Yeah, the Romanceur is potentially the best balance of level TT, short reach, classic styling, etc. while still being capable of all types of touring. One big difference b/t the Romanceur and the Atlantis is trail--the former is low trail and the latter is high. But I don't know much about what that means aside from what I've read on the Internet (AKA nothing at all). Seems like the solution you mentioned of running a very short to zero reach stem would go a long way of mitigating the difficulty of running a drop bar on your Atlantis. It's a very specific "look," of course, which is a dealbreaker for some folks.
Bob K. in Baltimore On Tue, Sep 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM Ginz <[email protected]> wrote: > After some looking around, it seems like the Crust Romanceur and Lightning > Bolt in size XS have the shortest effective reach while still reasonably > available to actually purchase today. According to that database, the > reach is shorter even than the older Atlantis in size 47cm. > > I'd love to try one, but that would be a whole new wheel size for me and > that's just not in the budget at the moment. > > > > > > On Monday, September 8, 2025 at 1:51:20 PM UTC-4 Bob K. wrote: > >> Thanks, Kim, for the info about the Atlantis on FB! I reached out to >> Whitney and am awaiting a response. >> >> Ben, great call on the Romanceur. Had considered it, but I didn't realize >> they had extra smalls in stock! I'll encourage her to take a look at those, >> too. Because the Atlantis in question is from 2002, the TT should be much >> shorter than the current version, though I couldn't find the '02 on Bike >> Insights. The '07 is comparable to the Romanceur. >> >> Best, >> >> Bob K. in Baltimore >> >> On Sat, Sep 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM Kim H. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> @Bob, >>> >>> There is an *Atlantis 48 cm - NOW $2,000 (dropped from $2,200) *in the >>> San Fransisco Bay Area on the Facebook page of Rivendell_Bicycles BUY SELL >>> and Trade for sale. There has been a lot of interest, but no official sale >>> yet. >>> >>> The seller's name is Whitney Mortimer >>> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/3127504017358010/user/770228592/?__cft__[0]=AZXrD80BMj5IbpkHGZcvlJE-5qmpC9IaSKIjR03t-iKqNTmFLF8haHwIzSZk9yhuu5dCpSL3tOY7LVFxCleX6siYU3qoj6YRKFyB9Ytq8Q5f2fv8aNzgGnfheEIQuyRIfb_TCw-YHuDVS52T-g4_Adh1&__tn__=%2CP-R> >>> >>> >>> Kim Hetzel. >>> >>> [image: Screenshot 2025-09-06 at 10-29-14 Rivendell Bicycles >>> BUY_SELL_TRADE Facebook.png] >>> >>> On Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 6:53:30 AM UTC-7 Ginz wrote: >>> >>>> I am 5’4” and drop setups are extremely challenging. Most of the later >>>> generation Rivendell frames in those sizes have 540mm effective top tube >>>> and 72 or 71 deg seat tube. The old Atlantis in 47cm I believe had a 520mm >>>> top tube and 72deg seat tube. Still, drops are difficult without longish >>>> arms. >>>> >>>> I own a 48cm Hunqapillar which is 540mm and 71deg. I’ve never attempted >>>> drops. I should probably buy a zero or 30mm ish stem from analog cycles and >>>> give it a try but I don’t have high hopes. >>>> >>>> I wish I could recommend a frame that solves this problem but I haven’t >>>> found one. My solution is to run flat or sweeping bars. >>>> >>>> On Friday, September 5, 2025 at 3:11:15 PM UTC-4 Bob K. wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> >>>>> I have a friend who's been searching casually for a Rivendell for a >>>>> while, specifically something with a flat-ish top tube, in the 47-49 size >>>>> range. She's about 5'2". Don't know her PBH yet, but she'll need the >>>>> smallest size in any/all model mentioned above. Open to others. Intended >>>>> use is town and road riding and some occasional light-medium touring. >>>>> >>>>> The small sizes don't seem to come up too often, so I thought I'd >>>>> throw it out there to the list. 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