Who knows - we could see Japanese-built Atlantises again if the Dollar to Yen trend ever changes. Unlikely, but not a big deal for the Atlantis really since the Waterfords will be great too. Maybe a big deal for Japanese builders though...
On Mar 31, 2:01 pm, Richard <rsv...@netzero.net> wrote: > Forgot the link to Peter White's website. > > http://peterwhitecycles.com/atlantis.asp > > On Mar 31, 1:59 pm, Richard <rsv...@netzero.net> wrote: > > > > > Unless Peter White's website is not up to date, Peter still has a 47cm > > Atlantis in stock, and has the 47cm discounted to $1400. > > > On Mar 30, 5:00 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > 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.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
