Good price. Not earth-shattering, but pretty good based on components and
custom paint. I'm bugging my buddy to get it, but no luck so far!!!
Cheers,
David
On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 2:30 PM, Tonester <tony.mad...@gmail.com> wrote:
> That seems like a really fair price to me, you're just in rarified air -
> we're an odd lot! You might consider a cross-post to the SF bay area
> craigslist (if such a thing is allowed).
>
>
> On Monday, April 8, 2013 2:16:49 PM UTC-7, drewjensen wrote:
>
>> Jim, I remember reading about your Atlantis years ago on your blog (if
>> I'm remembering correctly) and it was an inspiration to me to buy it in the
>> first place - so thanks for that.
>>
>> It's been a great bike - it's kind of the generalist of the bike world,
>> no? Can do almost anything at least competently. It always seemed,
>> though, like where it would really excel would be in distance cycling -
>> Brevets and whatnot - packing stuff to go with you..and that was just never
>> me. I just had more fun when I could take it off road a bit. The part of
>> cycling I always enjoy the most is when I'm off road somewhere and I feel
>> like I'm part of nature. It makes me feel like a kid again. And the
>> Atlantis can do some of that, it's just not it's forte in my opinion.
>> Anyway, I think the Ogre will work out fine. Haven't sold the Atlantis
>> yet. It turns out my CL ad wasn't hitting the Boulder index so had to
>> repost on Sunday. I've had a few hits but nothing serious yet.
>>
>> In the group's experience is this price going to work or will I need to
>> drop it?
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 7:55 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <
>> thil...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I owned an Atlantis for several years, and I own an Ogre now. I will be
>>> a bit of a contrarian by agreeing with your decision to swap the Atlantis
>>> for the Ogre. Aside from traditional geometry and lugs and the Rivendell
>>> mystique, the Ogre has all the good stuff the Atlantis has, and then some.
>>> Loads of tire clearance, more brake options, Rohloff option, numerous rack
>>> options, trailer hitch option, easily single-speeded, tough, not as much
>>> regret (or as hard to replace) if it gets damaged, etc.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sunday, April 7, 2013 8:23:45 AM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
>>>>
>>>> That makes sense, Drew. The consideration that with the Atlantis you
>>>> can then easily switch back to an all-rounder at little to no cost down the
>>>> road is worth including in the calculation. Yes, it costs a few hundred now
>>>> (less if you can buy used components via a WTB post here), but the long
>>>> term costs of the switch may be harder to see, especially for your wife.
>>>> WIll you want to do a tour in the years to come? Some road/dirt rides?
>>>> Living in Boulder, there are some amazing rides to Estes Park that offer
>>>> great camping etc that an all-round Atlantis is built for. Whatever you
>>>> decide, have a blast!
>>>>
>>>> With abandon,
>>>> Patrick
>>>>
>>>> On Saturday, April 6, 2013 10:11:30 PM UTC-6, drewjensen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Believe me that I never envisioned selling it when I bought it. It
>>>>> did occur to me that I could retrofit the Atlantis to do more "tough
>>>>> stuff"
>>>>> riding. I started putting a list of all of the parts to really do it
>>>>> right
>>>>> and it was going to be a few hundred dollars - and I started pitching it
>>>>> to
>>>>> my wife and she couldn't get past the idea that I just had the wrong tool
>>>>> for the job. If I wanted to be riding on trails then I should stop trying
>>>>> to make the Atlantis fit if another bike might do better. Plus, a few
>>>>> hundred dollars that we really don't have versus a revenue-neutral switch
>>>>> to a mountain bike (hopefully).
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, it's an emotional decision having to part with this bike, but
>>>>> if you take the emotion out of it I think (hope) that it's the wise move.
>>>>> I guess we'll see.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Saturday, April 6, 2013 3:55:13 AM UTC-6, LyleBogart{AT}gmail.comwrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Drew!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That is a sweet looking Atlantis! I'm going to second Tony's
>>>>>> recommendation to try a set of fat knobby-type tires before parting with
>>>>>> that bike. I've extensively used my Atlantis with Schwalbe Marathon XRs
>>>>>> (700x40) on the trails and primitive roads on the Navajo Rez in the four
>>>>>> corners area of Arizona and the riding is very similar to the trails in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> Front Range area. The Atlantis is a great off-road bike with the right
>>>>>> tires. Oh, and with the 700x40 XRs, there still miles of space, so easy
>>>>>> enough to go much fatter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Good Luck!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> lyle
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5 April 2013 12:01, Tonester <tony....@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey there!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm a fellow "custom color" Atlantis owner (red!) and totally get
>>>>>>> your dilemma - fortunately I'm able to maintain a stable of bikes so the
>>>>>>> temptation to sell the Atlantis doesn't come up. I fed my jones for a
>>>>>>> 29'er disc brake bike with a Civilian Luddite and love it, but not to
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> extent of choosing it over the Riv. Have you tried super-fat
>>>>>>> semi-knobs on
>>>>>>> the Atlantis? Looks like the Ogre will handle up to a 2.5" tire , and
>>>>>>> I've
>>>>>>> seen Atlantii with 50mm slicks which is nearly 2". I'd whip a set of
>>>>>>> knobbies on the Atlantis and give it a go before giving it up. I think
>>>>>>> that yellow all-rounder that hit the list recently is one of the coolest
>>>>>>> bikes I've ever seen.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best of luck in any event!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tony
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thursday, April 4, 2013 6:52:06 PM UTC-7, drewjensen wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hey everyone - I moved to the Boulder area a couple of years ago
>>>>>>>> and there are so many great trails here compared to where I lived in
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> Bay Area for so long. I've taken my Atlantis out on them, but my wife
>>>>>>>> has
>>>>>>>> tired of my suggesting new ways to retrofit it to make better use of
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> trails and so talked me into a Surly Ogre works a little better on the
>>>>>>>> trails around here. It's not an Atlantis, but I think it's the right
>>>>>>>> tool
>>>>>>>> for this job.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Alas, though, I need to do the fiscally responsible move and sell
>>>>>>>> off my Atlantis. I got it in 2006 when they were still Toyo made and
>>>>>>>> had
>>>>>>>> it painted a dark blue that I liked. I had to save money for it for a
>>>>>>>> couple of years and took great pains to get the best parts I could
>>>>>>>> afford/justify for it. Really, the only corner I can think that I cut
>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>> that I didn't get Phil Wood hubs but I stand behind all of my other
>>>>>>>> choices
>>>>>>>> in putting it together.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Anyway, it's a sad day, but a necessary one. If you know anyone
>>>>>>>> looking for a 64 please pass along the information. If anyone has any
>>>>>>>> questions feel free to ask. Thanks for your time.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Drew
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Here's a link to my local CL listing: http://boulder.craigslist.**
>>>>>>>> org****/bik/3723729971.html<http://boulder.craigslist.org/bik/3723729971.html>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> (note to moderator: I attempted to use the tag, but got an error
>>>>>>>> indicating that the tag was not for use in this forum)
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