Ya, I guess the stack and reach between the 61cm Atlantis and the XL Romanceur are just about identical. Only the SO is higher on the crust. If it was a bit lower I'd definitely be tempted by one. Not that I need another bike. And honestly, My Appaloosa does all that I could hope for and I haven't managed to find a criticism of it yet.
Sky in new west On Monday, June 19, 2017 at 12:44:53 PM UTC-7, Mark Reimer wrote: > > Hi Ryan, > > I've actually already bought a replacement frame, but not a Riv. It just > took too long to find a 61, and I can't afford a new one at this point. I > bought a Crust Romanceur. > > On Monday, June 19, 2017 at 2:21:54 PM UTC-5, Ryan Fleming wrote: >> >> hopefully a 61cm will surface for you at some point >> >> On Monday, June 19, 2017 at 1:03:28 PM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote: >>> >>> Oh, funds are in USD! I should have mentioned. >>> >>> On Monday, June 19, 2017 at 12:51:58 PM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote: >>>> >>>> Up for sale is my 58cm Rivendell Atlantis. Owned since spring of 2014. >>>> Located in Canada, but will ship to the USA. >>>> >>>> Pretty sad to sell it, but it's always been just a hair under-sized for >>>> my tastes. If it was a 61cm, I'd keep it for life. Easily the best bike >>>> I've ever owned, but that won't be news to any Riv owners here :) >>>> >>>> I believe this is a Toyo built frame based on the round lug style. >>>> Second owner I believe. >>>> >>>> I rode the bike year-round and toured throughout Washington and Oregon >>>> on the back roads, so there are typical paint scratches, and that annoying >>>> all-too-common paint damage from dropped chains, but no dents or anything >>>> like that. >>>> >>>> One thing to note - my front, right-side lower fender eyelette requires >>>> a nut on the back. It always has since I bought it. The threads weren't in >>>> good shape, so I asked Riv what they suggested - Either tap it to the next >>>> size up, or throw a bolt on the back. I like keeping everything 'stock' so >>>> I put a bolt on it and it's been 100% trouble free since. You could easily >>>> tap it for the next size imperial bolt if you wanted, but why bother in my >>>> opinion. This works perfectly. >>>> >>>> Frame was treated with rust inhibitor on the inside when I bought it, >>>> and there is no sign of rust in there. >>>> >>>> Frame, Fork, Ultegra headset. >>>> >>>> >>>> I also have Paul Touring canti brakes, a Phil Wood 119mm BB (that's >>>> what you need if you run White Industries VBC cranks), and some other >>>> small >>>> goodies available. >>>> >>> -- 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.
