A tip of my virtual hat to this. Well said! -JimD On Mar 20, 2014, at 7:27 PM, Eunice Chang <sleepyn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Emily, > > I'm going to quote someone who was wiser than me. If it makes you happy and > enjoy the rides more, the cost is trivial. If it makes you ride more, that's > a bonus. It's more of a quality thing. And if you can afford it, go for it. > If you can't, you might want to look for an used Atlantis or a cheaper frame > (Surly LHT comes to mind). > > The first time I rode an Atlantis, I wanted to ride it forever. Unfortunately > it was on temporary loan, and I regret not buying it from the owner when I > had the chance. > > Due to personal circumstances, I ended up with a custom mixte that cost about > as much as a fully equipped Atlantis, and it was set up in Riv style, and > it's been worth every penny. Never mind that I ride a mere two miles to the > coffee shop, and not even everyday; every time I ride it I always want to > ride more and look for new routes. > > Good luck with your decision. > > Eunice > > > > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 10:15 PM, Hugh Smitham <hughsmit...@gmail.com> wrote: > If your used to Carbon then yeah Steel can feel like an anchor...after riding > on steel a while it's just a mind set and that anchor still seems to get from > point A to point B with some rose smelling along the way :-) > > ~Hugh > > “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” > ― Albert Einstein > > http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/ > > > > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 7:12 PM, tdusky <tdu...@comcast.net> wrote: > If the the large Atlantis is a boat anchor I would bet the small is as well. > This is just my opinion. As is everyone else making comments here. > Tires will also make a huge difference on the feel of the bike. > :) > Tom > > > 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 a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/Zv-tjShaOw8/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. > > > -- > 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. > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
