There was a 56cm Atlantis FS posting last week with XT bits. That would possibly have been your dream bike, if you like the Hillborne's roadiness, but want cantis, clearance, and beauty.
The 56 is the largest Atlantis frame that uses 559s. Personally, I'm a little shaky with Appa's 52-53 length chainstays. The Atlantis I have, a 53cm unit, has 45's. I run Ortliebs on the back all the time, never had a clearance issue, so going longer has minor appeal. I can tell you the Atlantis is an absolute killer ride. I always thought I wanted a Hilsen, but no more. If you ever get a chance ride one. I really, truly, do not think Grant's ever designed a better bike. On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 9:20:42 AM UTC-6, Surlyprof wrote: > > I was of the same mind as Edwin. When Joe showed up, I thought of buying > one and tranferring the parts from Sam and buying some fatter tires for one > wheelset. I thought Joe might be better on trails but feared I'd miss the > road feel of Sam. I've noticed that 45 Smart Sams fit the Sam but rub on > the kickstand when I pedal hard. I did see that the bb drop on Joe was > slightly lower but I'm sure that would be easily offset by a set of 55 > tires. > > A Joe for dirt and heavy lifting and Sam for roading in the garage\shop > together is not an option. Too many projects coming up and it's rainy > season (we hope). Besides that combo might be better satisfied by Sam and > a Hunq. > > John > > -- 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.
