Tim: That looks right. My '03 58 cm. 700c wheels, is listed at 45.5 cm, & that's what it measures. The old 56 cm, 26" wheels, is listed at 44, so yours appears to be an interim design. I'm guessing they were playing around with extending chainstays but didn't want to make a big deal out of it. I have a recollection that Roman told me the 56 cm (650B) that I test rode had several improvements and longer chainstays was perhaps one of them. I remember the bike had a more plush ride than my 58, and it had some tires that were nothing special (Kenda maybe?), so it wasn't the tires.
Your slightly longer chainstays plus those cushy tires should make for a super plush ride. The person who snags this one is going to a happy camper. There were a few people who were put off by the LWB look. Here's a chance to get a Waterford built Atlantis at a MIT price. Just saw this disclaimer at the bottom of the Sizing & Geometry page (bold added by me): *This table only applies to current models in May 2018. *Models changed over the years, so if your older frame doesn't match this chart, that's why. It's not off-spec,* it's just an older style. Don't get hung up on the numbers though. Go ride your bike! dougP On Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 1:47:22 PM UTC-7, Tim Butterfield wrote: > > Here's a pic of a tape along the chainstay of my 2014 56cm Atlantis. > [image: image.png] > I'm not sure if I'm measuring that right, but 18" converts to 45.72cm. > > Tim > > On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 7:15 AM RichS <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> My 2014 Atlantis (size 53) has 46cm chain stays. >> >> Best, >> Rich in ATL >> >> On Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 8:12:37 PM UTC-4, dougP wrote: >>> >>> Tim: >>> >>> Is that the interim version with the slightly longer chainstays? >>> Waterford made some for Rivendell with chainstays longer than the Toyo and >>> shorter than the current LWB model. IIRC, they were only a couple of >>> centimeters longer. I rode one of those & the improvement in ride quality >>> was noticeable from my 58 cm Atlantis (45.5 cm). >>> >>> dougP >>> >>> On Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 12:41:35 PM UTC-7, Tim Butterfield >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I didn't want to do this, but the Atlantis Waterford demo I purchased >>>> earlier this year is up for sale. >>>> https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/6731696265.html >>>> >>>> I'm a an hour and a half to two hours north of Seattle in Anacortes. >>>> >>>> I would prefer to sell it local as I have never packed nor shipped a >>>> bike. But, if someone wants it shipped, that might still be possible. >>>> I'm >>>> not sure which LBS might be okay for doing this. If you can find and make >>>> arrangements with one of them, I can drop it off there. I'm just not >>>> comfortable being responsible for that myself. >>>> >>>> If you have any questions, please let me know. >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> Tim >>>> >>> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- 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.
