A year or more ago, my rambunctious golden retrievers knocked over the Atlantis, which was politely drying in the afternoon sun after a nice bath. The derailer hanger bent, and it totaled my original derailer, which was the now-discontinued rapid rise version. I admonished the dogs, and substituted with shimano's current high normal equivalent, consoling myself with the thought that I'd adjust to pulling my silver shifters up to go to a lower gear, just as I had quickly gotten used to pushing down for same when that reverse action came around.
I never did. Maybe the little fellow needed some fine tuning, but my real objection was, I suspect, somewhat more conceptual: lifting that shifter up to ascend to a higher gear had come to make more sense somehow. (That, and I still have one of the rapid rise fellows on the bleriot, so I wasn't able to completely block out the past experience.) So, through the magik of the intertubes, I procured and mounted the rapid rise model back on the Atlantis. The difference is remarkable for me, and I am most happy with my reversion to the reverse-action. I suppose I should get some more before the ether swallows all examples. That having been said, I have a question on another, tangentially- related subject: when at rest, Atlantis sits on a two-legged kickstand, and with a decent load pops a static wheelie. On a sloping surface, those handlebars swing round with a vengeance, and if the rear load's uneven, the resulting weight shift threatens to topple all. So -- what do you call/where can I get one of those rotation-limiting devices that prevent the full swing-around on the bars? I've seen them in photos posted by a couple of you touring types, I believe. And maybe I should lop several centimeters off the kickstand legs to decrease the wheelie effect? Rick. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
