"...bicycling life evolves..." is a theme I can relate to. The bike that preceded my Atlantis prgressed thru an angled stem to raise the bars, triple crank, added eyelets for racks, etc., etc. But at some point I had to give it up for real brakes, wide tires and longer chainstays for panniers.
The Atlantis is the bike I can see riding as long as I can push the pedals. While it still sports drops & bar ends, I could see some flavor of upright bar in the future. Fortunately the bike is so versatile and adaptable that I can't see any future where it wouldn't work for me. dougP On Jun 22, 11:58 am, Beth H <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Friday, June 22, 2012 9:39:56 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > > Beth: I thought you loved the LongLow. What changed? > > And, second, what about 700c wheels now disappoints you? > > Two things that have developed over the last five years: > > 1. I find that bikes spec'd around 700c wheels in my appropriate > height-size are now uncomfortably long for my shortening reach -- and I was > already pretty darned short-wasted to begin with. Aging has slowly > decreased my reach further, to the point where drops are uncomfortable and > uprights on a short-top tube model are not working (combination of > handlebar, stem length and frame geometry make for a bike that does not > handle optimally). > > 2. My LongLow was made in 1999, befre any of us knew just how alrge a tire > we'd eventually like to run. This frame can handle 32mm tires with fenders > only BARELY, and then only with the right tire and fender combo. > > 3. The older I get, the happier I find I am on bigger tires. Older-school > mountain bike geometry is giving me a new lease on bicycling with a better > upright position (stem/bar/frame geometry combo) and plenty of room for big > tires and full fenders. Plus, I LIKE the feel of the ride on 26" (559) > wheels and I love the feeling that I can ride anywhere on them. > > So, as my bicycling life evolves and my atorage options aren't increasing, > it makes sense for me to transition to bikes I will actually ride, and will > enjoy riding as I age. I am ready to look at a frame swap if someone out > there has an Atlantis they'd like to trade for my LongLow frame. > > Thanks to everyone who has emailed back and forth with me trying to > convince me to keep the LongLow. I live in a tiny place with very limited > storage space, so it doesn't make sense to keep and store bikes I ride less > and less over time. Periodic culling and adjusting of the bike herd isn't a > bad thing. Cheers and happy riding --Beth -- 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.
