Kellie, I think the issue you're having is that both bikes in the title of this thread are aimed at the same spot: Touring bikes you can ride off road. Neither is intended for full-on "crash into boulders" mountain biking, and the only reason that caveat comes up is that some bonehead may actually try it.
I think you should see an Appaloosa in person and ride it, then decide if you'd rather have a new one of those or a used Atlantis. In my opinion, both bikes do the same stuff. -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.