I thought about this too, but maybe it has to do with tubing? They created a new fork crown, which seems to be made for rougher stuff.
The geometry is different than a Sam. Longer wheelbase - longer CS and more fork rake. Lower BB, longer TT. HT and ST seems to be in between the Atlantis and Sam. Seems like a more stretched out and stable bike, and sits between an atlantis and hillborne. On Friday, October 30, 2015 at 12:30:03 PM UTC-4, drew wrote: > > im still not sure what exactly makes this more like a > hunq/atlantis/bombadil than a sam hillborne. from my novice reading and > riv's 2011 chart, the geometry is almost the same as a sam (excluding > longer stays), the prototype looks like a sam and it's replacing the sam in > the lineup for now. i understand it has canti mounts, but sams have had > those too. > > when i first heard about it, i was excited about the idea of sam with more > off road tendencies. i thought it filled a gap in the lineup and would > appeal to people who wanted something for rougher stuff who would be put > off by the extreme stoutness of atlanti/hunq/bombadil (and now clem), and > would appreciate a slightly lighter version. at the pricepoint, it seems > like it could compete with the somas and salsas and all those brands. > > i guess im just confused as to why they would market it as a cheaper > atlantis. it seems like that will only diminish atlantis sales and not add > anything new to the lineup that isnt covered by a few other bikes already. > > still, i think it is an awesome bike. > > > -- 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.
