Paul: Great to hear you're enjoying your ride. The current Atlantis is the most comfortable one yet.
Short history: Toyo built the Atlantis for a long time, and while it was updated a bit here'n'there, it was mostly things like adding braze-ons & minor running changes. A few years ago (I'm a bit vague on exactly when) production moved to Waterford. At that point, the chainstays got just a bit longer. Not so much as to be obvious but for a while there was a geo chart for that version & the differences were subtle. The MIT version was a major change to significantly longer chainstays. I have an '03 58 cm Atlantis that I simply love, and have put thousands of miles on in the last 17 years. A couple of years ago, I was at RBWHQ and took a ride on the current (MIT) version and was simply amazed. The ride was noticeably more cushy. We did some trails close to the shop and the bike handled as well as mine on single track (Note: I'm not an aggressive off-roader). You've really got the best of both worlds. Another benefit to the longer wheelbase is if you run rear panniers more of the weight is forward of the rear axle for a more stable ride. I also think that space between the seat tube and the rear wheel just begs for a frame bag. I toyed with the idea of upgrading to the new design, but felt guilty about abandoning an old friend who has serve me so well. dougP On Monday, July 13, 2020 at 7:46:18 AM UTC-7, ☆ Paul ☆ wrote: > > Hello Everyone. I'm new-is here. > > Almost finished building up my new Atlantis MIT and thought I'd share it. > *What > does MIT stand for, anyway?* > > Finally coming to the realization that a really upright geometry makes me > happiest. Being a bit slower, I force my friends to slow down too and > conversation is the result. > > A little bit unconventionally for a Rivendell (I think?) I mounted a 1x10 > SRAM drivetrain, which works brilliantly on this frame. Also took The > Deacon's advice and put the lovely Berthoud Mente saddle on, and committed > to ride the brick till it's comfortable... but a few days ago I chickened > out and dunked it in a bucket of warm water and put on lots of mink oil > (scary advice from the Internet, but WTF)... and it worked! Already > super-comfy. > > Still waiting on VO fenders, and a Nitto seatpost to match the stem. The > new G-One Speed tires are amazing, these are 50C and they roll so fast, > like much smaller tires. > > Having trouble posting more than one image, will put-up more upon request. > > (PS: I finished a very similar build on a twin-top-tube Sam Hillborne for > a charity auction, and I ended up buying it myself, long story. It's a > little too big and I may put up for sale at some point soon... will post > when I do.) > > I love the positivity on this forum. Much love to everyone, > > Paul > > [image: 1.jpeg] > > > > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a2ceb53a-4142-4c7d-ac8d-237bc37323aao%40googlegroups.com.
