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11-06-10, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by auchencrow

I am not sure why they call it the Rivendell fit... Isn't it just the traditional fit?

Based on what is most commonly available for sale here today, I'd have to say that the median size for a 70's-era English or French bike was 23-24", while the height of the average European male was 5'8" .

So why do I often hear people today (most of whom are slightly taller than 5'8") refer to the 24" bikes as "huge", or the 25" frames as "freakishly large"?

I'm 5' 9" and of rather "normal" proportions. I have a 23.5" bike, and that's at the limit of what I'd consider riding. To me, anything larger I might call "huge".

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