Same deal for me - 5'10" - 86 pbh and I had a 58 Toyo built atlantis. Personally, I never really liked the fit. It was hard to let go of because it was such a beautiful bike, and did ride really well. The reach was what got me in the end. I had a similar issue with my quickbeam (58) - both of them felt just too long.
On Monday, February 20, 2023 at 5:11:05 PM UTC-8 dougP wrote: > Kurt: > > I'm 5'10" & also run a 75cm saddle height. PBH of 84. I bought my 58 cm > Toyo Atlantis in 2003 & it's been my primary bike for 20 years. Plenty of > loaded touring as well as bopping around town & some trail riding. It's had > various handlebars as I've gotten older & stiffer. Currently have the Map > Ahearne bars with an 80 mm Dirt Drop stem. > > I see "vallejo" in the ad. That suggests the bike is on the east side of > the Bay. If you can find someone there to pick up the bike, they could drop > it off at Rivendell for proper packing & shipping. It sounds like they're > pretty busy right now so it may take a while but the peace of mind of their > packing it may be worthwhile. They aren't the least costly shipper but they > sure do an excellent job of packing. > > dougP > > On Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 8:39:39 AM UTC-8 Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> Kurt >> >> You bought my Rosco Road, and know how it fit(s). I also have had a 58 >> Toyo Atlantis ramble through my stable and it fit splendidly. The reason a >> 58.5cm top tube give you pause is because it is coupled with a slacker seat >> tube than most other bikes. On a Rivendell, if you are thinking correctly >> about saddle position, you'll be in the middle of the rails on a Riv, where >> you'd be slammed back on most normal bikes. That's 1.5cm or more right >> there. >> >> Anyway, go for it and sell me back my Rosco! >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> On Friday, February 17, 2023 at 1:53:00 PM UTC-8 Kurt Henry wrote: >> >>> A recent thread about the red 58cm Toyo Atlantis for sale in the Bay >>> Area ( >>> https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/d/vallejo-rivendell-atlantis-58/7578102714.html) >>> >>> has brought back an old desire to have an early Atlantis. It's a model >>> I've looked at for years but never pulled the trigger. So that brings me >>> to my two questions. >>> >>> First, I should fit according to the brochure. I'm 5'10" and run a 75cm >>> saddle height, which is the very bottom edge of a 58cm from that era. The >>> 58.5 top tube would normally give me pause (~34/35" sleeve length) but I >>> want to run it with flat bars, as the red one is currently set up. That >>> should help with the top tube length. Has anyone of my rough dimensions >>> ridden a 58cm Toyo and can comment on their experience? >>> >>> Unless someone comes out of the last question screaming, "Danger, Will >>> Robinson" we move to my second question: is there a Rivver in the Bay Area >>> that would be willing to check it out for me, hand over the payment, and >>> drop it at a local shop that I could work with to pack and ship it? I'm in >>> Pennsylvania and they state 'no shipping' in the ad. I'm happy to >>> reimburse you for the trouble. >>> >>> Thanks everyone! >>> Kurt Henry >>> Lancaster, PA >>> >> -- 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/9a33821e-d969-4419-8aab-440c59b1aa6bn%40googlegroups.com.
