That's kind of how I see it too, John. I'm all for them making the bike you describe (and Riv makes several of them now), but this really does change the Atlantis in significant ways. I totally missed the lack of downtube shifter braze-ons too. I think the additional top tube slope, fillet brazed sections, and Taiwan production are all good ideas, but I personally don't get the others. It's not like the Atlantis had what anyone would consider short chainstays.
Oh well, at least the old version will still be available from Waterford, if the wait times ever improve. Still, it seems like a missed opportunity to reduce the price of what was thought of as their flagship bike, as they've really turned it into a different one so similar to others they already make. Eamon On Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 1:01:04 PM UTC-7, John Phillips wrote: > > > So...the Atlantis is changing from a touring bike to a Mt. Diablo > trail/fire road model for East Bay, non-multi-modal commuting, ranch home > owners? To me this is clear as mud, and it seems like a very small > demographic to be aiming at. > > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
