84~85 pbh and 5'9" here and I'm on a size 53 MIT Atlantis (from February '20), and the fit is working pretty well for me. I also considered the 56 and I think it could have worked, but I'd have needed a short stem. My current setup is an 80cm stem wiith Ahearne+Map bars, set kinda low. Also tried bullmoose bars, which were great if I set them a bit higher up, and i have a 120cm stem w/Billie bars that works nicely for more relaxed riding.
I also ride a old 55 All City Space Horse canti and a Med/55 Crust Lightning Bolt. You could maybe make the 56 work if you want to learn to love a bigger bike fit; according to the charts you can clear the standover even if you max out your tire size, but it's gonna feel like a big bike! I think this sizing is accurate to our Atlanti: https://bikeinsights.com/compare?geometries=5ad1288a9127aa0014fa1d9b%2C5ad1288a9127aa0014fa1d9a -Brent On Tuesday, 13 October 2020 at 00:00:10 UTC-4 Jonathan D. wrote: > I have an 85 PBH and ride a 56 Waterford I am debating selling but not > because of fit. I also rode a 58 Toyo Atlantis. Both were great and I > would have gone just with wheel size. I would buy a 53 MIT and ride a 55 > Joe Appaloosa. > > On Monday, October 12, 2020 at 7:54:36 PM UTC-7 dougP wrote: > >> Alex: >> >> I have an 84cm PBH & ride a 58cm Atlantis from Toyo. I've also ridden a >> 56 cm & can fit either one. I'm in an overlap of the two sizes as made by >> Toyo. >> >> Now to your question: Do you know if the 56 cm 650B is from Waterford or >> Taiwan? There was a brief period a while back when Waterford made the >> Atlantis. I rode a 56cm 650B Waterford & it was a nice fit & nice ride. >> Toyo's Atlantis was 26" wheels. >> >> For the MIT (current version), there is no 56 cm. 53, 55, 59, but no >> 56. I rode a 53 cm without knowing it's size & assumed it was a 56. It >> felt great, especially the ride quality with the longer wheel base. After >> the ride, they told me it was a 53, and I was pleasantly surprised. >> >> I'll bet if you build it up & ride it, you'll love it. >> >> dougP >> >> On Monday, October 12, 2020 at 5:54:45 PM UTC-7, Alex K wrote: >>> >>> Hey all. I know Atlantis sizing is a hot topic around these parts. At >>> the risk of being redundant, I am trying to figure out which Atlantis is >>> the one for me. I recently bought a 56cm Atlantis 650b frame from the RBW >>> Garage Sale, thinking that it was the perfect size for me. Now that I am >>> getting close to building it up, i’m starting to doubt myself. I have an >>> 85 PBH. I tend to like bikes a LITTLE bit on the smaller size. Wondering >>> if perhaps the 53 Atlantis is actually the one for me. Anybody have ANY >>> advice at all? Thanks a bunch. >>> Alex >>> >> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/90c1fcee-0734-4177-930a-02d41dcc423cn%40googlegroups.com.
