In RR 29, Lon Haldeman relates a solo route scouting ride in Peru.
This was in preparation for a PAC Tour group, so probably quite
challenging. He took his 1980 vintage MTB ("22 yeas old & at least
3,000 trips to the post office"), way before suspension. He doesn't
mention tire size but from the pix they're middling plumpish, maybe
2". While my off road experience on my Atlantis is limited, it seems
to have good handling. I'd go larger than my current 35s for an off
road tour but wouldn't change anything else.
dougP
On Oct 29, 8:57 am, Ray <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Question: Is it practical to use an Atlantis on the ACA Great Divide
> Route, as opposed to a hard-tail mountain bike with suspension fork?
> I am thinking about mounting some appropriate large 700c knobbies,
> maybe a suspension seat post or a Brooks Flyer, and probably pull a
> trailer (as opposed to panniers). I have spent the past several days
> reading through the journals of others who have ridden the route, and
> the over-whelming bike of choice is a hard-tail mtb with suspension
> forks.
>
> What is max tire width I can use on my Atlantis? The RBW site no
> longer spec's that, just a recommended minimum.
>
> By the way, I realize that a Bombadil would fit the bill nicely. But,
> I don't have the funds at present to purchase one, and I already own a
> great Atlantis, which I just used on the Western Express route with
> panniers. Just wondering if I should think about "fixing up" my
> Schwinn Moab 3 hardtail for the Great Divide, or use the tour-tested
> Atlantis instead.
>
> Thank you for comments and suggestions.
>
> Ray
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