Thanks Steven! I'm really happy to have the Trek. When I found the Atlantis frameset, I expected that it would replace the Trek, but the Atlantis is gone, and the Trek is still in the stable!
CJ On Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 9:03:03 AM UTC-4 Steven Sweedler wrote: > Chris, nice to see this bike again. Here is a recent addition that I like > more and more. 95 Trek 930 Steve > > On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 8:46 AM CJ <christophe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> For sure. Up here in the frozen wastes of Maine, my winter ride is a 1992 >> Trek 950 "Atlantis style" bike. It has full fenders, upright bars and stem, >> and wears either Maxxis DTH or Nokian studded tires, depending upon how >> much ice I expect to encounter. Here it is with the non-studded tires in >> late winter: >> >> [image: i-bqL8WGm-X2.jpg] >> >> On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 6:43:26 PM UTC-4 mathiass...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> That's a cool video. >>> >>> It's a bit "idealized" in that the Atlantis is being ridden with snow on >>> the ground, but it doesn't have fenders. >>> That's a setup for someone with a few bikes to choose from -- where >>> there's snow, there'll be salt, and water, and slush, most days in the >>> winter. Where I live, I could ride that setup maybe ten days between >>> Thanksgiving and the end of February. >>> >>> But it sure looks great -- Rivendell nailed the color on that bike. >>> It just looks right, it's easily recognized, and even though it's just a >>> hair off the classic Celeste Bianchi, it's clearly its own thing. >>> >>> cheers -mathias >>> >>> On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 2:33:46 AM UTC-4 Luke Hendrickson wrote: >>> >>>> Lovely, lovely bike. That’s the era of Riv that first got me hooked! I >>>> would like to ride something from that era to compare it to my super huge >>>> 62cm MIT Atlantis. >>>> >>>> On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 12:37:48 PM UTC-7 CJ wrote: >>>> >>>>> New article today in The Radavist featuring a classic Riv: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://theradavist.com/i-dont-want-anything-thats-fast-the-bikes-of-spencer-connell/ >>>>> >>>>> This strikes a chord with me because I have a Surly Krampus, I used to >>>>> own a Toyo Atlantis just like that one, and like the article's subject, I >>>>> also have little interest in the recent long chainstay Rivendells. >>>>> >>>>> CJ >>>>> >>>> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/452e6621-7dbf-4d3d-8b41-2d704b5f7fc8n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/452e6621-7dbf-4d3d-8b41-2d704b5f7fc8n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Steven Sweedler > Plymouth, New Hampshire > -- 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/0987017c-b275-46b9-92da-a3963f9e4fd5n%40googlegroups.com.
