As someone who bought his first Rivendell frame and did my first build in the past few months, it is nice to see other first-timers. Jim and Thomas I am sure you will love your new Atlantis bikes-enjoy the process! My Appaloosa has exceeded my expectations and made me rethink what I actually need in a bicycle. Congratulations! Randy in Wisconsin
On Friday, April 22, 2022 at 10:37:49 AM UTC-5 eric...@gmail.com wrote: > Congrats to everyone on their Atlantis pre-orders. I'd fit a 55 but I > dream of that double top tube on the 59. Not being able to fit the double > tube frames pushed me to the Appaloosa, a bicycle I love. > > On Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 5:39:44 PM UTC-4 Thomas Sibley wrote: > >> I ordered a 59 yesterday (😍 that rainbow bar), chomping at the bit right >> after noon worried it would sell out (unfounded I guess). Super excited! >> I've bought lots of parts and gear from Riv for years and years but never >> an actual bicycle. I hope I like it; it seems likely I will. Really >> regretting that I didn't try harder to make a visit over to Riv when I was >> briefly down in La Honda in October. >> >> The other Riv frames haven't been too attractive to me in comparison to >> my long-time trusty steed, a Surly Cross-Check which I've continually >> refined into a great all-rounder bike for me over the past 12 years. Asking >> myself "Do I really need a new single?" always concluded in "Not really." >> But the Atlantis got my attention a while back around the same time it felt >> like my more recent refinements of the Cross-Check were fighting its >> geometry. On the Atlantis, I'm looking forward to getting even more >> upright, switching to a quill stem, running wider tires than the >> Cross-Check can accommodate with fenders (38s from Compass, er, Rene >> Herse), experiencing longer chainstays, having All The Braze-ons, and so >> on. Will first build it up using a mix a spare parts I have on hand, stolen >> parts from my Cross-Check, and new parts just for it, and see where it goes >> from there. My brain is definitely vibrating with the (rare to me) new bike >> excitement and not just any new bike, but a Riv! >> >> Thomas in Seattle >> >> P.S. Hello! I just learned about (and joined) this list two days ago when >> researching more about the Atlantis. I think I'll stay a while. >> >> >> On 4/21/22 10:14, Jim Whorton wrote: >> >> I ordered a 55 frame. It is all I can do to be ending these sentences >> with periods instead of strings of exclamation points. I'm stoked, I'm >> enthused, I'm maintaining a calm exterior while selecting parts one by >> one. I've got a Clem H I bought complete, much modified now with guidance >> from this forum. The Atlantis will be my first time building a bike up >> from a new frame. I'm going to go sloooowww and enjoy it too. >> >> I have been wanting this bike for years and was doubtful I'd be able to >> get it, as fast as the Riv frames have been selling out lately. And I see >> now there are still Atlantis frames available, a day later, in every size >> EXCEPT the 55. Below is proof that the 55s sold out in under an hour. >> >> Jim in Rochester >> >> >> [image: atlantis 55 sold out.jpg] >> >> On Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 5:50:53 PM UTC-4 CJ wrote: >> >>> I have to admit that for the last decade or so, I haven't been too >>> interested in Rivendell's off-the-peg frame offerings. I have a Rambouillet >>> and a Heron, and briefly owned a 26" wheeled Toyo Atlantis (that had been a >>> wish-list bike for a long time) that I just didn't gel with. I've looked at >>> Riv's current offerings, and the only one in recent years that peaked my >>> interest was the Clem H. After reading the most recent Riv newsletter and >>> seeing the Atlantis pre-order, I took a look, and realized that the 53cm >>> Atlantis is very close in fit and function to the 52cm Clem H. It's kind of >>> got me interested. If I were to buy one, I would have to build a set of >>> wheels, as I don't have any 584 wheelsets. I'd probably rob the rest of the >>> parts to build it off some other bikes, and think about thinning the herd a >>> bit. I've built quite a fleet of 90s MTB beaters, and they are currently >>> enjoying a bit of a moment of popularity, so maybe it's time to release >>> some of them into the wild. >>> >>> Anyway, that's my story. Is anyone else planning on trying to get an >>> Atlantis? Why? What are your plans for it? >>> >>> Any recommendations for 584 rims? I think the Velocity Cliffhanger is >>> the only wide, rim brake rim available in that size. Any others that I've >>> missed. 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