Oh also, we've met a couple of times. I used to live in Atwater village, and i think i ran into you at golden saddle once or twice.
On Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 10:57:02 PM UTC-7 Drw wrote: > Hey Hugh, > I bonked the original fork doing something stupid. It needs to be bent > back at the steerer tube a bit, but somehow i convinced myself that i > should get a disc fork replacement also/instead. The color not matching > isn't fitz's fault. It's a powdercoat color that I chose (wet paint cost > almost as much as the fork itself.) > The Atlantis is MY only bike. I have another bike with a crust cargo fork > and a child seat on the back that gets ridden more, for errands, bike > paths, parks etc. but rarely gets above 10mph. Though i dont get to trails > or fire roads that often, i like having the atlantis ready to go for that > or an overnighter. Also after riding the kid bike around, even the atlantis > feels super fast on roads. > > -Drew > > On Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 6:51:27 PM UTC-7 Hugh Smitham wrote: > >> Drw, >> >> I love it! I like the custom Fitz disc fork, looks like he couldn't quite >> match the color, nonetheless I dig the customization. >> What a great start to this thread. I'd love to read about both of your >> stories. For instance, how are you came by the framework? What vintage it >> is? What made you to do the customization? And why you love your Atlantis? >> It would also be great to know people's names, where they live and the type >> of terrain you like riding? >> >> Thanks for the submission. >> >> Hugh >> >> On Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 2:04:47 PM UTC-7 Drw wrote: >> >>> Here's my 650b waterford in hunq green with a fitz disc fork. photo is >>> from a mid pandemic rebuild and not everything was dialed in at this point. >>> [image: >>> IMG_6226.jpg][image: IMG_6227.jpg] >>> >>> On Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 11:07:38 AM UTC-7 nus...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Here's my early-run Toyo Atlantis on some recent rides. >>>> <https://photos.app.goo.gl/ofrGxTFqXtXC6w7S6> It is, IMO, the Platonic >>>> form of bike, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 11:40:49 AM UTC-6 Hugh Smitham wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Rivy Peps, >>>>> >>>>> There's a lotta love for many of the Riv models out there and rightly >>>>> so but I think the flagship model born from the original all-rounder >>>>> needs >>>>> some attention. So in that spirit let's see you Atlantis. Extra points >>>>> for >>>>> close-up pictures of your cockpit and other details like wheels, but we >>>>> of >>>>> course want to see a nice portrait too! >>>>> >>>>> Let's have some fun! >>>>> >>>>> Hugh Smiitham >>>>> Los Angeles, 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dd26fab5-524a-45f2-b0a5-cf898f2b7029n%40googlegroups.com.
