If a 72 cm frame isn't big enough...

[Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery]

Not a Riv, but since Riv is one of the few brave companies providing TALL bikes, I thought this may be of interest to someone here:
http://hiawathacyclery.blogspot.com/2011/09/are-you-really-really-tall.html

Besides, it's lugged.

[Seth Vidal]

Wow.

That's a serious bike.

love it.
-sv

[William]

I wonder if a dexterous small guy could actually climb INTO the main triangle, ducking under the top tube, reach way over his head to the bars and ride it.  That would be EPIC

[tarik saleh]

Jim.,

Awesome. Here is an 83cm frame Chris Kelly made for Eric Dampier then
the center of the Golden State Warriors:
http://tsaleh.blogspot.com/2006/11/big-ass-bike-in-flesh.html
Through an eleaborate system of levers and pullys that frame may or
may not be in my basement now, awaiting conversion with a kidback
tandem attachment to an "already" tall bike for mortal sized people

There are two flickr pools you should add your pic to:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/497742@N25/pool/with/4094111379/
and
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1189260@N20/pool/with/4094111379/

Good stuff. I think most of these really big bikes are made with the
longest chainstays available with little or no cutting on them to get
them mitred up, but they always look like they are too short.
Chainstays are probably the one tube that actually is bike specific
tubing on these types of frames. For the most part everything else is
4130 straight gauge aircraft tubing...

Later

Tarik

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tas at tariksaleh dot com
in los alamos, po box 208, 87544
http://tariksaleh.com
all sorts of bikes blog: http://tsaleh.blogspot.com

[naw...@comcast.net]

Now there would be a good use for a TRIPLE top tube, use it like a ladder!

 

Dave Nawrocki

Fort Collins, CO

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[Shaun Meehan]

That thing's got Bob Martin's name all over it Jim! Have you told him about it?

Shaun Meehan

[Marty]

FYI - One more Flickr group for Tall Riders here:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/tallriders/

Maybe there should be a special-special group for those 1meter+ PBH types. (you know who you are) At only 92cm, I'm starting to feel rather short.

Marty

[benzzoy]

But would that be too much of an extrapolation to Grant's "Higher
handlebar is better" philosophy? <g>

[art]

Hi Marty and others:

there *is* such a group, which I started early this year. Sporadic but
very good discussions, because the group's membership is small (36
members), and, for all of the differences amongst us, we share a
common problem -- bikes are small, and we're tall. Join us!

http://groups.google.com/group/large-bicycles

Art
Tacoma

[Philip Williamson]

> Through an eleaborate system of levers and pullys that frame may or
> may not be in my basement now, awaiting conversion with a kidback
> tandem attachment to an "already" tall bike for mortal sized people

I am looking forward to seeing this! What a great idea. Boneshakery.

Philip

On Sep 9, 11:17 am, tarik saleh <tariksa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
>

> <thill....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Not a Riv, but since Riv is one of the few brave companies providing TALL
> > bikes, I thought this may be of interest to someone here:

> >http://hiawathacyclery.blogspot.com/2011/09/are-you-really-really-tal...

>
> > Besides, it's lugged.
>
> Jim.,
>
> Awesome. Here is an 83cm frame Chris Kelly made for Eric Dampier then
> the center of the Golden State Warriors:http://tsaleh.blogspot.com/2006/11/big-ass-bike-in-flesh.html
> Through an eleaborate system of levers and pullys that frame may or
> may not be in my basement now, awaiting conversion with a kidback
> tandem attachment to an "already" tall bike for mortal sized people
>
> There are two flickr pools you should add your pic to:http://www.flickr.com/groups/497742@N25/pool/with/4094111379/

> andhttp://www.flickr.com/groups/1189260@N20/pool/with/4094111379/

>
> Good stuff.  I think most of these really big bikes are made with the
> longest chainstays available with little or no cutting on them to get
> them mitred up, but they always look like they are too short.
> Chainstays are probably the one tube that actually is bike specific
> tubing on these types of frames. For the most part everything else is
> 4130 straight gauge aircraft tubing...
>
> Later
>
> Tarik
>
> --
> Tarik Saleh
> tas at tariksaleh dot com

> in los alamos, po box 208, 87544http://tariksaleh.com

[davidfrench]

AWESOME !
I have a 72cm Bill Davidson, and I need to make some adjustments to
the riding position to really feel at home.
Sometime I think it's too big for me (which I'd never though I could
think about a bike, when for years I was crumpled on tiny 25")
but this one, man... that IS really too big for me !
thanks for sharing, and yes add then to the pool on FlickR !

cheers


On Sep 9, 10:27 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Not a Riv, but since Riv is one of the few brave companies providing TALL

> bikes, I thought this may be of interest to someone here:http://hiawathacyclery.blogspot.com/2011/09/are-you-really-really-tal...
>
> Besides, it's lugged.