In spite of the fact I have never really done much mountain biking, I have a bee in my bonnet that I ought to do the GD.
Most of the report I have read the rider did at least have front suspension. There is a report from a GD completer a few years bike who started the ride in Canada with a Stumpjumper but switched to a front suspension bike in Montana. Personally, I have never warmed to suspension bikes so would like to think you could enjoy the trip without one. On Oct 29, 10:57 am, Ray <[email protected]> wrote: > Question: Is it practical to use an Atlantis on the ACA Great Divide > Route, as opposed to a hard-tail mountain bike with suspension fork? > I am thinking about mounting some appropriate large 700c knobbies, > maybe a suspension seat post or a Brooks Flyer, and probably pull a > trailer (as opposed to panniers). I have spent the past several days > reading through the journals of others who have ridden the route, and > the over-whelming bike of choice is a hard-tail mtb with suspension > forks. > > What is max tire width I can use on my Atlantis? The RBW site no > longer spec's that, just a recommended minimum. > > By the way, I realize that a Bombadil would fit the bill nicely. But, > I don't have the funds at present to purchase one, and I already own a > great Atlantis, which I just used on the Western Express route with > panniers. Just wondering if I should think about "fixing up" my > Schwinn Moab 3 hardtail for the Great Divide, or use the tour-tested > Atlantis instead. > > Thank you for comments and suggestions. > > Ray --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
