Okay, will "out" myself. Have one of the new LHT frames - 58cm and 26" wheels. Rides really, really nice. Much like my Atlantis. Which, as it so happens is a 56 frame with 26" wheels. By all accounts and standards, should probably be on a 61 Atlantis. But after hopping on the smaller Atlantis a couple of years ago, just had to have it.
Unlike most, I actually like the wider tires and really enjoy having options of either Marathon Supremes or Big Apples under the frame. Cushy and don't find them to be any slower. The engine is the problem on these bikes. Or the option of throwing on Marathon Cross tires and riding unpaved trails in my area. And the wider rubber is much more forgiving. Also, my background is different from most. When getting "serious" about bikes, it was at first old cruisers, then the new(ish) mountain bike boom. Those bikes just spoke to me. And still do in a way even great road bikes never have. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Jan 4, 9:57 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > One curious phenomenon is that Atlantis frames in size 58 (700c) > outsold those in size 56 (26") by a large multiple. I often got the > impression that folks exaggerated their PBH measurements because of > some apprehension about 26" wheels. After I had my Atlantis for a > couple years, I found myself wishing for the improved clearances of > 26" wheels. My custom tourer/all-rounder is basically a 58 Atlantis > with 26" wheels. Apparently Surly saw the benefits of 26" wheeled > touring bikes, too. > > On Jan 4, 9:43 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Pretty sure Tim's AR is a 59. Tim is about 6'4", but that was > > apparently the Riv-recommended size for him back in 1996 (now he'd > > probably be on a 64 or so). In any case, Tim used his AR for many > > brevets because it is comfortable to ride. > > > On Jan 4, 9:28 am, Bill Connell <bconn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 5:45 AM, Marty <mgie...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > I threw in a bid on an All-Rounder that ended up in someone else's > > > > hands yesterday via Ebay. Went for a little over 600, which I thought > > > > was a great deal - but a few bucks past my limit. Hopefully someone > > > > here snatched it up, and can report on the coming build. Guess I'll > > > > upgrade my MTB conversion and wait for the next one. It's tough to > > > > find a tall-frame 26"-wheel lugged steel ride, (my Trek is a 61cm, and > > > > I'm running 1.75 Pasella's) and I happen to like the feel, not that > > > > there's anything wrong with 700c or 650b... If I'm ever in the > > > > position to have a custom built, I'd be tempted to build it around 26" > > > > wheels. I know the prevailing winds whisper 700c for anything over > > > > 60cm,, but having ridden both styles, it's kind of a toss up to me. > > > > The trick is finding that elusive tall-lugged-steel frame. > > > > List member Tim M will probably chime in soon - he has a 64 (62?) cm > > > All-Rounder with 26" wheels, and he's waxed enthusiastic about it on > > > the list many times. It's a beautiful bike, and that model is probably > > > your best bet for what you're looking for w/o going custom. Good luck! > > > > -- > > > Bill Connell > > > St. Paul, MN- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
