Mark, looks fantastic! Got me thinking about some future changes on my 'lantis. Love the White Industries cranks & the TB's.
RBW lister Mike Shiller recommended the Tange needle bearing head set to reduce front end shimmy. Installed it and the shimmy has been greatly reduced though not completely. Still haven't ridden it with a large front load so that'll be the real test this coming weekend. ~Hugh Los Angeles, CA On Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 9:11:27 PM UTC-7, Mark Reimer wrote: > My curiosity was getting the better of me and I had to find out if I could > squish even fatter knobbies into my Atlantis. I picked up a pair of Schwalbe > Thunder Burt's in 2.25" and the fit with room to spare! I think I could > actually get 2.3 or 2.35s in there! > > > I also took the opportunity to change up a few other things - I have a 100cm > Nitto Dirt Drop stem matched to some Soma Portola dirt drop bars, with some > drillium-style NOS Shimano levers. I went out for 7 hours on Saturday and > love the bars! I could have used some light gloves (and sunscreen for that > matter), but overall I'm loving the setup. Riding in the drops is fantastic > on single track and descending. The hoods are comfortable enough for long > distance. I might raise the bars a smidge still, but we'll see. > > > The brakes received an update after the old Avid Tri-Align's kept slipping. > I'm using Paul Touring canti's, and they live up to their great reputation. > They just work so well. > > > Replaced the BB with a Phil Wood unit plus mud guards, as well as the road > version of White Industries' cranks, which brought my Q down by a centimeter. > Using this BB and crank, I think I could actually have got with a 116mm > instead of 119mm. When it comes time to replace (in like...10 years), I'll > shorten it. > > > I also picked up a Sugino inner ring from Riv on their sale page. I've now > got a 44/26 setup with an 11x36 cassette. I replaced my Ultegra front > derailleur with an old Suntour Cyclone derailleur, which actually works much > better than the Ultegra. The cage is also wider, meaning I don't need to trim > as often. > > > And last but not least, added a Velo Orange Mojave cage under the down tube > with a 40oz Klean Kanteen bottle. Thirsty? Not anymore! This is the setup > I'll be using for my 10-day tour in Oregon next month. Oh, and I also added a > Mark's Rack to the back after the Bagman rack cracked. > > > There you have it! The Fatlantis is even fatter, can climb higher, stop > faster, shift better, spin smoother, support more weight, it's perfect! > > > More on my Flickr page! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
