Agree with this assessment. Have an early Hillborne and used to own an Atlantis. The ride does seem to be similar. Closer than, say, my Simpleone to the Atlantis.
Then again maybe my memory is all wrong as I haven't owned the Atlantis for a few years. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Jul 11, 2012 10:54 AM, "Cyclofiend" <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > I don't think it's as simple as "thick" vs "thin" tubes. When the > Hillborne first arrived, I was lucky enough to ride one over at the RBWHQ&L > , as well as hear what Grant had come up with in terms of design and tube > set choice. It is definitely a different selection of tubes - as one > would expect from a different frame design. > > At the time I rode it, the ride seemed to land just where GP had said - > between the Atlantis and the Hilsen (for some reason, "light-framed > Atlantis" came to mind, even though I don't own an Atlantis for true > comparison). I never really heard what choices were made with the > Bleriot, but it was modeled after the Saluki. It would not surprise me > that some allowances were made to keep the price down and work with the > production facility (Maxway) and the needs of QBP, who was the partner in > the project. > > And tires and pressures make a HUUUUUGE difference in any test ride. The > first time I rode a Hilsen, it was actually fitted with Rolly Polly 28's > (at the time the JB's had not yet arrived). Grant sent me off on the bike > saying very specifically that the tires were not what the bike was designed > for. It felt akin to my open-wheeled racer. When I rode it again before > buying one, with the JB's, it felt like a Lamborghini with a Land Rover > undercarriage. > > - J > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** > group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en> > . > > -- 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.
