> Admitting that I've never ridden a Bombadil, I would agree with Andrew's > advice. If 68 cm Atlantis was what the OP >had in mind, then 64 cm Bombadil > would perform its duties admirably. Many accounts I've heard have said that > the >Bombadil performs on the road as a great touring bike. If I did my math > right, the 64 cm Bombadil would fit just like a >68 cm Atlantis used to. On > such a large bike, it seems the extra top tube will help a lot. (Rivendell > has been adding >tubes to bikes that large for a long time.) It seems that > the 64 cm Bombadil would function like an Atlantis+. (Extra >dirt capability > being the +, and without sacrificing touring capability.)
I kind of want to want to get a Bombadil, but think the Bruce Gordon Rock'n'Road is much closer to an Atlantis than the Bomb. On Jul 1, 10:46 am, James Warren <[email protected]> wrote: > Admitting that I've never ridden a Bombadil, I would agree with Andrew's > advice. If 68 cm Atlantis was what the OP had in mind, then 64 cm Bombadil > would perform its duties admirably. Many accounts I've heard have said that > the Bombadil performs on the road as a great touring bike. If I did my math > right, the 64 cm Bombadil would fit just like a 68 cm Atlantis used to. On > such a large bike, it seems the extra top tube will help a lot. (Rivendell > has been adding tubes to bikes that large for a long time.) It seems that the > 64 cm Bombadil would function like an Atlantis+. (Extra dirt capability being > the +, and without sacrificing touring capability.)-----Original Message----- > From: ANDREW LETTON > Sent: Jul 1, 2009 11:24 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [RBW] Re: large size touring bike?How about a 64cm Bombadil? > --- OnWed, 7/1/09, [email protected]<[email protected]>wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [RBW] Re: large size touring bike? > To: [email protected], "happyriding" <[email protected]> > Cc: "RBW Owners Bunch" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 6:00 AM > Quoting happyriding <[email protected]>: > > > > Hi, > > > > Does anyone know where I can get a 68cm Atlantis or another similarly > > large sized touring bike by the end of July? (Note: Rivendell isn't > > making 66cm or 68cm Atlantis frames anymore.) > I'll bet Bruce Gordon would be able to fix you up with a Rock 'n Road > Tour in that amount of time. The sizing on this bike is a fooler: the > size you want is usually around 10cm smaller than what you'd take on a > traditional level top tube frame. What could it hurt to ask? > http://bgcycles.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
