Thanks for all of your wisdom, advice, and suggestions! Special thanks to Jim for the links to the old readers! The story on the BS Atlantis was illuminating!
I had no clue about the Handsome XOXOs! I've seen them on ebay and CL before, but never batted an eye at them. Now, I'll keep an eye out in my size to stock as a traveler/backup perhaps. One day, I may have a custom frame with comparable geometries to XO-1/AR/Toyo Atlantis made with a few tweaks: threadless fork/headset system proper kickstand plate dual canti/disc brake options more braze ons for racks ornate lugs! (refer to Wilbury head tube lugs. pics attached) I'll have to budget properly for that dream to come true one day. I'll just need Joe Bell to stay healthy, well, and in business to work his magic on the frame by the time I save up for that custom. hah! Thanks again, ya'll -IY On Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 11:21:46 PM UTC-4 DavidP wrote: > "what's stopping frame builders from building this sort of cross between > road/MTB on 26 inch wheels?" > > Handsome Cycles did two runs of an XO-1 replica, the XOXO, in 2012 and > 2021. Neither sold like hot cakes. > I picked up a 2012 frame in 2014 when they started looking like they might > sell out. > Most of its years were as an all rounder with 1.8s and fenders, then it > spent some time as kind of an ATB with 2.2s: > > [image: IMG_20220831_123853419_HDR.jpg] > > The latest configuration is back to the all rounder but it now has > Albatross bars and will be getting a front rack and basket. > > [image: PXL_20240308_222310190.jpg] > > As for modern bikes that are roadish and take large tires - there are > quite a few, due to the gravel thing, but they are 650b these days. But > like Ian said, go with a disc brake frame and you can build up a 26" > wheelset for it. > > Just a few examples: > Brother Cycles Mr Wooden is a 650b rim brake bike that will take 50mm > tires. > Crust has the Romanceur in canti (27.5x2.2) or disc (26x2.4 or 275.x2.2). > > -Dave > > -- 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/07a0aa24-1d40-4c0f-b32f-bdad1f35d4d6n%40googlegroups.com.
