Getting into the conversation kind of late, but yea, what he said. Set up the Atlantis w/ light wheels and maybe drop some weight elsewhere (saddle, cranks, shifters, whatever) and see how you keep up w/ the buds. Still doesn't do it for you, then you have a bunch of lightweight parts that you could hang on a new Roadeo! Purchases are strung out over time, and maybe by then there will even be some used ones coming onto the market.
My mind is devious when it comes to justifying bike purchases. On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Dan <pjssu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is an easy one -- get a light set of wheels for the Atlantis. > > On Sep 25, 11:14 am, Shaun Meehan <meehan.sh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks guys. Yeah, I've thought of selling the Atlantis instead of the > QB. > > But I really like the Atlantis for longer, hilly rides where I want to > carry > > stuff. And I have a dream of someday doing some loaded touring that I'm > not > > ready to give up on quite yet. Basically I can do everything I > > need/want/might-some-day do with the Atlantis and I can't really say > that's > > true for the QB. If I only keep one of 'em, it makes more sense to me to > > keep the Atlantis over the QB. I haven't decided what I'm going to do > yet. I > > guess keeping both and funding the "go fast" via other means would be > great. > > But I'm not sure I really want/need another bike when what I could have > > three (I also have a custom Carl Strong steel mountain bike) that serve > all > > of my needs. > > > > I think for a "go fast", I could get away with a much smaller frame. I've > > ridden 62cm and 63cm road bikes in the past without too much discomfort. > Of > > course I'm older and less limber now. I'm not sure what I'd get. My idea > of > > a "go fast" is relative and not necessarily a swoopy carbon fiber bike or > > anything like that. I've had a local shop quote me on a built-up Surly > > Pacer, which I think could be made to work based on the TT length. I've > > ridden my brother's 62cm Surly Steamroller and it's not bad. Soma also > has a > > frame that comes in sizes up to 66cm and I think the geometry might be > > sportier than what I consider to be the more "cruiserish" feel of the > > Atlantis. To me the QB feels quite a bit "sportier" than the Atlantis and > > similar geometry would work well for a "go fast". > > > > Shaun Meehan > > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
