I think it really depends on the riders weight/size and how much of a load the bike will carry. The 'Hunk' has heavier gauge tubing which would be a plus as would the added diagonal tube. Can't remember the ground clearance dimension but the Atlantis seems more like a road touring bicycle rather than a multi surface off roader if you get my drift. An Atlantis seems like the perfect Rando bike for a heavy guy and the Sam for more normal weight people. The 'Hunk' is just beefier and so would be able to carry more weight and not feel like riding a wet noodle. Not a problem for a 180 pounder with a load but it sure would be for a 280 pound rider and a load. My own (similar to the Atlantis) touring frame is kind of rated for a 275 pound load and I tip the scales at 260 so I don't load it with much and use it as my normal derailleur geared road bicycle. Hey... maybe I will get a 'Hunk' since my Simple One has been such a pleasure to ride. What ever happened to the load limit chart for the Riv models anyway.
On Jul 5, 5:55 pm, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here's a question maybe some of you Hunq owners can answer-- what is the > Atlantis giving away in loaded touring? At what point would I be touring on > my Atlantis and say to myself, wow, wish my bike wasn't doing that, I wish I > had a Hunq instead? > > Seriously. I can easily imagine a point where I thought to myself, I wish I > was riding a bike with a front suspension instead of my Atlantis (and for > me, that point would come on the Great Divide, but YMMV). But I'm trying to > understand when I'd wish I had a Hunq and what the symptoms would be. (I > ride a 56 cm. Things might be different if I were on a bigger frame.) > > Christian, for you it sounds like the Hunq is the right choice. > > -- Anne > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 3:26 PM, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Christian, arm-chair expert replying here, but if it's loaded touring > > you'll be doing, get the Hunq. The Atlantis can of course do that, but I > > bet the extra beefiness of the Hunq would really shine through. > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > My hovercraft is full of eels -- 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.
