Thanks for all the suggestions. I was looking at those TRP levers, and they look beautiful...but also spendy. William, I am going to have to look into the Tektro levers you suggested. If I added the hoods you suggested, they look like they might provide a nice budget solution for the time being. As to the brake cable housing,the original owner was running a 120 stem. I swapped this out for a 90. He had the cable running long for his 120...now they are really long. I plan on getting the cables all cleaned up when I get the cockpit finalied and taped. I will take some pics from my ride tonight! On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 7:46:06 AM UTC-7, The Cripler wrote:
> A few weeks back I was lucky enough to score an Atlantis at a ridiculous > price. Despite the price, purchasing the bike was a tough desicion for me > when I, A) already had a wonderfuly fitting and riding Surly LHT; B) Wasn't > sure that a 58cm atlantis would provide an adequate fit; and C) have a > new 4 month old at home ( I may have left that part our originally!!) > > Many of you here were intergral in helping me make the leap to purchase > the bike and I wanted to say a big hearty thank you! So far everything > could not have worked out better. I was able to pass on the LHT to a good > friend and now new riding partner. The bike rides, fits, and looks like a > dream. And being that I was able to sell the LHT and some other parts to > fund the purchase, the wife is happy as well. > > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WkSN85QEc_M/UAV6Gsy2yWI/AAAAAAAAABg/ncgYwb6zCJg/s1600/IMG_0983%5B1%5D.JPG> > Here is a picture of the bike as it is now . I added some brown Big Apples > and Paul mini-motos on the front, and swapped out a shorter stem, aside > from that the bike is as it came. I still haven't decided what I am going > to do in regards to the brake levers (as you can tell by my wacked out > cabling and lack of handlebar tape). I had STI's on LHT, and while I don't > miss the intergated shifting, I do miss the nice hand position on top of > the lever. I also think I may like the clean look of aero brakes better. > Does anyone have a suggestion for some nice gum hooded aero brake leves > that offer a nice top hand position? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/r-ka0_D22sEJ. 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.
