The Atlantis is a great bike but it was developed about 17 or 18 years ago. Perhaps it has seen some tweaks and improvements over the years. In the past 17 years Grant and the other employees and close friends have logged thousands of hours riding the hills and the actual Mountain. I grew up at the base of that mountain and rode it a lot, still do once in a while. That area is the test bed for these bicycles and everything learned by riding that area goes into the design of Rivendell's bikes. You can be certain that all those years of research have resulted in some of the best riding bikes Rivendell has ever designed. The new bikes cost less because of where they are built, I doubt there are any compromises.
I'm certain that a new Riv custom will be exquisite in its execution and attention to detail and that is worth a lot in and of itself. However, for a fraction of that cost you can get a frame that is very well made and will ride great on trails. My custom Allrounder was the best handling bike on twisty mountain descents that I have ever ridden and I've owned dozens of really nice bikes. I have no doubt the Appaloosa is an evolution of that bike. Ray -- 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.
