I know someone with an Atlantis and they love theirs. I have a Betty Foy and wouldn't ride anything else. You won't be sorry for that price. As for the paint, Grant calls that beausage (rhymes with usage). The frame is probably usually that amount by itself.
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/-/JOh7FM3hs5UJ. 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.
