Ryan: My 58 cm Atlantis tips the scale around 35ish or so, with a Nitto Big Back Rack, little front rack, Acorn Boxy bag, small tool kit, maps & small junk in the bag. Typical Riv build, Brooks, Schwalbe, etc., but no fenders. There's really nothing there that I would strip off because I use it all.
I've run it occassionally with a light wheelset & 28 mm tires (looks pretty funny, actually) but the better acceleration & climbing does not make up for the jack hammer ride. Now that you're off the ledge, put the scale back in the bathroom where it belongs, and enjoy riding your bike as-is. Comfort is king & functionality & versatility not far behind. Performance? I dunno, maybe in 20th place? dougP On Mar 2, 11:45 am, Ryan Ray <ryanr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks the responses. Consider me off the ledge but still investigating the > possibility of a more stripped down bike. The pictured bike is my one and > only and as set up serves me well in that regard. City riding, work out > rides, 80+ mile all day fun rides, hauling the kid to school in the > trailer, that tour I keep putting off... > > - Ryan > > > > On Friday, March 2, 2012 11:12:04 AM UTC-8, Cyclofiend Jim wrote: > > > The only question is "how does it ride?" > > > Everything else is just noise. > > > - J > > > -- > > Jim Edgar > > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > > "You must be the change you want to see in the world." > > Mahatma Gandhi- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
