Hi, Clark! I was inspired by your Atlantis reflections but between not having approval yet for the purchase and despite how absolutely BEAUTIFUL that 59 rainbow top tubed steel steed is, I decided to heed your size warning. I am 6' with a 89 PBH same as you, and frequently ride slightly more technical terrain than perhaps my bikes should which makes the idea of jumping onto the top tube suddenly or having to swing my leg over my loaded bike too high sound painful...
Whatever I buy will be my first Rivendell also, just like your 59 Atlantis, and I'm trying to figure out what to look for. Usually I'm on my 2021 56cm Kona Rove LTD which I like better than my other two bikes: a 2001 Merlin road bike (56ish cm) with 25mm tires, or my new fully rigid Surly Karate Monkey, size L with 2.6" tires (I think I should have gotten a jones, and KNOW i should have gotten the Gus back in December...) A 55 *Atlantis *or a 57 *Appaloosa *intrigue me. I love the Mermaid color almost as much as the Russian Submarine Atlantis color. I gather, perhaps incorrectly, that a 57 Appaloosa would be slightly smaller but functionally similar to the Atlantis. The *Gus *is next up because that was my original idea in December, and it would be a good grocery hauling around towner in addition to NON-downhill/enduro mountain bike. 2 *Platypus *because it seems like a mixte gravel-ish bike. I assume a steel rivendell with 700x50mm tires could handle "gravel" and single-track much better than my carbon-forked, drop-bar Kona Rove with 700x4 AND it could get groceries better. The Platy (town and gravel) Gus (town and mountain) and Appaloosa (road-tour-gravel-town) all speak to me in different but similar ways, ESPECIALLY if I could find any of those in *Mermaid*. So, two months in....How have you been enjoying the Platypus? Any regret about selling the Atlantis? Any wisdom about which direction maybe I should go? Hoping some other's will jump in here also... Best, Christian in Boulder CO On Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 1:40:39 PM UTC-7 jmlmu...@gmail.com wrote: > Thanks for sharing Clark! That’s a nice build and it’s fun to see them in > their new homes. Enjoy! > > Joe > > On Mar 8, 2022, at 12:19 PM, Clark Fitzgerald <clark...@gmail.com> wrote: > > OP here, following up after another fun year on my Atlantis. I sold it > Saturday at Rivendell HQ to a buyer on Craigslist, while simultaneously > picking up a new Platypus. I bought the web special from a week or so ago. > The only thing I didn't like about the Atlantis was the high top tube; the > bike was borderline too big for me. I find the step through works better in > the city, on trails, and for long days. The Platypus also has lugs with > hearts in them. ❤️ > > > Here is the Atlantis replacement on my first ride at Shell Ridge. I > suppose the smile on my face says it all... > > - Clark > > [image: platy_bike.png] > > On Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 9:02:46 PM UTC-8 dougP wrote: > >> " *I've never been diligent about regreasing my hubs. "* >> >> When I was doing a lot of touring, & getting caught in the rain, I >> regreased them every spring. The last few years maybe every other year. >> After a while, it became "how long can a pair of hubs last, anyway?" Still >> waiting for the answer. >> >> dougP >> >> On Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 7:35:48 PM UTC-8 Clark Fitzgerald wrote: >> >>> Mark- sweet bikes! Interesting that you switched the Jones for a Clem L. >>> >>> Doug- Great to hear, I hope my long term experience with the Atlantis is >>> like yours :) I can't believe you're still on the original Shimano hubs! >>> How do you maintain them? I've never been diligent about regreasing my hubs. >>> >>> On Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 6:39:35 PM UTC-8 brendonoid wrote: >>> >>>> I think many people who have spent many years trying different bikes >>>> and trying innumerable setups sort all get to this same place. A >>>> specialised bike will just get ridden less and you tend to get on the 'All >>>> rounder' for more rides more often. The idea of bicycles for very specific >>>> types of riding appeals to our toolbox fallacy brains but not to our on >>>> the >>>> bike actually riding brains. The bike that is good for 90% of the riding >>>> you do is the bike you ride 90% of the time. >>>> >>>> Thankyou for articulating these musings. Glad you are happy with your >>>> Atlantis. >>>> >>>> -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a902cf18-bd9f-4ea2-8828-355eea3dff27n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a902cf18-bd9f-4ea2-8828-355eea3dff27n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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/e9013cec-cc15-4716-8dae-e5e01e080515n%40googlegroups.com.
