Peter: That's a pleasant problem to have: which Rivendell? I'll encourage the Atlantis idea, since I have over 8 years & well over 30,000 miles experience with mine.
I'm 5'11" with a PBH of 85 cm, and a seat height of 77 cm, and ride a 58 cm Atlantis with 10 cm stem. It's the most comfortable bike I've owned. There's a chart of sizes, PBHs & saddle heights. According to that, I could ride either a 58 or 61 but IMHO the 58 is perfect. I wouldn't want anything larger. I know stand-over height is a bit controversial but I like being able to plant both feet flat and not worry about clearance. The versatility was one of the main attractions. When I bought mine in '03, my intended primary use was loaded touring but since then it's become the bike I ride 96% of the time. It was a standard Riv build, including 35 mm Pasela tires. I've gradually gone to heavier duty and wider tires and currently use 40 mm Schwalbe Marathon Supremes. They are noticably better in soft dirt than 35s and are decent on gravel. I've fitted 50 mm and it has lots of clearance but for now the 40s are fine for what I do (mostly paved). 50s would be better for riding a lot of gravel, soft dirt, etc. You can't go wrong with an Atlantis.....heck, with any Rivendell! Hope this helps, & let us know what you decide. dougP On Oct 4, 1:07 pm, Peter M <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> wrote: > So finally have the funds and approval from the wife to go ahead and > buy a new riv frameset only really cannot decide which one. I was > leaning towards the Hillborne but now looking at the Atlantis I really > like the finish and the fact I could go to huge tires if I wanted to > one day. I currently live in NYC but am moving back upstate soon so > need something I can take on gravel roads and not wipe out. IThe > question is, is the Atlantis overkill? I know it is twice the price > but that is not really a concern (well it is but I am willing to spend > the extra if it means having the best bike out there). I was also > looking at the Hunqapillar but it seems to be more of MTB with a short > headtube and I really want to get the bars nice and high for my > Albatross bars. Also can someone who owns a 58cm Atlantis let me know > how it fits? I am 5'11" with a PBH of 85.5, most definitely not a > racer at 250lbs. The geometry at Riv is currently down so not sure how > the 58 would fit but would really like to stick with 700c wheels since > I already have an MB-2 with 26ers. Thanks for any words of wisdom out > there on the group. -- 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.
