It comes down to your aesthetic sense. If you are not that much into the details of how things look, then it doesn't matter because quality- wise they are identical.
But if you do care about the details, then I think you'd have to look at the specific bike to determine what you like more. Totally subjective. I do remember a Grant post mentioning he really liked some of the details on the last run of Toyo Atlantis. Here it is: http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/196 I have both a 2006 and one of these last-run 2010 Atlantii. I like both (a lot), but I overall I prefer the look of the 2006. For example, I like the curvey lugs of the 2006 more. Many people have said they prefer the newer, pointy lugs. Tomato, jitomate. On Jan 26, 3:52 pm, Bruce <fullylug...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Current Atlantis production is Waterford. Up until last year (I think), they > came from Toyo. Toyo was the only source for Rambouillet, Saluki and > Romulus/Redwood. AHH was blended as you suggest, and is now all Waterford. I > think if you get them to take an order for a Legolas, it would come from > Waterford as well. The website currently shows Bombadil, Rodeo, Atlantis, and > Hilsen as US made (Waterford). Hunqapillar, Gomez, Foy, Amos, Simpleone as > Taiwan made (Maxway) > > ________________________________ > From: Ryan <ryter...@mts.net> > To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wed, January 26, 2011 12:19:28 PM > Subject: [RBW] Re: Toyo versus Waterford Atlantis > > As far as I know, Atlantises (Atlanti?) were only Toyo-built. But I'm > sure that someone will correct me if I'm wrong. > > My impression is that later models...I'm thinking of the AHH in > particular ...were either Toyo or Waterford-built. And as others on > this thread have noted, the Sams are either built by Waterford or in > Taiwan under the supervision of Toyo > > That being said, regardless of the origin, Grant's design philosophy > and attention to detail are evident...you say tomaytoes and I say > tomaahtoes . Rivendells are great bikes > > Regards, > Ryan in Winnipeg,MB > > On Jan 22, 10:34 pm, Bob <prov...@umbc.edu> wrote: > > > How does the Toyo built Atlantis differ in quality and/or geometry > > from the Waterford edition? Exclude differences in braze-ons, > > kickstand plate and range of sizes. > > > In other words, what, if anything, was gained or lost by the change in > > builder? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW > Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
