If Atlantis is really in the mix, I would suggest a Bombadil even; the Atlantis really was/is Rivendell's original touring bike, but the Bombadil is even moreso.
However, as the Sam is a more affordable Homer (remember this page? http://www.rivbike.com/assets/payloads/30/original_A.pdf I always liked that, 100% of the function but saving $1000; of course, the Sam's gone up a bit now, but, the idea still holds)... anyway, along those lines of thinking, I'd think the Hunqapillar is what you would want to look at. Rivendell bikes do have a good amount of overlap, any of the three would do the job very well, but why not the Hunq? $500 is a good part of the way on the parts, so, I say, sure, go Hunq. The only reason I would see why you might not want to is if you did have your heart set on 650B wheels... both the Hunq and the Atlantis are 26" on the smaller end, 700c on the larger sizes; the biggest Bombadils are also 700c, but the smaller ones are 650B. You have perused this page, right? http://www.rivbike.com/assets/payloads/429/original_currentbikesrr43.pdf Sounds like, the Hunq is made for you...... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/aB7MMU4PBqAJ. 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.
