Benz, I guess that's you name? What a well thought out build. I absolutely love that 1st gen XTR drive. Pretty sweet older hubs the polished silver looks so good. I like the be seen friction (I presume) dyno rear light. I don't like dyno wiring running to the rear just ugly and a pain. I had a campee front rack like that but it doesn't play well with v-brakes so it was a no go.
I like all the shots but a Atlantis in the wild is special. I think you played pretty well Sir. Best Regards, Hugh On Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 1:32:04 PM UTC-7 Benz Ouyang, Sunnyvale, CA wrote: > I'll play. > > I present my 53cm Toyo Atlantis that has been through more versions than I > care to remember; at one time, it even had Campagnolo Ergopower levers on > mustache handlebars. It's currently outfitted for commuter/all-purpose > duty. That's why there's a heavy Abus Bordo Granit X-plus permanently > fixtured and Pitlock skewers (plus other security implementations). > > All images are embiggenable – right click > Open image in new window. > > Some standard profiles to start… > [image: Atlantis Left.jpg] > [image: Atlantis Right.jpg] > > Here's the cockpit. I'm running a wide (48cm?) Nitto M151 handlebar with > TRP RRL levers. I've standardized on Spurcycle bells and (unfortunately > discontinued) Cateye Adventure cyclo-computers. Yes, cotton tape with cork > on one end and twine on the other, plus shellack to make it Riv-approved… > [image: Atlantis Cockpit.jpg] > > Here's the drivetrain. It's 1st gen Shimano XTR with Dura Ace SL-7700 > downtube shifters, with a 9-speed "Sheldon's Century Special" 13-30 > cassette. Wheels are Velocity Synergy rims (OC rear), laced to a Schmidt > dynamo front and a White Industries rear (because they're visually > matching). Here's an solicited plug for Rene Herse Naches Pass tires. > Although expensive, they are quite transformative, and are pretty much what > I've been using on the Atlantis exclusively since the tires came out years > ago. > [image: Atlantis Drivetrain.jpg] > > The sharp-eyed probably noticed the Bridgestone style "Partypace" sticker > <https://pathlesspedaled.bigcartel.com/product/new-partypace-bridgestone-inspired-1-sticker> > on > the toptube, but there's also a limited edition "Old Man Petersen downtube > sticker some Riv fan made years ago... > [image: Atlantis Old Man Petersen.jpg] > > I also have a big safety triangle and plenty of red reflective tape all > over the rear... > [image: Atlantis Rear Right.jpg] > > Some may have spotted the PDW Radbot 1000 on the right, but do you know > what's hiding on the left? Yes, it's a second dynamo-powered Magnic rear > light > <https://www.magniclight.com/index.php/en/shop/category/112-light-sets>. > Despite the Schmidt dynamo hub up front, I went to the trouble of doing > this to avoid running an unsightly wire to the rear. The Magnic light works > well for a "be seen" light and I recommend it for this purpose. I'm a lot > less convinced of the Magnic front light's efficacy as a "to see" light. > [image: Atlantis Double Dynamo.jpg] > > Finally, what's a bike pictorial without some action shots. Here are a > couple. A pano from the peak of Black Mountain > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mountain_(near_Los_Altos,_California)>, > and another on the trail > <https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/7011262/bella-vista-trail-beautiful-view-from-the-top-of-this-10-grade-connector-between> > > that I used to descend from the peak. Both are from today's morning ride. > [image: Atlantis Pano on Black Mtn.jpg] > [image: Atlantis Mixed Terrain.jpg] > > -- 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/435bf735-9fe3-497b-bdd5-2e1545d022b0n%40googlegroups.com.
