Some of those photos do look familiar, esp the Nevada trip. You've loaded your A/R down as much as I have my Atlantis, judging by the Oregon trip photo. Another tribute to the versatility of Grant's designs. So yeah, I'll bet the A/R is about a pound lighter than the Atlantis. For that you get a livelier ride un-loaded & decent handling with a load. No way am I taking pix of my speedo at 50 MPH!
After much fiddling about with weight on my Atlantis, I'm convinced it's more about placement & balance than "how much". People do serious tours with Hilsens & Hillborns with pleasant reports. OTH, I can load my Atlantis to handle like a noodle. Rivendells overlap nicely to span a spectrum of uses, depending on how they're set-up. Your variety of configurations is evidence of how far you can go with one bike. dougP On Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 10:37:17 AM UTC-7, Addison wrote: > > Thanks all for the compliments. I'm really just guestimating on the > weight. I think others have hit on the AR and Atlantis differences > adequately. The AR is a bit lighter and "lively" I suppose? I've > certainly toured on my AR even if it is not purely a touring geometry > bike. Others may have already seen this but some time ago I some photos of > various builds over the years that perhaps are of interest: > > > http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/2013/01/rivendell-allrounder-jack-of-all.html > > Regards, > > > > > Addison Wilhite, M.A. > > Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology > <http://www.washoeschools.net/aact> > > *“Blazing the Trail to College and Career Success”* > > Educator: Professional Portfolio <http://renorambler.wix.com/portfolio> > > Blogger: Reno Rambler <http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/> > > Vice Chair: Regional Transportation Commission, Bicycle Pedestrian > Advisory Committee > <http://www.rtcwashoe.com/public-transportation-22-124.html> > > > On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 10:25 AM, dougP <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Addison: >> >> That is a beautiful build. Nothing like a full tear down to allow you to >> clean all those hard to reach places. >> >> One question: you mention 26 lbs weight (carbon assisted, chuckle). >> Seems kinda light, if that includes the rack & basket. I recall weighing >> my 58 cm Atlantis one time while re-assembling after a trip, and getting >> something like 26-27 lbs before I put on any racks. It would have had >> 35-40 mm road touring tires. An old Rivendell flyer or reader mentioned >> the Atlantis F&F was roughly a pound more than their other bikes of >> comparable size. >> >> On the fender question, it looks great as-is. Given that you have >> fendered bikes, I'd keep it as-is. Just pulled the fenders off my Atlantis >> after El Nino decided to pass us by. Maybe next winter. >> >> dougP >> >> On Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 5:28:48 AM UTC-7, Addison wrote: >>> >>> Every so often I get restless and "reconfigure" what my AR set up is. I >>> haven't settled on the one true build that is best because it does so many >>> things so well. But this build is feeling pretty darn good. Thought I'd >>> share... >>> >>> >>> http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/2016/04/rivendell-as-nature-and-god-intended.html >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Addison Wilhite, M.A. >>> >>> Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology >>> <http://www.washoeschools.net/aact> >>> >>> *“Blazing the Trail to College and Career Success”* >>> >>> Educator: Professional Portfolio <http://renorambler.wix.com/portfolio> >>> >>> Blogger: Reno Rambler <http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/> >>> >>> Vice Chair: Regional Transportation Commission, Bicycle Pedestrian >>> Advisory Committee >>> <http://www.rtcwashoe.com/public-transportation-22-124.html> >>> >>> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
