I converted my old 93 MB-3 to an upright roadster with 42mm slicks and Albatross bars for my girlfriend and the end result was a bit squirrelly. If I recall the Bridgestone MTB's of the era had steeper angles than other brands. Having all the weight in the back doesn't help. I find it noticeably squirllier than any other bike I have yet still acceptable but my girlfriend has trouble keeping it on a straight line and is easily bumped off course by rocks/ holes in the road. She much prefers the Soma San Marcos I built for her after the MB3. The San Marcos has bigger dia wheels (650b), lower BB and slacker geometry all of which helps the overall stability.
OTOH I have a 89ish era Koga Miyata 26" MTB and I think that handles even better than my 26" Atlantis. I haven't found good geometry data on that particular bike so I'm not sure why it might be so nice. -Dave On Tuesday, June 24, 2014 10:48:25 AM UTC-4, Clayton wrote: > > I own an Atlantis and it has been my favorite bike, ever. I bought the > frame new in '99 or so and it has been my main transportation since then. I > love the fit and am trying to find an inexpensive frame, such as an old > chromoly Mt. Bike frame, that has close to the same geometry for my > girlfriend. I am hoping the tribe has some suggestions....? > -- 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.
