I like this frame a lot, but I'm also biased toward silver frames (my first road bike was a silver Raleigh). The only detail I'm not wild about is the seatstay attachment at the top, which is reminiscent of too many Huffies, but still a minor point. If anything, the lugs are fancier than I'd expect, but it's probably more economical to use the existing Taiwan series lugs than buy a new run of a plainer style.
The dented chainstay may be a clue why you'd choose this bike over the (former) Speedster: clearance. I doubt Grant would do anything that overly consticted tire size, and denting that side allows for larger chainrings (which has been a knock on the Atlantis). It's also a detail you never see once the bike is built. I like the breeze-in style dropouts myself. Bill On Saturday, January 9, 2010, Bruce <[email protected]> wrote: > I like the blue used, reminiscent of both the original Waterford production > Riv Road models and the Romulus. The rear dropouts look a little clunky and > I'm not a fan of dented chain stays. The seatstay bridge looks threaded for a > fender mount and that is a nice touch. Lugs are attractive, and I like the > name of the model as shown. Prestige Tange is a sturdy tubset. (You can see > the wall and butt info on it here: > http://www.tange-design.com/tange_2007/tubes.htm) and I wouldn't mind > building one of these up as a 650B. > > At $1,000 for the frameset, I'd have to know why it makes more sense than the > very similar Soma Stanyan (was Speedster) which has plainer but polished > stainless head tube lugs and fork > crown.(see here:http://store.somafab.com/sostfr.html) > > Thanks for the pics Jason > > From: Angus <[email protected]> > > > Thanks for sharing these pictures. > > I really like the silveriness (that is definitely not a word) of the > paint. > > > > > -- Bill Connell St. Paul, MN
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