Haha, good one Andy. This hue has been a desire since I saw Dave riding a Masi in said hue on the big screen way back yonder. Not creamsicle but burnt Appaloosa orange, Rambouillet's are the bees knees :)
I'm unsure a Onyx hub is in my future? Seems you have some (less than ideal) experience with the xtr rear mechanical? Cheers, Hugh On Tue, Mar 15, 2022, 5:00 AM ascpgh <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice hue, Hugh! That's an Atlantis advertising genetics it shares with an > early stablemate in that color. Not creamsicle, but it doesn't take much to > conjure Rambouillet. > > Nice build, I'm sure eager for your impressions of the Onyx hubs, > especially after you've ridden some miles and several sets of tires. I love > the good news of parts that are really worthy and hope those live up to > your feelings for your XTR RD. > > Andy Cheatham > > > > On Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 1:12:38 PM UTC-4 Hugh Smitham wrote: > >> Morning Bill, >> >> And happy spring. Life's been busy these days so the final push to build >> was constantly delayed, once I peeled some time off it went pretty quick. >> I spent some time prepping the frame previously with frame saver and >> helicopter tape in the vulnerable areas since it will see dirt and rocks. >> >> Regarding tire size, it is maxed out. Especially in the rear and >> particularly because of the motolites, they're a great brake but the noodle >> and straddle cable sit pretty low. The tires are 650b x2.2. >> >> I appreciate the praise, orange, purple and green are favorites colors >> of mine and yeah it does work. I have only ridden it 9 miles on a MUP But >> it is very fun to ride. Maybe because of the tire choice but it rides >> completely different from my road Atlantis. >> >> Cheers! >> >> Hugh >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 13, 2022, 4:48 AM Bill Fulford <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I’ve been waiting for this bike to show up and it’s been worth the wait! >>> Very impressive. I like the Atlantis with big tires, what size? It appears >>> maxed. I never would have thought that orange and purple would work. But it >>> certainly has. That looks like a very fun bike to ride! >>> >>> On Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 4:23:49 AM UTC-4 Hugh Smitham wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Jon! >>>> >>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2022, 7:39 PM Jon Dukeman <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> That's a beautiful build Hugh!!! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Mar 12, 2022, 7:29 PM Hugh Smitham <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Howdy Atlantis Folks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Been a while but I'm finally ready to show my Orange'Lantis off. >>>>>> Finished the build last night and took it for a spin on the LA River MUP >>>>>> today and did a little photo shoot. Beautiful day all and all. Not sure >>>>>> the >>>>>> Map Ahearn bars will stay but here it is in all it's Orangey glory. >>>>>> >>>>>> https://flic.kr/s/aHsmX5PDmW >>>>>> >>>>>> Hugh >>>>>> >>>>>> On Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 10:40:49 AM UTC-7 Hugh Smitham wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Rivy Peps, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There's a lotta love for many of the Riv models out there and >>>>>>> rightly so but I think the flagship model born from the original >>>>>>> all-rounder needs some attention. So in that spirit let's see you >>>>>>> Atlantis. >>>>>>> Extra points for close-up pictures of your cockpit and other details >>>>>>> like >>>>>>> wheels, but we of course want to see a nice portrait too! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Let's have some fun! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hugh Smiitham >>>>>>> Los Angeles, CA >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/88438bdf-67a3-48dd-b110-d4e5bff819adn%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/88438bdf-67a3-48dd-b110-d4e5bff819adn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/HYJSTJuFmmU/unsubscribe >>>>> . >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAMO8PLh7DqkDPAXK%2B%3DGMfr_kUG8Tro0MM8v5h8dm40kF3O6StA%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAMO8PLh7DqkDPAXK%2B%3DGMfr_kUG8Tro0MM8v5h8dm40kF3O6StA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/HYJSTJuFmmU/unsubscribe >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> [email protected]. >>> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c092f5b3-63ed-4024-af03-eadbe16f0d27n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c092f5b3-63ed-4024-af03-eadbe16f0d27n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/HYJSTJuFmmU/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c485ebd8-381e-467e-a2bc-89b2928da698n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c485ebd8-381e-467e-a2bc-89b2928da698n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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