When I rode the Great Divide, there were stretches when I was riding with people on full suspension rigs and bob trailers, and they had to limit their speed on descents, otherwise their trailers would fishtail and become unstable. I used front and rear panniers, and the bike was solid, even reaching a top speed of 49mph on dirt. I think the Atlantis would be a great bike for the ride, the bombadil that I rode has the same tire clearances, but I would recommend using at least a 50mm tire to make your life on the washboards easier. Using Marathon extremes on my Surly Big Dummy (another worthy GD bike!), but they aren't available in a 700x50mm yet. If they were, they would probably be half a pound lighter than XRs, but just as puncture resistant. I could have turned around and ridden the GD again with the same set of tires if I wanted, they are overbuilt! The carousel bags seem really cool, if you have the ultralight gear thing down and are willing to forgo most luxury items.
Daniel On Oct 30, 8:07 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > This blogger argues panniers do not work as well as trailers. I > prefer panniers for road touring. Not sure what I would I would on > the GDR. > > http://www.trek4fun.com/great_divide_trail/gdt_bob_trailer.htm > > On Oct 30, 8:56 am, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > Lyle -- Do you mind a few set up questions? > > Will you use panniers, or a trailer? > > What size (and brand, model) tires will you use? > > What handlebar? > > Any other special components? > > > Thank you (and all others who have responded thus far. Very helpful, all…). > > > Ray > > > --- On Fri, 10/30/09, LyleBogart{AT}gmail.com <lylebog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: LyleBogart{AT}gmail.com <lylebog...@gmail.com> > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Atlantis on the Great Divide Route? > > To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > Date: Friday, October 30, 2009, 6:49 AM > > > I'm planning on doing it on my Atlantis :) > > > lyle f bogart dpt > > tacoma wa > > > On Oct 29, 8:57 am, Ray <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> 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 rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
