That is so cool, congrats. I have been trying to find a wife bike like that for years. The 650b conversion of her Miyata brought us closer, but outside of the tandem the solution will likely be a custom. I looked long and hard at that Atlantis, but the timing is not right, and I think it was a bit small for my wife, I am glad it is going to be loved.
If you are not going to have matching jerseys you could at least have matching hats: http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/atlantis-cycling-cap/40-034 while they are on sale Rob On Nov 28, 11:47 am, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > Following our story of the new-to-her 47 cm Atlantis posted earlier, > my wife has been on the bike now 3 days this weekend (and we've still > got Sunday afternoon). After picking up the bike during last > weekend's inclement (for us) weather, her first chance to get in a > decent ride was Thanksgiving day. The drop bars and bar end shifters > were new to her so we took the familiar Newport Back Bay loop, a 22 > mile RT from our home. She was so comfortable and confident with the > bike that she insisted on taking it the next day on an overnight to > San Diego with our local club. I suggested that she take her trusty > Trek (flat bars, grip shift) but was over-ruled. > > Bright & early Friday AM, we dropped our luggage at the start and > hopped the train south to Oceanside. This cut the mileage to around > 40, a comfortable distance for her. We took all the meandering back > lanes I know of to minimize time on PCH and maximize the scenic > element. Many of our friends in the bike club had moaned about the > dreaded Torrey Pines grade. IMHO this is highly over blown. When we > took a rest stop at the park at the base of the grade, I gave her the > choice of the main highway or the old road. For those unfamiliar with > it, the old road is perhaps one-third the distance so obviously a good > deal steeper. There is an interesting museum right at the top, and > the views are worth the climb. She opted for the old road and made it > to the top non-stop. She was so glad to be on the Atlantis and said > she'd have been pushing her Trek, even though it's also fitted with > very low gearing. > > The weather was picture perfect and we arrived in San Diego in plenty > of time for some wandering about. She's often ready for a short nap > after 40 miles but not Friday. After our group explored Little Italy > on Friday night, we rode thru the harbor area and caught the Bayside > Bike Trail back up Coronado and the ferry back to downtown. My wife > couldn't be happier with the Atlantis and personally supervised its > loading into the luggage bin for the bus ride home. We took a bit of > ribbing about having matching bikes but it's all in good fun. On the > way home she was musing about other potential weekend tours, so I see > lots of mileage in the future for Mini-lantis. > > dougP -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
