In a few weeks I'll join the Rivendell ranks taking possession of a new Atlantis 59cm. This will be my first more relaxed bike after decades of serious road biking - basically downshifting, partly due to health, partly due to changes in what I want a bike to do.
For this Atlantis, I plan to do relaxed around town rides and voyages on gravel roads - eg northern New England, rails to trails, eg the cross NY state trail system etc., self-supported with the camping gear and the like. I'm starting to put together my build list and all is coming along fine. Brooks saddle, Silver 178 crank, shimano rear derailleur, older campy front derailleur, etc. Where I'm really struggling is picking out the bars. Will have thumbies, may want to have handlebar bag as well (used one yrs ago when touring through Europe) and found it super handy. Also, remember, I'm very accustomed to drop bars. So... Looking at Albastashe, but doesn't look compatible with handlebar bag. Don't want stem and bar combo. Albatross looks better for handlebar bag but not as many hand positions. Not sure about Bosco or Losco, would likely flip most of these to get some drop. The portola handlebar from Soma looks interesting but unlikely to have enough sweepback for that long top tube of Atlantis. Lastly, brakes. I'm going canti. Are touring Pauls really that much better then Dia Compe to justify the price. I like bling, but not excessive which seems to be the case with Pauls. Anyway, now calling upon the collective intelligence of this grp to give me a hand. Appreciate any and all replies. - John -- 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/CAD3toFBtf6dOAc3E9vqfRyUeEf3MSW4BQBY-UA%3D%3D6wrAxz%2BxKQ%40mail.gmail.com.
