That's a great looking Atlantis. I am always sorta looking for 68cm Riv's and when I saw your WTB I just figured there was no chance you would get one because they are so rare. Congratulations on finding 2.
On Monday, July 18, 2022 at 2:13:23 PM UTC-4 penne...@gmail.com wrote: > Following up here just to say that, against the odds, this worked > amazingly well. Took 9 days from the WTB being posted for me to take > delivery of a 68cm Atlantis frame, which I built up right away, fine tuned > for a week or so, and is now up and running. The build was mainly dictated > by parts availability in my garage (didn't buy anything), but I also took > inspiration from the colour scheme of 1980s era Burger Kings after a photo > of one preserved behind a wall at a mall in Delaware made its rounds on the > internet a couple of weeks ago! I've attached a photo—hope I've done so > properly. > > This success, I presume, would be unlikely enough. But, my WTB also led > straight to finding the other 68 I had been wanting, a Quickbeam, which > arrived today! Seems miraculous. Thanks to the tall guys on here who helped > me out! > > Mack in Alberta (and in the middle of a pbh range) > > On Monday, June 20, 2022 at 11:00:11 AM UTC-6 Mack Penner wrote: > >> In the last couple of years, at least, the bunch seems to have been >> amazingly effective at moving some 68cm Atlantises (Atlantii?) around to >> new owners. So, one more time? F/F/HS would be ideal, but if you only want >> to sell complete my arm could be twisted, probably. >> >> I've been a reader for a little while, but never a poster, so this post >> might have an uphill battle ahead of it. Maybe a brief explanation will >> help: I managed to buy a 67cm Homer this winter, and it went straight to >> the top of my favourites list, ahead of a 62cm 2TT Appaloosa (thx Jim W!), >> a 61cm Roadini that I'm always on the verge of selling, and just barely >> ahead of a 60cm Platypus. Being totally hooked on the fit of the Homer, I >> want another big one but with room for fatter tires. >> >> Could this work in time for my end of summer tour in the Rockies to be an >> Atlantis tour? Here's hoping! >> >> Mack in Alberta >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dadf337a-fe47-4800-878e-5dfd7460edaen%40googlegroups.com.
