The (unloaded) Atlantis shakedown ride was tonight. Wow! What can I say that hasn't already been said...I was afraid it would "ride heavy," what with it being a "touring" bike with 26" wheels. Not the case. It's very spritely. If I want it to go straight, it does. If I want it to turn--a lot or a little--it does exactly what I want with no surprises.
Ryan On Dec 10, 8:33 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > Ryan: > > The Atlantis will grow on you; it's so versatile you won't want to > part with it. OK, you may want to leave it in fully touring mode and > add a lightweight go-fast, that I can understand. But if you did let > it go, you'd miss it. If you absolutely, positively need a dedicated > go-fast to keep the Atlantis company, maybe a Rodeo? That's both ends > of the spectrum in the world of sensible bikes. > > dougP > > On Dec 10, 7:44 pm, rcnute <rcn...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > We'll see! I do like catching and releasing, though if one is going > > to stick around with me I think this'll be it. If not you're just an > > email away. :) > > > Ryan > > > On Dec 10, 5:50 pm, Frankwurst <fbr...@jwperry.com> wrote: > > > > I'll bet the Atlantis never goes up for sale. If it does let me know > > > Ryan. I'm on my third through my own ignorance but I'd be happy to > > > take that one off your hands if and when you decide to part ways. I > > > won't sell the one I have now but I'd give it a sister with a > > > different hairdo given the opportunity. Your going to like that bike. > > > If not you know where to find me. > > > > On Dec 10, 7:13 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > > I'm going to reveal my ignorance here but how do Sugino's AT cranks > > > > differ from the XD? My Atlantis came with XD triple cranks and a > > > > cartridge 115 bb. The chainline looked like the bb was too long but > > > > everything worked. When the original died, I replaced it with a 110. > > > > Chainline is perfect. The granny clears but not by much, so I have a > > > > note to self to use 113 next time. So what is about ATs that's so > > > > different from XDs? > > > > > Side note on your seasonal desire for go-fast vs touring: Pop a set > > > > if light wheels with racy tires on your Atlantis. It completely > > > > changes the character of the bike. Looks funny as hell but it's a > > > > different bike. > > > > > dougP > > > > > On Dec 9, 9:43 pm, rcnute <rcn...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Lucked into a 56 Atlantis. Yar, thar be a fine vessel, be she. > > > > > >http://tiny.cc/63aSB > > > > > > To be finished once I get a long spindle BB for the Sugino AT cranks. > > > > > I can't figure out if I want to go plain beige or crazy splash bar > > > > > tape. > > > > > > Ryan- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- 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-bu...@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.
