Details on the build and anncillory bike packing equip. 26"wheeled 56cm Atlantis (purchased off list member) RTP tires on mismatch wheelset Shimano hubs Drivetrain 11-36 10 speed cassette, Deore long cage rear mech, single 42t chainring (White Industries 180 crank length), VP-001 pedals and SKF BB Cockpit NOS Nitto Chromo 120mm stem, Soma Fab Oxford handlebar (flipped), NOS Suntour brake levers, NOS Suntour thumb shifter, combo Oury grips and Newbaums cloth tape Cambium seat, Tektro CR720 brakes, Pass and Stow 5 rail rack, and Bagman Sport saddlebag support (mounts to saddle rails) Bags used on this trip are the Sea to Summit Event waterproof compression bags (I have had great success with these bags keeping gear dry and compressing the bulk to fit into small spaces)
I am considering this a phase 1 build to validate the ride qualities and utility of an all road 26" supple tire bike. If I find this to be something I want to take further I will be looking to build a better wheelset with Dyno hub. First few outings have been primarily pavement (couple of commutes to work and this pictured camping trip). One note from camping trip, one section of county highway had rumble strips cut into the narrow (est. width 4 foot) shoulder. Many riders in the group had issues either trying to use only the smooth section of shoulder I rolled right through the rumble strips with no significant handling issues. :-D Hope to get some serious gravel miles in in the coming week. Cheers Jayme On Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 9:38:31 AM UTC-5, Jayme Frye wrote: > > > > > Joined the FATlantis movement. > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-l-adlHyij3E/V1bcJRYTvaI/AAAAAAAAKsY/40NP8Bc27Tw9k38PbnF36MZNV0XMNxFtwCLcB/s1600/IMG_3558.JPG> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GpsY_jq9tTE/V1bcTYtRIlI/AAAAAAAAKsg/GOX0R29kuwQOy7H7W93dveQSOaRCPo6XgCLcB/s1600/IMG_3565.JPG> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z5GMZRKwr-o/V1bb4l3aCtI/AAAAAAAAKsQ/7vaEcYuXom8n1DZZ95O9gZ0m6sryuhy8ACLcB/s1600/IMG_3523.JPG> > > > > > On Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 3:38:41 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >> Since I'm using my Appaloosa as my camping bike, my Atlantis got kind of >> demoted to the humiliating state of "really heavy road bike". That's not >> good enough, so I pulled her fenders, and re-shod her with some 29x2.0" >> knobbies. Please don't hate me that the sidewalls say "Cannondale" on >> them. They are hand-me-downs from my Mountain Bike Racing Team. Now the >> Atlantis is looking stripped down, bad-ass, and butch. If you wanted a >> nice steel rim-brake monstercross bike, this would not be a bad way to do >> it. It should be fun for some summer trail riding. >> >> FAT-Lantis2 <https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/26102304722/> >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
