i've been riding mine a bunch, and taking photos of some of it. what to say? i never feel capable of writing a review... i feel like a marketing person again. it rides like a rivendell, but across some pretty intense sections--places i couldn't use my other bikes as smoothly on--that was the point for my build--a dedicated load-capable mountain bike. My atlantis rides most of the trails around here using a bit of care, works great loaded even, and I use 40mm supremes. That's more than enough for me. But, when looking for speed/fun and going down some steep rocky terrain then it comes into its own. If you don't have rocks, I don't think you need much more than 40mms. If you have the trails for it, then get a bike that can take a knobby mountain tire. Ride your bike to your trails, though, right? To me that's the real advantage of a rivendell vs. an explicit mountain geo. I can do longer and more difficult loops in about half the time, feel more confident on the hardest portions, and get further and into more interesting areas far away from traffic and other people. YMMV. If you want a loaded touring mountain bike, it's a great option. It's a great part of a quiver centered on functionality and getting out there on two wheels. I did say quiver. But indeed, if I only had one bike it'd still be my atlantis. I'm lucky to have a few wonderful bikes to use getting from here to there.
FWIW, it's noticeably stiffer than my 66cm atlantis--especially out of the saddle. I'm 185lbs. lots of photos on trails ridden here; bikenoir.blogspot.com just one, goofy, shot of the sort of fun big tires are giving on singletrack: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bikenoir/5098441579/in/pool-1358...@n23#/photos/bikenoir/5098441579/in/pool-1358...@n23/lightbox/ hunqapillar group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1358...@n23/ I wholeheartedly agree though, we need more riding photos! Show us your bicycle being used in beautiful places! ~erik On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Kelly <[email protected]> wrote: > I've ridden a LHT, and have many friends that have them. But honestly > I'm amazed that anyone would consider it to be an option to or equal > to the Riv Line. > Different strokes for different folks and all that, but bar none I > have never ridden a bike that rides as good as or that had the quality > or resale of the Rivendell. So if I save 500 bucks on the frame over > a hiborne (I keep typing hilbourne as my middle name is kilbourne, > guess they need to change the spelling) I get it back the day I sell > it and have a better riding bike to boot. > Anything else I go to equals more value. Which is also a lower cost > of ownership. > > So while I believe the LHT and other Surly bikes are wonderful, I > don't believe they are in the same ballpark.. not apples to apple > comparison anyway. If so why ever buy a Rivendell? > > My wife has a beautifyl 57cm Merlin extra light that is setup to fit > her .. we can barely get 700x28's on it but we did. She test rode a > Hilbourne and AHH and road her Merlin inbetween when I picked up my > AHH and came back from the ride and ordered a Roadeo telling me to get > her Merlin sold. I've heard this story from many many people in the > short time I've been around. > these bikes. I've seen and ridden the customs that my other tall > friends ride that don't have room for fenders and just don't ride as > well. (note they don't have a bell either) > > Oh well.. Since this is a Rivendell Owners Group, I guess I can get > away with this post.. ;) Right??? lol > > later > > Kelly > > > On Dec 4, 3:12 pm, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What more is there to discuss? > > > > > :-) > > > > Yeah, I saw that. It's perfect for me. And yet I hesitate. I don't > > know that I'd use the Bullmoose bars, especially in that size. I've > > got some thinking to do. It does seem the perfect all-rounder but I > > just wanted to hear from folks who have actually been riding the bike. > > And I have yet to see pictures of a production model in the 58cm > > size. > > > > I agree with you about the Fargo. I think they blew it giving it > > "suspension corrected" geometry. And as others have pointed out, the > > classic lines and versatility of the Surly LHT make for a nice option. > > But we'll see what happens.Something might materialize with a used > > Atlantis... > > > > --mike > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- oakland, ca bikenoir.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
