I think it's the skinny tires creating the illusion that those are 700c wheels, which makes the frameset look huge. Or maybe the skinny tires create the illusion because we are used to seeing the 56 Atlantis with fatter tires. The overall proportions are very similar to a 56cm Atlantis, a bike I've spent hours drooling over.
Here is a photo of a 56cm Atlantis with Compass 44mm tires and it also looks larger than it's size. <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BGsLJ4bQdRU/Wb0bvk35DtI/AAAAAAAASl4/cnipurAn4RgvEmo_w28ULfqqEdC20xbUQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0589.jpg> On Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 7:32:50 AM UTC-5, Mark in Beacon wrote: > > Judging from the space between the top tube and the down tube at the head > tube, I would have guessed this to be a bigger frame. It could be that the > combination of extended head tube and 26" wheels contributes to the > illusion. I guess really hard to tell from photos, but here is an Atlantis > that was linked in another post and is listed at 61cm: > > > > > And here is the 55.5 (so precise!) All Rounder: > > [image: 1] > > Even if the tubing on the Atlantis is a bit more OS, that's a lot of > optical illusion going on. At the least, I would guess one is being > measured c-c, the other c-t? > > > On Friday, September 15, 2017 at 7:03:15 PM UTC-4, Bob K. wrote: >> >> Beautiful. I'd think of selling my beloved canti Sam to buy it, but alas, >> too small for me as well. >> >> Bob >> > -- 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.
