Daniel, I bought an Atlantis last summer and sold it in a month or less. For me the long chain stays were not to my liking. I was lucky to find a new Sam at a dealer before Riv got their last shipment in. I really like the Sam Hillborne and run it with 48mm tires. It rides and handles great. I use Choco bars and sit at about 50-60 degrees, so not bolt upright, and I hold the bars either on top of the break levers or further up maybe close to the hoods on a drop bar. You should, if possible try to ride them, I was unable too before purchasing any of the Rivendells I have bought over the years.
If there is a list member near you who has one I bet they be happy to help you. Good luck Joel On Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 11:07:24 AM UTC-4 daniel....@gmail.com wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm glad I recently found this group, I am hoping you can help me out! > > I am planning on ordering a Rivendell frameset in the near future > (whenever they are in stock, I am patient). I am just having a hard time > deciding what might be right for me between the Sam Hillborne and the > Atlantis, mainly on the geometry. > > I would be using the bike for a half-hour commute on road / bike paths a > couple of times a week with panniers, and also for weekend rides of ~1-2 > hours mostly on gravel roads. I want to build it up with drop bars and > something around ~45mm tyres. > > My PBH is 91cm and my previous drop bar bikes have had a ~60cm top tube. I > am tall enough that I have never owned a road bike that is capable of > getting the bars level with the saddle, even with a riser stem! My hope for > a Rivendell is to set it up with drop bars that can actually be level with > the saddle, and to have a bike that will be with me for life. > > I have always LOVED the look of the Atlantis, especially with the extra > rainbow top tube. The colour and the head badge are beautiful. For this > reason alone it would be my first choice, however… my concern is that in my > size (59 cm) the top tube length is 64cm which seems very long, like it > would be too long for drop bars. I get the feeling that maybe the “new” > Atlantis is more optimised for upright bars? Does anyone have recent > experience with drops on the Atlantis? > > Sam Hillborne is a beautiful looking frame too (in orange). The geometry > seems to be more “standard” and it would fit my needs nicely. However I’m a > little confused on size, the geometry charts on the Riv website lead me to > believe there is a 58cm which would be my size, or possibly a 62cm which is > the next size up. The text on the Sam Hillborne page suggests there is a > 60cm model as the biggest - have they recently updated the sizing and > geometry? > > I think I really want the Atlantis but am hoping for reassurance on the > fit. Any light you can shed on this would be great! > Thanks > Daniel > -- 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/404f7427-c64d-495d-91dd-605ab3d3fe34n%40googlegroups.com.
