<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lhDtdnHm5uM/VhbsNv_GPvI/AAAAAAAAMn8/ck13qpE_Ohk/s1600/17000039877_1638c609e6_z.jpg> I've got a 58cm Atlantis and use it for exactly the purposes you're describing! 2.25 Thunder Burt or 2.1 Nano tires, unless it's really rainy and I put rock n' roads with fenders on. The fat tires are awesome on gravel and dirt roads. If it's really wet and sticky there isn't enough clearance at the frame for such fat tires though. A 2" tire would be safer. I've lost the paint on the inside of the frame at the tires from that, oops!
Dirt drop bars and a campee rack up front turns this into an awesome bike packing rig. I've done full days of single track on it, as well as several 200km gravel days in a row and loved it. I'd love a Hunq one day, but wouldn't ever exchange my Atlantis for it. They are just way too similar. The Atlantis is like the crown jewel, queen bee, the classic! Just get one! https://www.flickr.com/photos/theworldisours/albums/72157644514166933 <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lhDtdnHm5uM/VhbsNv_GPvI/AAAAAAAAMn8/ck13qpE_Ohk/s1600/17000039877_1638c609e6_z.jpg> On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 1:20:44 PM UTC-5, Leslie wrote: > > A 56cm Atlantis instead? It's be 26" wheels, but might fit you better > than the 58cm. > > If you want the 29x2.2, I'd lean towards the Hunq. > > I'd consider a 56cm Atlantis w/ Motolites and 650b wheels. Or a Bombadil. > > Or the Appaloosa. > > Just get one, it'll be fine. > > > > > On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 12:44:09 AM UTC-4, Çackalak wrote: >> >> Maybe this is a question that gets asked a lot here, so apologies if that >> is the case. >> >> I am looking for a new frame to build up and these two are the >> finalists. On paper, they look very similar. I have an 84cm PBH and would >> be sized 54cm and 58 cm for Hunqapillar and Atlantis, respectively. >> >> Just wondering if there is an advantage with either one, given my set up >> below: >> >> * 29x2.2 tires. Probably Maxxis Ikon or Schwalbe Racing Ralphs. >> * Dirt drop bars. On One Midge or ? >> * Ridden mostly on dirt roads, with some singletrack mixed in. Paved >> roads only to get to dirt. >> * Bikepacking is a must. I think both offer everything I need for a >> proper cargo set up. >> >> Hunq is cool, but the aesthetics of the Atlantis draws me. I like more >> of a level TT, and the lack of SO height doesn't bother me. >> >> I think I am leaning Atlantis. It costs a little more, but only $300, so >> not bad. Any advice either way? >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
