I've gotta take issue with your belief that a small Atlantis would feel like a boat anchor, Tom. On what do you base that? Seems to me Grant can be trusted to make any bike he produces excellent for it's purposes at any size he produces.
With abandon, Patrick On Thursday, March 20, 2014 7:07:00 PM UTC-6, tdusky wrote: > > I own an Atlantis along with other fine steel bikes. The Atlantis is a > tough stout do anything bike. Everybody has different needs and opinions. I > ride a 64cm bike and weigh 205 lbs. Even for touring with 30 or 40 pounds > it feels stout. As a bike gets larger it flexes more, frame builders go > with larger diameter tubes as the frame gets larger and the riders weight > increases. I owned a 61cm Atlantis for a few years until I traded it for a > 64. I found the 64 to have a slightly better ride. I like lively but solid > bikes. The Atlantis is solid but anything but lively. At 130 pounds the > Atlantis will feel like a boat anchor. What size tires do you plan on > using? The Atlantis is best for 38mm plus, It looks a bit silly with > smaller tires. Look for something used and save about half the money. > Best of Luck > Tom Dusky > Huntington Woods Mi > > On Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:33:29 AM UTC-4, Emily Hutchinson wrote: >> >> Hello, >> I am trying to talk myself into or out of a really pretty new Atlantis >> with all it's parts. It would be the smaller frame because I'm short and >> average weight 130. The price tag is somewhere around 4000 all said and >> done and I feel stuck. My gut is pushing me in both directions because I've >> never ridden an Atlantis. I'm also out of country and can't just go find >> one to try. I love touring and I'd love to do some long international and >> national tours and live in Colorado with hills. Okay thanks.Someone help >> tip me! Is it irresponsible to spend this much money? >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
