I totally get it. I'm getting a new Atlantis, and it's just going to go to the back of the que until I finish some other bike projects and until I can afford a wheelset. It will likely be several years before I ever ride it.
Like you said, "when you see a Rivendell that you like, you need to get it when you can" but, in my case I have to add "when you find a Rivendell (or any bike, for that matter) that *fits*..." The Atlantis has always been the aspirational ultimate for me, but has never been offered in a frame size that worked. You could see it as a problem that I now have several other bikes which I got as alternatives and which more or less duplicate it's function, but I like them way too much and I've spent too much time dialing them in to get rid of them. That's one of the reasons I like the long chainstays so much. Variety, even if it's subtle, is variety. Or, I could justify it as a "spare." I kind of want to give some cashflow to Riv right now too, even though my own is tight at the moment. Meanwhile, none of this means that I'm not actively refining a short list for the NEXT bike or two that I'll buy. You'll have to get WAY over 20 bikes before I see it as a hoarding problem, so relax. You're in good company. On Monday, July 2, 2018 at 8:00:47 AM UTC-6, Rod Holland wrote: > > As someone wisely pointed out on this group, if you see a Riv frame you > like, it's best to buy it when it's offered. On that basis, I just ordered > a New Atlantis, a.k.a. MIT Atlantis, a.k.a. LWB Atlantis. It's a 59cm, > meaning 700C with a truss. The joke is that I already have three other > builds queued up (an Ocean Air Rambler 700C, a Sam Hilborne, and an old > Nobilette go-fast); I've done a really good job of not getting to these, > due to a range of distractions, but have full build kits for the Rambler > and Hillborne, and need to spend some quality time in the basement, putting > them together. Given that it's also prime riding season, what this really > means is that I need some weather foul enough to make me prefer wrenching > to riding. > > So why, when I already have builds for three more very likable bicycles > queued up, on top of five bikes already in the stable that give me real > satisfaction to ride, would I go and order another frameset? Rocks in my > head? Poor impulse control? Probably. But it falls out like this, I think: > I've got a soft spot in my head for touring bikes, and already own two; > I've got another soft spot in my head for Compass tires, and was an early > adopter of Barlows, RTPs, and Snoqs, all Extralights; none of my current > bikes would accommodate the Antelope Pass, I've wanted an Atlantis for > years, and the Riv long chainstays experiment is intriguing; I have also > admired the old ANT truss bikes, and missed the window for those. So, > godnose when I'll get it built, but I've taken the plunge... > > ... and when they are all built, what on earth am I going to do with 9 > bikes? My bicycle hobby is turning into one of those "if present trends > continue" jokes... > > rod > > > -- 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.
