I was in a similar situation to you not long ago. I had a heavily Rivendell-influenced Fuji touring and a Kona Smoke. Last summer I was able to stop by Rivendell and ride a Clem and an Appaloosa. I loved them both about the same, except that I'm not crazy about the look of the step-thru Clem. I get that it's super practical, but I wanted something I would also love to look at. I lock up my bike in the city a decent amount, so it couldn't be too flashy. I had some unexpected money, but not very much, so the Appaloosa was out of range. I started paying close attention to the used market, came across a Clem H in my size and purchased it in March. I LOVE it!
Without the unexpected money, I definitely would have kept enjoying the bikes I already had, but the Clem leveled-up my bicycle riding joy and so far it's made me spend more time riding. - Bruce On Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 9:04:12 AM UTC-4 sarahlik...@gmail.com wrote: > YES, you should get one. It's a lovely bike and capable of so many things. > If you want to be able to go from road to gravel and wherever you want you > should get this bike! > > On Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 8:44:35 AM UTC-7 max.c....@gmail.com wrote: > >> First: I realize I am asking this to an entirely biased group of people >> and I'm okay with that! >> >> For years I have casually dreamed of owning an Atlantis. I commute 4 >> miles each way by bike, ditched my car a few years ago, and love riding, >> but I do it pretty casually. I'm not racing or doing endurance rides. I >> just like riding my bike and I do it whenever I can. >> >> I don't need the nicest bike in the world and have been fairly satisfied >> with my 1988 Schwinn Cimarron that I've made a fair approximation of a poor >> man's rivendell (somewhat out of date pic below!). However, I've always had >> the itch to upgrade. >> >> Recently, I received an unexpected influx of cash and want to spend it on >> something fun. I'm wondering: how much will I noticeably appreciate the >> difference an Atlantis would bring if I were to spend the money? I'm >> especially interested in the input from those who have gone from the 80s >> era rigid MTB with swept back bars that approximate a Riv (and Grant's >> ethos from Bridgestone) to the real deal. Was it worth the money? Do you >> think you could have gotten by on that 80s frame? >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance! >> Max >> > -- 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/642e7e37-d16a-4dd0-ab0a-9eb6338d71f7n%40googlegroups.com.
