I agree with Bill 100%. Just put a few dollars away until you can make it happen. IMHO, long term satisfaction should be the goal.
On Monday, August 22, 2016 at 2:10:07 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > In my opinion, if you really want an Atlantis, you should wait and make it > happen. If "out of your budget" means you can't afford it yet, then wait > until you can afford it. If "out of your budget" means you could never > spend that much on a frameset and feel good about riding it, then wait > until you find a used one. > > If you actually want an Appaloosa, and an Appaloosa is in your budget, > then go for it. The Appaloosa is a fine bike. But if you buy an Appaloosa > and continue to want it to be an Atlantis, then you are bound to eventually > regret it, and you'll be right back here again. That's my opinion. > > Bill who-rode-his-Appaloosa-this-morning Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Monday, August 22, 2016 at 9:57:50 AM UTC-7, Kellie wrote: >> >> Just wondering what you guys think? I really want an Atlantis but a new >> one is out of my budget. Intended use is mostly off road like fire trails, >> cross country riding; NOT crazy downhill, rock gardens etc. Since the >> Appaloosa is supposed to be somewhere between the Hillborne and the Hunq, >> I'm wondering if an Appaloosa would be an appropriate substitute? >> >> Big price difference between the two. I'm sure there is a tubing >> difference. But the Appaloosa has the Hunq fork so that's plenty strong. >> Maybe better cosmetics, detailed lugging on the Atlantis. So you say why >> not get a Hunq? But if I'm going to pop for a new Hunq I might as will buy >> a new Atlantis. What do you think? >> > -- 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.
