Excellent point, Jim. It's a good "problem" to have, choosing between two
bikes. Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Sunday, April 7, 2013 7:55:25 AM UTC-6, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
>
> I owned an Atlantis for several years, and I own an Ogre now. I will be a
> bit of a contrarian by agreeing with your decision to swap the Atlantis for
> the Ogre. Aside from traditional geometry and lugs and the Rivendell
> mystique, the Ogre has all the good stuff the Atlantis has, and then some.
> Loads of tire clearance, more brake options, Rohloff option, numerous rack
> options, trailer hitch option, easily single-speeded, tough, not as much
> regret (or as hard to replace) if it gets damaged, etc.
>
> On Sunday, April 7, 2013 8:23:45 AM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
>>
>> That makes sense, Drew. The consideration that with the Atlantis you can
>> then easily switch back to an all-rounder at little to no cost down the
>> road is worth including in the calculation. Yes, it costs a few hundred now
>> (less if you can buy used components via a WTB post here), but the long
>> term costs of the switch may be harder to see, especially for your wife.
>> WIll you want to do a tour in the years to come? Some road/dirt rides?
>> Living in Boulder, there are some amazing rides to Estes Park that offer
>> great camping etc that an all-round Atlantis is built for. Whatever you
>> decide, have a blast!
>>
>> With abandon,
>> Patrick
>>
>> On Saturday, April 6, 2013 10:11:30 PM UTC-6, drewjensen wrote:
>>>
>>> Believe me that I never envisioned selling it when I bought it. It did
>>> occur to me that I could retrofit the Atlantis to do more "tough stuff"
>>> riding. I started putting a list of all of the parts to really do it right
>>> and it was going to be a few hundred dollars - and I started pitching it to
>>> my wife and she couldn't get past the idea that I just had the wrong tool
>>> for the job. If I wanted to be riding on trails then I should stop trying
>>> to make the Atlantis fit if another bike might do better. Plus, a few
>>> hundred dollars that we really don't have versus a revenue-neutral switch
>>> to a mountain bike (hopefully).
>>>
>>> Anyway, it's an emotional decision having to part with this bike, but if
>>> you take the emotion out of it I think (hope) that it's the wise move. I
>>> guess we'll see.
>>>
>>> On Saturday, April 6, 2013 3:55:13 AM UTC-6, LyleBogart{AT}gmail.comwrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Drew!
>>>>
>>>> That is a sweet looking Atlantis! I'm going to second Tony's
>>>> recommendation to try a set of fat knobby-type tires before parting with
>>>> that bike. I've extensively used my Atlantis with Schwalbe Marathon XRs
>>>> (700x40) on the trails and primitive roads on the Navajo Rez in the four
>>>> corners area of Arizona and the riding is very similar to the trails in
>>>> the
>>>> Front Range area. The Atlantis is a great off-road bike with the right
>>>> tires. Oh, and with the 700x40 XRs, there still miles of space, so easy
>>>> enough to go much fatter.
>>>>
>>>> Good Luck!
>>>>
>>>> lyle
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 5 April 2013 12:01, Tonester <tony....@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey there!
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm a fellow "custom color" Atlantis owner (red!) and totally get your
>>>>> dilemma - fortunately I'm able to maintain a stable of bikes so the
>>>>> temptation to sell the Atlantis doesn't come up. I fed my jones for a
>>>>> 29'er disc brake bike with a Civilian Luddite and love it, but not to the
>>>>> extent of choosing it over the Riv. Have you tried super-fat semi-knobs
>>>>> on
>>>>> the Atlantis? Looks like the Ogre will handle up to a 2.5" tire , and
>>>>> I've
>>>>> seen Atlantii with 50mm slicks which is nearly 2". I'd whip a set of
>>>>> knobbies on the Atlantis and give it a go before giving it up. I think
>>>>> that yellow all-rounder that hit the list recently is one of the coolest
>>>>> bikes I've ever seen.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best of luck in any event!
>>>>>
>>>>> Tony
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thursday, April 4, 2013 6:52:06 PM UTC-7, drewjensen wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey everyone - I moved to the Boulder area a couple of years ago and
>>>>>> there are so many great trails here compared to where I lived in the Bay
>>>>>> Area for so long. I've taken my Atlantis out on them, but my wife has
>>>>>> tired of my suggesting new ways to retrofit it to make better use of the
>>>>>> trails and so talked me into a Surly Ogre works a little better on the
>>>>>> trails around here. It's not an Atlantis, but I think it's the right
>>>>>> tool
>>>>>> for this job.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Alas, though, I need to do the fiscally responsible move and sell off
>>>>>> my Atlantis. I got it in 2006 when they were still Toyo made and had it
>>>>>> painted a dark blue that I liked. I had to save money for it for a
>>>>>> couple
>>>>>> of years and took great pains to get the best parts I could
>>>>>> afford/justify
>>>>>> for it. Really, the only corner I can think that I cut was that I
>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>> get Phil Wood hubs but I stand behind all of my other choices in putting
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> together.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyway, it's a sad day, but a necessary one. If you know anyone
>>>>>> looking for a 64 please pass along the information. If anyone has any
>>>>>> questions feel free to ask. Thanks for your time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Drew
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here's a link to my local CL listing: http://boulder.craigslist.**
>>>>>> org/bik/3723729971.html<http://boulder.craigslist.org/bik/3723729971.html>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (note to moderator: I attempted to use the tag, but got an error
>>>>>> indicating that the tag was not for use in this forum)
>>>>>>
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