I've always wanted an Atlantis, but couldn't justify it because I have a Bleriot. I was excited to read about a lower cost alternative, but then I saw those chain stays. Um. Yeah. A bit of an outlier those, Pay a few hundred less than the MUSA build and get a few more inches of rear end on a drop bar tourer. I just can't stop staring at that gap between the tire and the seat stay. Oh well. I hope they sell a bunch, but not my cup of tea.
On Monday, March 19, 2018 at 6:10:48 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > The BLUG today announced an upcoming pre-sale for a less expensive > Atlantis. No doubt they will be made in Taiwan. The pricing hint is "a > tad more than an Appaloosa". Is it good that Rivendell is evolving? I say > yes. Is it a little sad that the Atlantis is changing? I say sure, a > little. I'd bet a dollar that some of their recent cashflow worries came > from the financials around this change. Made to order frames are expensive > but cost you nothing until somebody wants to buy one. Taiwan builds have > to be done in expensive pre-paid runs, which require a bunch of cash on > hand. > > The curved double TT of the biggest size was on instagram I think. > > 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.
