I rode cross country with a fellow on a Seven titanium bike. It was fine, he was fine. I'm quite sure that the five pounds or whatever difference between a loaded Atlantis and a loaded Seven will make approximately zero difference in their handling in the wind. (I'm not saying they handle the same, just that the difference will not come from the lightness of the Seven frame.) And if both bikes are loaded similarly, they'll have the same center of gravity, too.
I've done a tiny amount of touring on my Klein touring bike. It too was fine. I prefer my Atlantis for touring, but again, not because the Klein is too light. If I could magically subtract five pounds from my Atlantis and change nothing else, I would. This is a complete non-issue. On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 4:35 PM, dr...@charter.net <dr...@charter.net> wrote: > Boy did I get an eye opener today. Went out cycling- very windy, > usually take my Atlantis for days like this, however Project Atlantis > is still in the works. Took my Klein, got blown into gravel and fell > over- no injury due to low speed and helmet bumping the concrete > instead of head. I know that I would not have fallen on my Atlantis > due to its stability. > > Which raises the question of someone taking a lightweight Titanium > touring bike cross country. Friend is letting son do this, with > trepidation. When we spoke a year ago my advice was obviously a steel > bike. He recently told me he got a Salsa, Titanium bike. Went to their > website and they do have one model they advertise for long distance > touring- very light. > > Obviously they will have panniers to weigh the bike down, but the bike > itself and thus the center of gravity is very light, although I know > Titanium is strong. Does anyone know anything about touring with such > a light bike. For some reason, I always felt that the weight of my > Atlantis is what made it feel so safe no matter what the conditions. > > -- > 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. > -- -- 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.
