I am under the impression that the Atlantis is slightly heavier, with thicker tubing, and room for wider tires. I have a MUSA Atlantis and a MUSA Homer, and the difference in ride is quite noticeable. Kevin explained to me a long time ago that the Hillborne was in between the Homer and Atlantis, so they might be very close. If you are planning on staying on pavement the vast majority of the time I'd think the Hillborne would be fine. But, the long chainstays on the new Atlantis are perfect for panniers and it's stouter tubing might end up being faster with weight than an overloaded lighter frame. Either way, you have permission to buy a new Atlantis, I'm sure you'll love it.
Mark On Monday, January 7, 2019 at 1:48:56 PM UTC-8, Randall Rupp wrote: > > > For those that have ridden both the Atlantis and Hillborne, how similar > are they riding-wise? I have a lovely Hillborne in orange that I think is > great and have used on a couple week long bike tours, but have always > wondered whether the Atlantis was better for touring. Hillborne seems > pretty stout and handles well loaded up. I guess I can get bigger tires on > an Atlantis, but is that the primary difference especially now with the > made in Taiwan frames. > > Of course, now that I'm writing this I imagine this has been asked plenty > of time before, but I'll post anyway on the slim chance it hasn't. > -- 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.
