the smaller 53
frame
Hi Paul. I have a 52 Clem L and I am waiting on a Susie 56. I am also 5'10"
and I also spoke with Grant. I suspect you meant saddle height 75.5, not
PBH? Anyway, I ride with my saddle these days in the neighborhood of 74cm.
I went with the 56/700c large Susie for a couple of reasons. First, I
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