[CR]Rivendell-type riding position on a classic bike

(Example: Racing:Wayne Stetina)

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Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 13:26:49 -0500
Thread-Topic: Classicrendezvous Digest, Vol 3, Issue 126
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From: "Castillo, Justin" <jcastillo@lb3law.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Rivendell-type riding position on a classic bike

All:

I'm a long-time lurker, third-time poster:

Jan Heine wrote:

For example, a typical Singer may have a 62 cm (c-t) seat tube and a 57.5 cm (c-c) top tube. That frame rides the same as a 59 cm Rivendell... but, in my opinion, looks a lot better. As long as you can straddle the frame, no problem. I assume you'll ask for a low BB anyhow, making any frame easier to straddle.

I have tried this approach of going for a bigger frame with a 62 c-c Trek fixed gear bike with a 531 frame and a 63 c-t RB-1 of 1989 or earlier vintage (I also have a 62.5 c-t Rivendell). What I've found, however, is that the shorter TT makes it difficult to get the seat back a comfortable distance compared to a "comparable" Rivendell. So there may be limits to this appealing and clever work-around, which is why I remain interested in a Rambouillet.

Regards,

Justin in DC/VA