I just picked up a late 2000's Toyo Atlantis and I've ridden some of the longer chainstay more modern Rivendell frames. The biggest difference I think would be the chainstays for sure. The ride quality will be in my opinion vastly different, as the older Riv's had shorter (still longer for the time) chainstays keeping the bike a bit more nimble and quick as opposed to being super stable albeit a bit more "clumsy". An Atlantis 2 with 26" wheels has plenty of possibilities. I'm sure you can clear real big tires if you wanted to, or go a more traditional tire with fenders and whatnot.
On Monday, February 27, 2023 at 1:35:26 AM UTC-5 tylerj...@gmail.com wrote: > I am searching for a used Atlantis as my introductory first, Rivendell, > during my fall into the rabbit hole of the internet and bike opinions. I > have been steered toward the newer model Atlantis, but the Atlantis 2's are > cheaper and more readily available. I want to know whether anyone has ever > ridden the Atlantis 2 & 3? I am looking for honest opinions on the frame > geometry and ride feel. I like the idea of riding a long, old, vintage > Cadillac of a frame unless it is very limiting. The newest Atlantis has a > very long chain stay, and I am curious as to how this compares with the > older models. I have a large interest in loaded touring and riding fire > roads here in Montana, but I mostly ride roads and lazy gravel rides. I am > looking at an Atlantis 2 (not local at all) with 26" wheels. I have ridden > all wheel sizes and am not biased toward any particular size. > -- 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/0826d314-6ce7-44ed-9a44-227c3c5f12ben%40googlegroups.com.
