This list has many riders in the "north of 250 lb" category, so "light" and "heavy" take on a rather different meaning.
Patrick "and many of them can ride me into the dirt, too" Moore On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 7:52 PM, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> Yea I guess I am saying a lighter rider/load would do fine on an >> Atlantis.... > > How light a rider and load are we talking about here? I'm confused because > before there was any Hunqapiller or any Bomba, the Atlantis was marketed as > a touring bike. Now it's only a touring bike for light riders with light > loads? As a data point, I think of myself as a medium-weight rider, and I > usually carry a pretty heavy load as touring loads go, yet my Atlantis has > performed flawlessly in maybe ten thousand miles of touring. > I'm also confused because I looked at the recommended tire size for > Hunqapillars and Bombadils. The recommendation only goes up to 55 mm, which > is smaller than the usual off-road tires. Say I wanted to do the Great > Divide. Say I was a good bike handler, so I thought I'd be OK with no > suspension. I'd still want to be riding mountain bike tires, so the Hunq or > the Bomba still wouldn't work for me. > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > My hovercraft is full of eels > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) -- 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-bunch@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.
