Perhaps stating the obvious, but: Just because it is that Atlantis color doesn't make it an Atlantis. I doubt that the seller would call it a Long-Low if it says Atlantis on the downtube. Atlantis was derived as a lower-cost A/R, built by Toyo in Japan and intentionally given a different name (Atlantis) to distinguish it from a Rivendell model. And I think the 700c Atlantises came later; originally they were 26". While it's possible that the geometry/ride of this particular bike may be similar to or even identical to an Atlantis, if it sports a Riv label on the downtube, it is not an Atlantis b/c it was not made in Japan.
While we're on the subject, I'm looking at Riv Catalog No. 4 from Summer 1998/March 1999, and Catalog No. 5 from Summer-Winter 1999 in front of me, and both have pics of 2 different Long Lows with cantis, for you nonbelievers. The LL is described as having a bigger tire clearance (up to 38c), longer stays, little relaxed angles, and cantis (because at that time, there were no std reach brakes available). in fact, Cat. 5 has a std geometry table for the A/R, Road Std, and LL. So I think it's really unfair to keep on calling this an Atlantis. There was a real Long Low model that was built by Joe S, and if this is one, then I think that's a very fair price for a great bike. Greg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/rQUa_2nOhJMJ. 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.
