I wonder if the 64, 66, and 68 sizes of the Atlantis will be available again for the ones made at Waterford.
-----Original Message----- >From: jose <jose.cor...@gmail.com> >Sent: Mar 31, 2010 7:28 PM >To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> >Subject: [RBW] Re: Something I didn't know about the Atlantis > >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. > -- 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.
