John, What you are describing are some of the joys of owning a Rivendell. I too have a Sam which I love. It was my first Riv and I used it for everything. It never let me down and did all those tasks well. I was in a similar situation where I wanted a dedicated touring bike that I would take on S24o's and week long tours as time allowed. I ended up with an Appaloosa as my second bike. The Appaloosa is a fantastic bike and so is my roadish Sam. I feel that the Sam/Joe combo will suit all my cycling needs for years to come. Get the MIT Atlantis to complement your Sam. There is enough of a difference to make it worthwhile.
Tim On Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 8:32:09 PM UTC-5, John Bokman wrote: > > I'm a super-duper happy owner of a Sam. It's a fantastic commuter. (I know > it can do more, but don't). However...I have always wanted an Atlantis. > Now, it's (almost) affordable for me. > I've been thinking of getting an Atlantis in 650 B, using it as my > commuter (and hopefully, touring bike if I can ever get time off), and > setting up my Sam as my "fast, stripped down road/ dirt bike. > > Crazy? > > The Sam, which now holds front and rear Tubus racks, Nitto Front F32, and > carries panniers on my daily grind, would be stripped down to no racks, and > eventually a lighter wheel set than my current (not shabby) Velocity > Synergies. > > Probably roll with Compass tires on it, too (now run the excellent, > affordable, Vittoria Voyager Hypers). > > The only thing I have not loved about my Sam has been that I get toe > overlap at times at slow speed city riding. It's annoying at times. I am > confident with a 650B setup of the 56cm Atlantis, this would be a non-issue. > > > > > -- 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.
