Dear Scott,
With utmost respect you left out banjos and chisels. We all have our
weaknesses. Grin.
Best,
Curtis
On Jan 16, 2018 9:02 PM, "Scott McLain" wrote:
> Bikes are no different from fly rods, guitars, golf clubs, or potato
> chips. It’s hard to stop at just one!
>
> Just go with the
Bikes are no different from fly rods, guitars, golf clubs, or potato chips.
It’s hard to stop at just one!
Just go with the Atlantis. Enjoy it. Then when you get the itch buy something
used off the list. Like a Ram or Saluki, just for fun.
Skimp on your car.
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I’ll offer a counterpoint and say that a Sam and an Atlantis aren’t THAT
different. I sold all my bikes and pared down to an Atlantis. It has just a
front rack and beefy wheels. Otherwise it’s about as light as the Sam I
previously had. I don’t clock speed but the feeling is similar. I had a Hun
My Hunqa, essentially a beefier Atlantis, rides wonderfully no matter the load,
including lack of one. As spritely as my Quickbeam? No. Slower? Not by any
amount a nonracer cares about. It would be my one bike, and was for several
years, my one bike, if I ever needed to pare down.
I will have m
Lighten the Sam as much as possible, load the Atlantis with as many racks and
bags and baskets as you can attach to it. My current two-bikes situation is
similar: I have a Riv Cheviot 2-speed with smallish front/rear bags (no racks)
and a Bike Friday Haul-a-Day cargo bike. You CAN make one Riven
Rusty:
"Do any Atlantis riders out there not like how their bike rides with a
small load?"
I bought my Atlantis in '03 specifically for loaded touring. It fills the
bill perfectly for that service. Much to my pleasant surprise, it turned
out to be a wonderful ride even without a load. My "a
This project is gaining some form out of the mist of possibilities. Like a
shadow in the fog that you know will take shape in time, and then the moment
when you think…"so that’s what it is!"
I have been a one bike fits all guy for a long time and haven’t, until owning a
Rivendell, regretted th
