Surf: I've ridden an Atlantis since spring 03 and it's really the only bike I need. I bought it for loaded touring and have carried up to 50 lbs of camping gear. I've also been pleased with it as a daily ride, grocery getter, general purpose bike. It works well enough for me as an off-roader for fire roads and intermediate trails (I'm not into "gnarly" anything). Tires are 35mm and there's still lots more room. Here's a link to a guy who uses his Atlantis to the extreme:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28720...@n02/ One caution is that Riv won't be getting any more Atlantis any time soon. Cost has gotten prohibitive. Have never ridden either of the others but the Riv design philosophy carries thru the line so you couldn't go wrong. dougP On Oct 22, 8:52 am, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think you can't go wrong with any of those choices. The Atlantis > and Bombadil will both take the same big tires- slightly bigger for > the Bombadil in it's 700c versions. Speaking of which, do you know > your PBH? The bombadil is a 650b bike for sizes 56 and lower, so if > you have a PBH of around 91 or less, according to the sizing charts, > it's a great way to go (the 650b wheel size is awesome). > > The bombadil has a slightly taller HT due to the upsloping TT, so it's > easier to get the bars higher. I own a Bombadil and I think it's the > greatest thing ever. I'm not heavy, but I use it on trails quite a > bit, and just like riding really solid bikes for that purpose. > > The AHH is supposedly somewhat lighter than the atlantis or bombadil, > but it has all kinds of braze-ons for racks etc, and while it doesn't > take huge tires, it does fit up to 40mm, which is pretty wide. > > In summary, you're in a good place if you're deciding between these > three :D > > On Oct 22, 11:26 am, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 8:08 AM, Surf <markl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Has anyone owned any or either of these bikes? Can anyone comment on > > > their experience riding either of these. Looking for an all- round > > > commuter. Upright albatross's a must.Big tires a must! I am also a Big > > > guy. > > > Are you a big guy > 225lbs? If so - go with the atlantis so you can > > carry anything with you, at all. > > > The weight ranges listed at rivendell seem to suggest that if you're > > carrying a bunch of things and are 225 and up you need to be riding an > > atlantis or a bombadil. > > > I'd say go with the atlantis b/c I like mine - but I might be biased. :) > > > -sv- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
