Hi Emily, I bought my Atlantis new in '99 or so. I have owned many bikes, but my Atlantis is the one bike I will never sell. I love it. I have had 3 back surgeries and is the most comfortable bike I have ridden. I don't own a car, so I ride this bike daily and have hauled 80 lbs or more. I have stripped off all the racks and fenders, installed 26" x 2.35" tires and ridden it on easy trails. I have worn out several component groups, and it is on it's third paint job (powder coat this time). There are other bikes that are less expensive and work very well, such as the Surly long haul trucker and others, but they, in my mind are like appliances. Refrigerators, tool box, vacuum cleaners. The Atlantis is a satori, something I can stare at for hours like a TV. Again, you probably can find bikes that are functionally equal, and weigh less, but they won't be a Riv and they won't be an Atlantis. Life is short. Get a good bike.
On Thursday, March 20, 2014 7:33:29 AM UTC-7, 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.
