I'm the seller. Fit is one of two reasons I am selling the bike, but here are the details:
I own a 58cm Rambouillet that fits beautifully. My PBH is 82.5, but I am over 6' tall, so I am more sensitive than most to top tube length. The Rambo has a 57cm TT, the Atlantis a 58.5. I can straddle the Rambo easily, but not the Atlantis. Had I noticed that the 56cm Atlantis had a 57cm TT, I would have bought it. Instead, i reasoned that i rode a 58cm in a Rivendell and got it wrong. BTW, the fit is not a disaster, but when you are used to a really good fit, that's what you want. The second reason I am selling the bike is that I ride it a lot in the city and it's a rough city -- at least parts of it are rough. I paid $2800 for the bike without wheels (the frame had been in the guy's shop for > a year), but it would cost well over $3k to replace today. For me, that's too much bike to leave locked in Oakland, California. For for day / club rides I have the Rambouillet. So in addition to fit, I am selling it so that I can buy a bike that doesn't look expensive. Surly LHT's are very similar to the Atlantis, you can get them use for $500, and the decals scrape off easily. Much easier bike to lock up and not worry about, but still a very nice ride and able to do 1-2 night tours when I need to. As to the comments on the shifters -- it was a screw up. I have used mustache and Albatross bars on the two bikes and the SunTours were on different bars. It hardly matters: DuraAce barcons are fine. So it may really is a nice bike and may be a very good deal. I have no idea what the auction will close at (my guess is over $2k, but it's not there yet). And FWIW, if I were buying another Rivendell, I'd personally look hard at the Yves Gomez. On Nov 2, 2:06 pm, Jeff S <avill...@verizon.net> wrote: > I find this odd, too. The seller starts out by saying don't assume a > bike fits you even if it is the same manufacturer. While honest and > correct, who'd buy it other than folks who have sat on anAtlantis. > Interesting. > > A real beauty, too, thatAtlantis. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
