Thanks Roberta. That was a very interesting read. How convinent are those kick stands?
PS: I have choco moose on my Atlantis. I love them! It introduced me to chocos and I think they are my # favorites right now. But I am thinking of swapping to regular chocos as they dont play well with my stem bag. On Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 1:55:04 AM UTC-7 Roberta wrote: > Deepak, > > Congratulations on your Homer/Atlantis combo. I had a Homer/Appaloosa > combo, with nearly the same setup (and same order of ownership), size and > impressions as as you. I think these two bikes complement each other well. I > even did the lightening up process. I’m glad I did because it helped both > bikes ride better, yet still different from each other. Love the dynamo > lights and tubeless. I rode both bikes equally. You can read about it > here: > > https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/pWpMrkiVUlk/m/eVByOom6CQAJ > > > The only thing I changed after the project was that I put the original > choco moose handlebar back on th Appa, as that bar was the perfect bar for > me on that bike. > > I’m still in love with my lively riding Homer but sold the Appaloosa to > have room for a Platypus. The decision to sell the Appaloosa rather than > Homer was that I don’t ride off-road or tour, not that I didn’t like it’s > smooth buttery ride. > > Btw, bikes can lose a lot of weight for free with lighter saddles, smaller > bags, lighter or no fenders and racks. I have a 1.25 lb vs Nitto 2.5 lb > rack. I changed Flyer for Selle Anatomica. Banana sac vs Carradice bag. > Some items are worth the weight, like your aforementioned kickstand—so > darn practical. > > Roberta > > On Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 12:15:22 AM UTC-4 atreya...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Here is pic from my evening ride today :-) >> [image: image0.jpeg] >> >> Cheers , >> Deepak >> >> On Jul 25, 2022, at 21:14, atreya...@gmail.com <atreya...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> I have had my homer for 6 months . After lot of experimenting , obsessing >> qnd tweaking i am almost 99% there ( in the process I have a mini nitto >> shop with almost all variations of handlebars !which I will try to find a >> good home for when I get to it ) . The more I tweak and better it >> gets, more I obsesss , funny how that works ! >> >> I love this bike ! It is super comfortable but yet super responsive in >> handling . I am invariably smiling and instantly in a good mood every time >> I ride it even if just for 10 minutes! >> >> It feels super nimble and responsive compared to my Atlantis ( which is >> my first love and forever bike for different reasons ) and want to further >> differentiate between the two .So this brings me to my question >> >> 1. Compared to my Atlantis it weighs just 4 lbs less (28 vs 32 ) . >> How much of this handling difference is due to weight compared geometry >> and >> tubing stiffness ? I am also pretty light weight between 160-165 lbs so >> might be little more sensitive to weight changes on bike . >> 2. If it’s weight ? Is it worth to chase some more weight savings ? I >> want to set it up as lightweight go around town for fun type of bike >> while >> Atlantis would do longer touring/hauling , trails etc. I am surprised >> when >> I see numbers close to 25lb or under . I have no racks or fenders , so >> where can those weight saving come from ? I am not willing to sacrifice >> comfort ( pedals and leather saddle ) and definitely not my kick stand >> :-) >> . Below is my current set up >> >> Size : 54.5 >> >> Wheels : pacenti brevet with son28 dynamo and >> >> Tires : RH squanomie pass standard (tubeless) >> >> Shimano hub ( I have realized the use case for dynamo for my riding is >> pretty limited so wouldn’t mind losing it ) . >> >> Crank : silver cranks 42-28 >> >> Brake set up : Paul racers and canti levers >> >> Cock pit : albatross bar , nitto talux stem . >> >> >> Appreciate your thoughts ! >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/aXguQKf5bdo/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/86121f8b-3c76-4d26-a228-53a00e3b5c43n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/86121f8b-3c76-4d26-a228-53a00e3b5c43n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- 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/cc0aeab3-f4fc-4653-8d17-28016273fa43n%40googlegroups.com.
