Wouldn't be my first choice with an Atlantis. As Patrick said, you can probably make it work with a really long BB, but then the chainline will likely not be optimal, and whatever narrow Q-factor you may have hoped for would be thrown out the window. The Atlantis is really best suited to a triple along the lines of a Sugino XD or a mountain triple. At my shop, we've been frustrated anytime we've tried to get anything else to work.
You can do a compact double of sorts on an Atlantis, using a Sugino XD (or similar) with a Salsa Crossing Guard (or similar) in place of the outer ring. Mine is a 38/26. I don't bother with a front derailleur because I almost never need the 26, and the 38 x wide-range 9sp cassette gives me just about all I need/want. Personally, I think the TA is a pretty crank, maybe the prettiest, but the amount of hassle involved in the installation and maintenance (i.e. lotsa fiddly parts that are not available in 99.9% of bike shops, special TA-only crank puller, use pedal washers or the thing will break, etc) make me question why anyone would want one. But that's just me. On Sep 20, 8:59 pm, "J.V.O." <[email protected]> wrote: > I am building an Atlantis for commuting, and wish to use a > Cyclotouriste double with 48 (or 46)/30 chainrings. With an 8 or 9sp > cassette, I think that I'll have all the gearing necessary. Is there > any reason why this would be an inappropriate crank choice for an > Atlantis? > > Thanks, > Jim > Sent from my I-Phone > > On Sep 20, 2009, at 21:06, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Sep 20, 2009, at 10:40 AM, R Gonet wrote: > > >>> Again, think about Rivendell having to deal with a recall on one of > >>> their products. They'd have to assign some of their limited staff > >>> to > >>> deal with that but would still be doing business as usual. > >>> Everything would be slower- new order fulfillment as well as > >>> processing the recall. All the RBW folks would (hopefully) > >>> understand this- because Rivendell is not a faceless corporation to > >>> us- and cut them some slack. We should do the same with Sigg. > > >> Companies like RBW, Sigg, Patagonia, and others trade on their > >> reputation for quality, reliability, and integrity to earn our trust. > >> When I buy a no-name product made in China, I know I'm taking my > >> chances. When I pay a premium to buy a product from one of the > >> aforesaid companies, I rely on their reputation to deliver a quality > >> product. I'm not overly concerned about BPA but when a company > >> employs deceptive practices, I think they don't deserve any slack. > > > Richard, you're obviously tweaked about this and we're not going to > > agree. Since this isn't a Riv topic, maybe it should be left off of > > the mailing list. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
