She didn't spend anytime at all.. Red is her favorite color and Keven or Grant one at Rivendell said the legolas red would be perfect for her.. we said OK.. and it was perfect. :)
Kelly doug peterson wrote: > Khalid: > > It's unlikely you'll run into many other Atlantises. I'm coming up on > 8 years with mine & I can recall only once crossing paths with another > one accidently. We had one other guy in our SoCal Riv group with one > but he moved. We've got a couple of other guys who say they have > them :) but they keep bringing other Rivs to our rides. It's a fairly > small pack, all things considered. > > OTH, the blue you reference would look great on an Atlantis. By its > nature, a touring bike should be bit understated, IMHO. For instance, > I love the Hillborne orange as a color but I would be a bit nervous > leaving it locked up outside the market if I was touring far from > home. > > Consider the extra time & expense for custom paint as well. Plus if > you go with the standard color you don't have to agonize over paint > chips (Kelly: how much effort did your wife expend finding the "right > red?") > > dougP > > On Mar 22, 7:48 am, Khalid Mateen <krm2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > She has a nice Atlantis bicycle. Looking at the red bicycle made me rethink > > about getting another color besides the blues green. I like the blue green > > color but I figure every atlantis as that color out and I wanted to get > > something a little different from the pack. I am leaning toward the blue on > > the A Homer Hilson. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Kelly Sleeper <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hey number one rule .. Always blame the woman.. In this case my wife > > > Dawn. > > > > > Note: she reads this forum but hasn't registered and can't post.. So I can > > > spew my male chauvinist pigdom freely. > > > > > Kelly > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Mar 21, 2011, at 4:22 PM, Khalid Mateen <krm2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I just spoke to John about the size for the Atlantis. I told him that > > > I have a PBH of 86.5cm and said a 58 would fit me. Now I am trying to > > > figure out does if I want it another color beside bluesh green. It is > > > Kelly > > > Sleeper fault for showing me that red Atlantis. Now I am trying to figure > > > what color would be nice on a touring bicycle. > > > > > K. > > > On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Khalid Mateen <krm2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >> I am going to call them. I just needed to feel assured somewhat on > > >> buying > > >> a bicycle that I have not tested. The last time I bought a bicycle was > > >> 19 > > >> years ago. I save up 400 dollars to purchase my own bike. Still ride it > > >> today but I want to get into bicycle touring/camping and I need a strong > > >> bicycle for the weight I am going to carry. > > > > >> Thanks > > > > >> K. > > > > >> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:45 AM, reynoldslugs > > >> <be...@perrylaw.net>wrote: > > > > >>> Khalid: > > > > >>> Welcome to the group. Bottom line: set your mind at ease, call the > > >>> Rivendell, and follow their advice. > > > > >>> I have a lot of bikes, maybe six customs and maybe six or seven > > >>> Rivendell models. Like a lot of riders, sometimes I become silly- > > >>> obsessed with a centimeter or two, here and there, on the frame size > > >>> or top tube. Before buying a frame, I always talk to the fellows at > > >>> Rivendell HQ and follow their advice about frame size. They have > > >>> NEVER steered me wrong. > > > > >>> Each Rivendell model I have - - including an Atlantis - - fits really > > >>> well, and rides like a pleasant dream. 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