Actually... if you consider that the Atlantis seat tube is half a degree steeper than the Clem's - and then offset your saddle more to the rear so that they fit the same, the top tube of the Atlantis might feel longer. So maybe it even accomplishes 4 of 5 of my wishes noted above!... unless that is canceled out by the slacker head tube causing the bars to come back more toward you? (Apologies for subjecting you to my thinking-out-loud process...)
On Friday, October 18, 2024 at 3:08:09 PM UTC-6 iamkeith wrote: > I spend a lot of time looking at geometry charts. Not because I know what > I'm talking about - but because, with my odd proportions, it is extremely > difficult for me to find bikes that fit well. > > I often buy bikes just because they DO fit me - even if I don't really > need them. Meanwhile, I keep looking for "the one." (Honestly, I really > just need to break down and get a custom, but I haven't trusted myself to > get it right... so buying other bikes is sort of "practice" until I do.) > > Owning six Rivendells of my own, I also feel like I should sort of be able > to tell if a new model is going to get me closer to what I ultimately > want. (OTOH, my Susie was a perfect example of NOT understanding or > guessing or extraplolating well enough. I love it, but it is a totally > different bike than I expected it would be from just looking at the charts.) > > So, with that disclaimer: I was daydreaming and studying the new > Atlantis geometry charts as I am prone to do. The literature / web > description still describes it as an All Rounder but, by my analysis, it > sure seems more like a Hillibike! Don't get me wrong - this is FANTASTIC > as far as I'm concerned. > > See my chart markup, below. The most equivalent past model actually seems > to be the original Clem H. I own and love that bike too, but I've said > since day-one that I wish it had: (1) slightly shorter chainstays; (2) > slightly longer top tube; (3) slightly more stand-over clearance; (4) much > slacker headtube angle; and (5) fully-lugged construction. the Atlantis > achieves three of those things! > > Alsas and as usual, I fall squarely between sizes and the "suggested PBH > ranges would put me on a bike that is otherwise much too small. So I don't > know if it's in my future, but I'm sure going to be considering it. For > those who regret missing out on the Clem H when it was available, this is > probably a good opportunity - so I thought I'd share this: > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/82ef0216-b8fd-4305-ac22-0acafeace0e8n%40googlegroups.com.
