Yowza and ppl are worried about fender clearance! I dont have some love of any kind of brake setup, they all seemed adequate in terms of stopping for me but it seems if you have the scratch for Paul's than the neo retros look like the dogs bollocks of all canti brakes.
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 6:11 PM, The Cripler <[email protected]> wrote: > Thomas, > > Here is a close-up of the clearance. Kinda scary really: > > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PSorbVVk4aw/UAXi_KmWyMI/AAAAAAAAAB4/i1KFvXJKBws/s1600/IMG_0986%5B1%5D.JPG> > > On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 7:46:06 AM UTC-7, The Cripler wrote: > >> A few weeks back I was lucky enough to score an Atlantis at a ridiculous >> price. Despite the price, purchasing the bike was a tough desicion for me >> when I, A) already had a wonderfuly fitting and riding Surly LHT; B) Wasn't >> sure that a 58cm atlantis would provide an adequate fit; and C) have a >> new 4 month old at home ( I may have left that part our originally!!) >> >> Many of you here were intergral in helping me make the leap to purchase >> the bike and I wanted to say a big hearty thank you! So far everything >> could not have worked out better. I was able to pass on the LHT to a good >> friend and now new riding partner. The bike rides, fits, and looks like a >> dream. And being that I was able to sell the LHT and some other parts to >> fund the purchase, the wife is happy as well. >> >> >> >> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WkSN85QEc_M/UAV6Gsy2yWI/AAAAAAAAABg/ncgYwb6zCJg/s1600/IMG_0983%5B1%5D.JPG> >> Here is a picture of the bike as it is now . I added some brown Big >> Apples and Paul mini-motos on the front, and swapped out a shorter >> stem, aside from that the bike is as it came. I still haven't decided what >> I am going to do in regards to the brake levers (as you can tell by my >> wacked out cabling and lack of handlebar tape). I had STI's on LHT, and >> while I don't miss the intergated shifting, I do miss the nice hand >> position on top of the lever. I also think I may like the clean look of >> aero brakes better. Does anyone have a suggestion for some nice gum hooded >> aero brake leves that offer a nice top hand position? >> > -- > 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/-/LJanSdQM430J. > > 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. > -- 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.
