I say if the $1000 difference is manageable, the Atlantis is the way. At times I'd recommend the AHH, but if some touring or offroad is the plan, the Atlantis can't be beat for maximum versatility. It's my oldest Rivendell (from 2001), and it's (metaphorically) that best old friend with whom you're never, ever in danger of losing contact. I've discovered and rediscovered several times how great the Atlantis is. First off, road touring set-up in 2001. A couple years later, it was high-bar Moustache and acted as my car essentially for half a year. It became my offroad overnighter in 2004. Bullmoose revolutionized it for awhile. And just the other day it became dirtdrop supreme - good offroader AND commuter with high dirtdrop bar and stem and Pasela 700x37's. This may be the ideal setup. I'll send photos tonight.
-Jim W. -----Original Message----- >From: doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> >Sent: Mar 30, 2010 3:00 PM >To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> >Subject: [RBW] Re: Something I didn't know about the Atlantis > >William: > >No, you weren't crazy to get that impression. There was something a >while back (maybe on the Atlantis page, maybe a knothole post, not >sure) about getting the last batch of Toyo built Atlantis'. There was >a vague mention of having them made elsewhere, maybe Taiwan but it was >still undecided. Then there was all the exitement about the >Hunqapillar and I for one assumed it replaced the Atlantis. I don't >think Riv ever said anything specific and we may have been jumping to >conclusions. > >Anyway, it's good to know Waterford will be building them. Makes >perfect sense, and Waterford making a sample 26" wheeled one is >probably a formality. The toughest decision will be for your wife, >between an Atlantis and a Betty. > >dougP > >On Mar 30, 2:43 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> The Atlantis' I assume are still selling out slowly, but the Atlantis >> is still promoted fairly prominently on the front page of >> rivbike.com. My wife needs a bike, and I have been thinking about a >> Betty or maybe an Atlantis. I'm not really all that close to being >> able to afford it, so I've been looking for updates about what frames >> remain, since the Atlantis stock is trickling away. >> >> So, today I called in to ask them about current availability. I >> talked with Mark. Mark told me something I did not know: The Atlantis >> is not being discontinued. True, they will no longer be built by >> Toyo, but if there is no Atlantis in your size, they still will take >> your $2000 and get you an Atlantis. If they don't have a Toyo built >> one, they will get you one from Waterford. In my case specifically, >> I'd need a 47 for my wife. They have no 47 in stock. If I put a >> deposit on a 47 and waited a few months, they'd get me one from >> Waterford. Waterford has built the 700c Atlantis's in the past, and >> has never built a 26" wheel one, so they might have to run a sample, >> but Mark indicated that was a process that they knew how to manage. >> >> Here I was thinking that the Atlantis was being completely phased out, >> replaced by the Hunqapillar. Maybe I am slow on the uptake. Am I >> crazy for having gotten that impression? I was thinking that a >> current Atlantis in my size was going to be like a collectors item. >> While that may be the case for a Toyo-Atlantis, it is not being >> discontinued as a model. > >-- >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. > -- 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.
