I really like the Atlantis too and have wanted one for some time; I love the color. I am sure it would do all I would want it to do. For now though the $500 price difference is important and I'd be really happy with the Hunqapillar so I cannot see spending the extra money on the Atlantis. I am not really a fan of two tubes either, but with a 54 Hunqapillar that's not a concern.
As for bars: I'd likely go with drops as I find them most comfortable, but I could be persuaded to go with Bullmoose bars too. Who knows. Atlantis or Hunqapillar: Either way I'd be thrilled to own a Rivendell and have a bike, again, that I can use for fully loaded touring in any conditions. I'll try both when I am out there and see how it goes. I'll try the Sam too. My only hesitation with the Sam is that I do want something that really has no limitations in terms of load, terrain, etc. Perhaps the Sam does not and I am mistaken. But it seems to me that if one wants a go anywhere touring bike then it's either Atlantis/Hunq/Bombadil. My Terraferma can do most things but it'll snap in half under a big load and I want to keep it set up like it is--as a pretty speedy long distance road bike. Best wishes, Christian On Jul 7, 10:22 am, Larry Powers <lapower...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Per Riv: > > The Atlantis is our most versatile bike, our best-seller, and as evidence of > its mature design, is virtually unchanged since we introduced it as our first > production bike in 1999.75. It is ideal for loaded touring, trail riding, > commuting, and general riding where you're likely to want tires 35mm wide or > wider most of the time, and fenders a lot of the time. Around here, we have a > saying: You can do anything on an Atlantis. Because you can. > > The Atlantis is a stout over built road touring bike. Riv lists its heaviest > use as loaded touring (road touring is implied). The heaviest use of the > Bombadil is loaded trail touring so by Riv standards this bike is built for > heavier use. By normal standards both are over built and bomb proof. I > would not hesitate to do an off road tour on my Atlantis. > > Maybe someone can shed some light on this. Based on the way Rivendell shows > the bikes in pictures the Atlantis seems to be designed as a road bike and is > optimzed for drop bars. The Bombadil seems to be designed as a mountain bike > and is optimized for upright bars. The Atlantis is built heavier then most > production mountain bikes and in the past people have built them up with > upright bars and used them for trail and mountain bikes. As Riv says you can > do anything on an Atlantis. I think the Bombadil is just optimizing a bike > for this use. > > Different bikes for different people and uses. My Atlantis is built up for > loaded road touring but dirt roads and single track could be toured as well. > Aesthetically I do not like the double top tubes and none is offered on any > of the Atlantis sizes. I don't mind the extra lateral tube but the Atlantis > does not suffer from not having one. If I were to own one bike it would be > the Atlantis. It is probably the most versatile bike for me (I have no > interest in riding anything more technical then smooth single track). I am > lucky enough to own several several bicycles and between them I can choose > the one most suited to the ride of the day. > > The only point to this is that the Atlantis should not be dismissed because > it the oldest bike in the Riv stable. It has lasted this long for a reason > so take a good look at all of the frames and pick the one that you like best > and get out and ride. > > Larry Powers > > Rambouillet > Atlantis > Quickbeam > > Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Hunqapillar or Atlantis or....? > > From: palin...@his.com > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2011 07:08:58 -0400 > > > On Wed, 2011-07-06 at 20:25 -0700, Anne Paulson wrote: > > > 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? > > > You're right, that's nonsense. The Atlantis is hugely overbuilt for a > > bike suitable only for "light touring" and light riders. > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
