I did the same this past year. I have a late 2011 DTT 60 Sam that I used for everything. It is great, but struggles with heavy touring loads. I ordered a MUSA 62 Atlantis for the heavier stuff and have shifted the Sam to casual, more spritely riding. There is plenty of overlap, but the Sam is now much lighter and de-racked. I run a handlebar bag and small Swift seat bag for essentials. The Atlantis now has the touring racks and basket and takes various load configurations without a hitch. The surprise has been, how good it rides with nothing but me on the saddle. No matter which bike I hop on, I'm treated to a smile inducing ride! I love 'em both.
Both bikes are 700c and I haven't been bothered by toe overlap unless my footwear has moved way forward on the pedals, so I assume the issue is non existent with the MIT Atlantis in the 650b. Go for it, and set them up to compliment each other. Rusty Pgh, PA On Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 8:32:09 PM UTC-5, John Bokman wrote: > > I'm a super-duper happy owner of a Sam. It's a fantastic commuter. (I know > it can do more, but don't). However...I have always wanted an Atlantis. > Now, it's (almost) affordable for me. > I've been thinking of getting an Atlantis in 650 B, using it as my > commuter (and hopefully, touring bike if I can ever get time off), and > setting up my Sam as my "fast, stripped down road/ dirt bike. > > Crazy? > > The Sam, which now holds front and rear Tubus racks, Nitto Front F32, and > carries panniers on my daily grind, would be stripped down to no racks, and > eventually a lighter wheel set than my current (not shabby) Velocity > Synergies. > > Probably roll with Compass tires on it, too (now run the excellent, > affordable, Vittoria Voyager Hypers). > > The only thing I have not loved about my Sam has been that I get toe > overlap at times at slow speed city riding. It's annoying at times. I am > confident with a 650B setup of the 56cm Atlantis, this would be a non-issue. > > > > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
