Yea I guess I am saying a lighter rider/load would do fine on an Atlantis....The Hunqua is just made for harder, heavier use and I guess it does take wider tires. The larger frames having the additional tube would be stiffer also which would help on a heavily loaded bicycle. I myself prefer the more traditional look of the Atlantis but if I wanted/needed a beefier bike I'd definitely get the Hunquapillar ....did I spell that right... the name reminds me of Caterpillar tractors? I think for most people wanting a road/touring bicycle the Atlantis is one fine frame and very versatile for what most people are likely to use a bicycle for.
On Jul 5, 8:44 pm, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: > So, then, you're saying that if I'm a medium weight person carrying a normal > amount that a loaded tourist might carry-- say, not much more than 65 > pounds-- and I'm not riding on gnarly single track but on paved roads, fire > roads and single track that is not gnarly, then the Hunq would offer no > advantage to me over the Atlantis? Except, of course, the considerable > advantage of being $500 cheaper? > > In fact I do take my Atlantis, loaded up with 50 or 60 pounds, on fire > roads, paved roads and non-gnarly single track, and it performs beautifully. > YMMV. > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 8:28 PM, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > 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. > > -- > -- 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.
