Just back from a tour involving rental bikes, my wife & I hopped on our Atlantii after recovering from jet lag. What a difference! "Touring bikes" are sometimes derided as heavy, clunky, slow, etc., but after several hundred miles on rental hybrids, an Atlantis feels like a sports car. Even though the overall weight isn't much different (hey, we lugged our rentals up & down stairs, tossed them onto trains, etc.), the performance difference was enormous, especially climbing. I can't tell you why but hills that would be "of no consequence" on my Atlantis were seriously consequential on the rental. In their defense, I'm sure our rentals would retail well below US$1,000, so it's true that you get what you pay for. Another unexpected consequence is we are both rethinking the drop bars on our Atlantii. We were both more comfortable on the upright bars and there didn't seem to be any downside. Pondering, pondering....
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