Purely as a bystander, I'd say there's not too much risk for you in buying this bike, if you have the cash and are willing to mess with the adjustments (sounds like a shorter stem needed, at least). If after that you find it doesn't work, I don't see how you would lose any money on a resale. You know what they go for. Fix the braze-ons or not, as you please. My two cents. Cheers, Steve
On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 12:29:27 AM UTC-4, The Cripler wrote: > > Ok. So here is the situation. I have been looking for an Atlantis for a > while. Well I guess looking isn't the right word. Perhaps "dreaming" is a > more appropriate descriptor. To be honest, I haven't really thought that an > Atlantis was going to be in my price range at the current moment. Not > without selling off a few of the bike I have, and as my wife has learned, > selling off bikes isn't a strong point of mine. Anyway, now out of the blue > I have stumbled upon an opportunity to purchase a complete Altantis > for....wait for it.....$1000. Here are the specs: > > Nitto Technomic Stem > Nitto Noodle handlebars with new tape > Front rim: Bontrager 36 spokes > Rear rim: Velocity Synergy 36 spokes > Hubs: Phil Wood hubs > Tires: Schwalbe Marathon Plus (basically new) > Sugino XD crankset > Phil Wood BB > Rear derailleur: Shimano Deore XT > Shimano Cantis (couldnt tell what model) > Saddle: Brooks premium leather > SKS fenders > > It seems like an amazing price. I have met the guy, he seems like a > totally straight up person. Now here is the dilemma. First, the frame is a > 58. I have a Surly LHT (which of course I'd sell...maybe) which is a 56cm. > Fits me great. My PBH is 83.84, but lets call it 84. According to the > sizing charts I've seen Rivendell would put me on a 56-58cm frame. But, > this just seems big to me. I know this has been discussed countless time > before, but I am really concerned that a 58 would be too big for me to > ride comfortably. I took the bike on a test ride, and with the current stem > and setup it definitely felt too large. But, I did have a fistful post > showing with my legs extended - albeit barely. The other main issue with > the bike is that both of the rear rack braze-ons have broken off. As the > seller described it, one of the braze-ons was broken off when he purchased > the bike, and the other broke off due to the undue stress on a cross > country trip. I looked at the damage and it really doesn't seem to be an > issue, or to be that diffucult to fix. I have a frame builder in town who > would be able to make short work of it...although I'm not sure what it > would cost. Finally, the paint has some wear. There are several chips. It > actually looks way better than I thought it would considering the price. > But, it does have "character". So given what I have laid out...am I an > idiot for having second thoughts about jumping on this? If the bike didn't, > do you think i would be able to get my money back if I had to sell it? Help > a confused brother out here. Thanks All! > -- 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/-/nAYHiVZ34vIJ. 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.
