I can't really help with sizing. I'm usually a couple sizes smaller than you. So just random thoughts...
At one time i had a sam and a hunqapillar. I eventually sold both for a musa atlantis to sort of split the bill. the hunq had what, for me, was a long top tube that made a traditional drop setup too stretched out. I got a 30cm stem from analog cycles and some shallow drops that made it workable. So i think there are ways around a slightly too long TT. The sam had a short enough top tube that i felt pretty cramped on anything but drop bars. In terms of ride, I did feel like the sam was the quickest of the 3, but I also had it set up more as a road bike. They were all exceptionally comfortable and sturdy bikes. In retrospect, i should have just kept the sam. my biking aligns pretty well with how you described yours and the atlantis is probably overbuilt for that purpose. I have dreams about doing more rough touring, but in reality I'm lucky to get out for a night every few months. Also, when i switched, the sam's all had sidepull brakes. Now that they have canti/v brakes, I especially think i should've just gotten a sam. That said, the Atlantis has huge tire clearances, which i really appreciate and would have a hard time leaving. On Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 8:07:24 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm glad I recently found this group, I am hoping you can help me out! > > I am planning on ordering a Rivendell frameset in the near future > (whenever they are in stock, I am patient). I am just having a hard time > deciding what might be right for me between the Sam Hillborne and the > Atlantis, mainly on the geometry. > > I would be using the bike for a half-hour commute on road / bike paths a > couple of times a week with panniers, and also for weekend rides of ~1-2 > hours mostly on gravel roads. I want to build it up with drop bars and > something around ~45mm tyres. > > My PBH is 91cm and my previous drop bar bikes have had a ~60cm top tube. I > am tall enough that I have never owned a road bike that is capable of > getting the bars level with the saddle, even with a riser stem! My hope for > a Rivendell is to set it up with drop bars that can actually be level with > the saddle, and to have a bike that will be with me for life. > > I have always LOVED the look of the Atlantis, especially with the extra > rainbow top tube. The colour and the head badge are beautiful. For this > reason alone it would be my first choice, however… my concern is that in my > size (59 cm) the top tube length is 64cm which seems very long, like it > would be too long for drop bars. I get the feeling that maybe the “new” > Atlantis is more optimised for upright bars? Does anyone have recent > experience with drops on the Atlantis? > > Sam Hillborne is a beautiful looking frame too (in orange). The geometry > seems to be more “standard” and it would fit my needs nicely. However I’m a > little confused on size, the geometry charts on the Riv website lead me to > believe there is a 58cm which would be my size, or possibly a 62cm which is > the next size up. The text on the Sam Hillborne page suggests there is a > 60cm model as the biggest - have they recently updated the sizing and > geometry? > > I think I really want the Atlantis but am hoping for reassurance on the > fit. Any light you can shed on this would be great! > Thanks > Daniel > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5cc6c767-7b0d-4e91-b108-33c05e1518f2n%40googlegroups.com.
