Rivendell Sizing...

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{various stuff, but all Riv-related ...}

Riv just launched a website for the A. Homer Hilsen, which is new model basically identical to the Saluki, but instead of 650B wheels as is on the Saluki (and it's lower-priced version, the Bleriot), the Hilsen has 700c wheels. The Hilsen comes in larger sizes (57 and up), the logic being that the 650B wheels can look a bit out of proportion on the larger frames. Although the Hilsen is a larger frame, there's still interesting reading on that site.
http://www.ahomerhilsen.com

For what it's worth, my other Rivendell, a 10 year old pre-owned semi-custom road bike, has about a 54 cm frame (54.5, actually). That might be considered small for me, since I'm 5'7" with a 81-82 cm pbh depending on who measures it, but the top tube on this frame is quite long, proportionately, compared to the more recent stock models. This bike fits me just fine.


So V., do you know when your Legolas will be ready? and did you believe them when they said 3 weeks?