Thanks Patrick, appreciate your insight. I bought this frame thinking the bike would be my "swiss army knife", but I actually find the longboard feel leaves a bit to be desired in terms of "get up and go"
That being said, no matter how much I load it up with, the ride quality feels exactly the same. So credit to Riv for what it's built for! On Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 2:34:53 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > I should add that all of what I recommended presumes that you've got a > basic idea of or "feel" for what you do want a bike to ride like. If you > are still in the experimental stage, there's nothing like just riding lots > and lots of different bikes to make the idea or feel more precise. > > On Wed, Feb 7, 2024 at 12:29 PM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> For me, learning what I really want, and then buying or building that >> instead of trying to make something that isn't that into something that I >> want, has taken decades and thousands of dollars. For instance, it took 17 >> years to accept that the lovely 2003 Curt Goodrich Riv Road custom just >> didn't ride the way I like bikes to ride (basically, it was sluggish) and >> to finally commission, after 3-5 years of fretting, a replacement from >> Chauncey Matthews (that entirely lived up to my hope). >> >> Sunk costs: if you have something paid for that doesn't quite work, it >> might be worthwhile to invest a bit more to see if relatively minor >> modifications might make it work; new tires, new bar, new cockpit setup and >> rider position. In my case, the 2016 Matthews fat tire road bike only >> started handling like my Riv Roads when I finally installed 50 mm Soma >> Supple Vitesse tires in 2023. >> >> But there's often a point, I've found, where you realize that nothing can >> change the nature of the thing that frets you, and that it's time to sell >> it and move on to something more likely. >> >> If after years and thousands of miles the Atlantis doesn't work for you, >> sell it -- you'll easily recoup your cost -- and find something else. >> >> On Wed, Feb 7, 2024 at 12:04 PM Drew Fitchette <drewfi...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hey Owners Bunch Family, >>> >>> I'm wondering for those of you out there who ride multiple days a >>> week(or more), how often do you tinker with your setup to keep things >>> interesting? >>> >>> I've recently given my Atlantis a bit of a makeover(rather than sell it >>> as I was feeling inclined to do), in an attempt to fall in love with it >>> again. This included new handlebars, adjusting my chainring sizes, and >>> dropping my rear rack/some extraneous accessories to go with a slightly >>> more naked set up. I've also got some new Soma Cazaderos coming as I've >>> been riding more trails lately. >>> >>> What do y'all do to keep your rides feeling fun and engaging? If I'm not >>> in love with the way my Atlantis feels, will I ever be? Looking for some >>> spiritual guidance here, as I know many of you have had various Rivs >>> throughout the years and have all had your reasons for swapping/upgrading >>> setups and frames. >>> >>> Thanks in advance for those of you inclined to go down the philosophical >>> rabbit hole with me! >>> >>> -- >>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/14251bb3-0d89-4a11-a420-b839800d403cn%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/14251bb3-0d89-4a11-a420-b839800d403cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >> services >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* >> >> *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* >> >> *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* >> > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing > services > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* > > *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* > > *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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