George The mountain bike folks call ISO 584 "27.5". The same way the mountain bike folks call ISO 622 "29". The Atlantis I pictured in the OP had some 584x57 knobby tires on it.
Bill On Friday, December 2, 2016 at 3:12:39 PM UTC-8, George Schick wrote: > > Bill - thanks for steering the thread back to the OP. I have a question > about the Atlantis, too: I'm a little fuzzy on what you mean by "27.5 x > 2.2" knobbies". "27.5"? Can you put that into ISO terms, please. Thanks. > > On Friday, December 2, 2016 at 5:03:38 PM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >> Edwin >> >> I am happy to try to steer this thread back to my original post. :-) >> >> First, on the Atlantis front: >> >> I had a 700c 58cm Atlantis. I bought the frameset used here on this >> group for $1000. At the time it came available it was too inexpensive to >> pass on, and I jumped at it. I did a really nice build that I was super >> proud of, with several unique details. The only thing I didn't like about >> the bike was toe-clip-overlap with fenders or really fat tires. I have a >> paid sabbatical this coming fall, and I'm planning on doing a 2 week tour. >> I have a neighbor whose wife has a 700c Atlantis and who told me "if you >> ever want to sell it I'll buy it". So, when the 650B Atlantis came >> available, I sold my 700C Atlantis to my neighbor, at a great price to him >> since I only had $1000 into the frameset. I'm going to set up this >> Atlantis as a 650x48 road bike, and it will potentially be the bike I take >> on my two week tour. It will have drop bars and a light build. >> >> On the Appaloosa/Hunqapillar Front: >> >> When I was test riding the 650B Atlantis, Grant said "you better ride the >> 650B Hunq. It's amazing". I rode it and it is amazing. I came back from >> the ride thinking "how can I get one of these?". Selling my Appaloosa was >> the only way to partially justify it. My 55cm Appaloosa also had toe clip >> overlap with fenders. So, I sold my Appaloosa frameset and wheelset. It >> will be a knockabout town and trail bike, and it will be my son's S24O >> bike, and sometimes mine. It will have Albatross bars and a basket and fat >> knobby tires. >> >> Bill >> >> >> On Friday, December 2, 2016 at 2:42:49 PM UTC-8, Edwin W wrote: >>> >>> Bill, >>> >>> I have seen you write about the quest for these two bikes, but am hazy >>> on the details. Can you let us know why you are getting these two bikes, >>> and what you are going to do with them? >>> >>> I like the look of both and can't wait to see your color. >>> >>> On Friday, December 2, 2016 at 1:20:14 PM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote: >>>> >>>> Today I visited RBW headquarters to order a frameset. This year I sold >>>> two 700c Rivendells (a 58cm Atlantis and a 55cm Appaloosa) in order to >>>> help >>>> pay for two 650B Rivendells. I mocked up both of the 650B candidates to >>>> my >>>> saddle height (75.5cm) and took the canonical garage door photo of each: >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-svm1qF4DuEc/WEHGmvGQ1HI/AAAAAAAADUg/qchnq4_n4EgeYWJMr35PdogZ7cYFBc7ugCLcB/s1600/IMG_1441.JPG> >>>> >>>> 56cm 650B Atlantis >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QNJ5-rus48M/WEHGv8xse1I/AAAAAAAADUk/ulM0IO4ZRXUZB7A_kqWJa9HP0rxbZEuhACLcB/s1600/IMG_1440.JPG> >>>> >>>> 53cm 650B Hunqapillar >>>> >>>> >>>> Notably the Atlantis was wearing 27.5 x ~2.2" knobbies, which made it >>>> look super butch. That's the main reason I'm sharing the photo(s) because >>>> that 2017 Fat-Lantis is a bit of a novelty. The 53cm Hunqapillar is a >>>> little bit of a downsize for me, but I think that would be my son's go-to >>>> bike when we do S24Os together, and he's an inch or two shorter than me >>>> and >>>> not likely to get to 5'-10". >>>> >>>> >>>> So, I went ahead and ordered the Atlantis, which is exciting. I went >>>> with a small upcharge to order a non-standard but Waterford stock color. >>>> I >>>> will keep it a secret, but I promise it is not a unique Atlantis color. >>>> One of you has an Atlantis that I am blatantly copying, because it looks >>>> so darn good. >>>> >>>> >>>> I was expecting a not-too-long turnaround, but Will explained to me >>>> that everybody from Waterford takes massive time off for deer-hunting >>>> season! That cracked me up. Anyway, now is just about the worst time for >>>> frame turnaround from those good Wisconsinites. No harm done to me, as >>>> I've got plenty of other bikes to tide me over, but be warned if you are >>>> going to order something, that you will be well into Spring before you get >>>> it. >>>> >>>> >>>> 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.
