Rene -- I have a 60cm Atlantis on which I toured fully loaded this past summer. Next summer, my plan is to use the Atlantis on the GDR as a 29er. I have considered using a suspension seat post, but not sure about that yet. I also haven't decided on panniers or a trailer. Last summer I toured the Western Express on it rigged with front and rear panniers. Anyway, I have no reservations about taking a "29er Atlantis" on the GDR.
RS --- On Sun, 11/8/09, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> Subject: [RBW] Re: Fresh off the work stand...my Bombadil! To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Date: Sunday, November 8, 2009, 1:37 PM Why were you thinking you should have gone with the Atlantis instead of the Bombadil, if I may ask? Can you expand what your thoughts were and why you are now convinced the Bombadil was the better choice? I was sized for a Bombadil 60, which would run 700c wheels and if my understanding is correct, basically turn it into a 29er bike. Am I right? According from what I've been reading, there is a very lively discussion in the "modern" mountain bike magazines as to whether the 26" hard tail is dead, being replaced by the 29er that doesn't really need any suspension for cross-country riding. I was also wondering whether to go for the Atlantis (size 60) or the Bombadil (size 60) as both run 700c wheels. The overlap between the two seems to be so great, that the only "real" difference according to Mark and Keven was the thickness of the tubing. After reading the articles on BQ regarding "planing" of bicycles and how you get "in tune" with the bicycle, I also wonder which bike would ride better long term, but I guess that will also be depending on who rides it and how. I'm sure planing has a lot to do with how wonderful my AHH rides for me. renéorthie...@yahoo.com On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 1:08 PM, jinxed <hbcl...@yahoo.com> wrote: OK so I was able to shoot some better pictures and verify a tire question I posed earlier. I while back I posted the question to the forum to see if anyone had actually tried a set of 2.3 Neo-Motos in a Bombadil frame despite the printed max size specs. Reason being, my buddy had a set he was not using and were available to me. But since I could not find a definitive answer, I just ordered up the Quasi-Motos to be safe. I don't honestly have a huge preference either way and have generally run a 2.0-2.2 tire on my mtb's for years anyway. Well, as I mentioned I am waiting for spokes to finish the wheels for the bike so I am using my Bleriot wheels in the meantime. I rolled out for a ride this morning and swung by to meet my friend, and just for grins we took his wheelset with the Neo's on it and threw it in the Bombadil. As I suspected they fit fine if your intent is purely mountain biking. No you can't run fenders, but the rear has as much clearance as any other MTB I've had, and the front, although tighter, is plenty fine for the dry conditions we have here in Colorado. I suppose things could get gummed up if you spend a bunch of time in the slop, but I find in those cases the build up around the brakes and drive train stop you before anything else. It's pretty rare to get any big mud-fest riding along the Colorado front range and on those occasions narrower tires would be better suited. Check out the pictures though as your idea of acceptable clearance may differ drastically based on your geography. As for todays ride my friend said I could run his wheels till I get mine done, and boy the fat knobby tires were a huge improvement off the beaten path as would be expected. Being able to run a lower pressure really smoothed out the edge and gripped the loose stuff like it should. Again pretty basic stuff with no magic involved, but wicked fun for sure. And as far as the stance of the bike, well it just got a bit more serious! I must admit, I had been sort of on the fence thinking I should have gone with an Atlantis for mtb duty while I was waiting on the Bombadil to show...but I think those little demons have lost their voice. Here is a small flickr set from today with some tire clearance shots. http://tinyurl.com/ydg9tzu --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
