Thomas: And nicely loaded up, too. The caption could be "Atlantises at work". Maybe I'm hanging with the wrong crowd? They do tend to agonize about tires...
dougP On Mar 22, 2:25 pm, Thomas Nezovich <t...@cox.net> wrote: > Doug, you have the wrong friends. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/32919632@N04/4269441605/#/photos/3291963... > That's mine in the middle. Right to left are a 53cm, my 56 cm, list member > John Philip's (his picture too) which is a bit larger. > On Mar 22, 2011, at 3:57 PM, doug peterson wrote: > > > > > Khalid: > > > It's unlikely you'll run into many other Atlantises. I'm coming up on > > 8 years with mine & I can recall only once crossing paths with another > > one accidently. We had one other guy in our SoCal Riv group with one > > but he moved. We've got a couple of other guys who say they have > > them :) but they keep bringing other Rivs to our rides. It's a fairly > > small pack, all things considered. > > > OTH, the blue you reference would look great on an Atlantis. By its > > nature, a touring bike should be bit understated, IMHO. For instance, > > I love the Hillborne orange as a color but I would be a bit nervous > > leaving it locked up outside the market if I was touring far from > > home. > > > Consider the extra time & expense for custom paint as well. Plus if > > you go with the standard color you don't have to agonize over paint > > chips (Kelly: how much effort did your wife expend finding the "right > > red?") > > > dougP > > > On Mar 22, 7:48 am, Khalid Mateen <krm2...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> She has a nice Atlantis bicycle. Looking at the red bicycle made me rethink > >> about getting another color besides the blues green. I like the blue green > >> color but I figure every atlantis as that color out and I wanted to get > >> something a little different from the pack. I am leaning toward the blue > >> on > >> the A Homer Hilson. > > >> On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Kelly Sleeper <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Hey number one rule .. Always blame the woman.. In this case my wife > >>> Dawn. > > >>> Note: she reads this forum but hasn't registered and can't post.. So I can > >>> spew my male chauvinist pigdom freely. > > >>> Kelly > > >>> Sent from my iPhone > > >>> On Mar 21, 2011, at 4:22 PM, Khalid Mateen <krm2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>> I just spoke to John about the size for the Atlantis. I told him that > >>> I have a PBH of 86.5cm and said a 58 would fit me. Now I am trying to > >>> figure out does if I want it another color beside bluesh green. It is > >>> Kelly > >>> Sleeper fault for showing me that red Atlantis. Now I am trying to figure > >>> what color would be nice on a touring bicycle. > > >>> K. > >>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Khalid Mateen <krm2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>>> I am going to call them. I just needed to feel assured somewhat on > >>>> buying > >>>> a bicycle that I have not tested. The last time I bought a bicycle was > >>>> 19 > >>>> years ago. I save up 400 dollars to purchase my own bike. Still ride it > >>>> today but I want to get into bicycle touring/camping and I need a strong > >>>> bicycle for the weight I am going to carry. > > >>>> Thanks > > >>>> K. > > >>>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 11:45 AM, reynoldslugs > >>>> <be...@perrylaw.net>wrote: > > >>>>> Khalid: > > >>>>> Welcome to the group. Bottom line: set your mind at ease, call the > >>>>> Rivendell, and follow their advice. > > >>>>> I have a lot of bikes, maybe six customs and maybe six or seven > >>>>> Rivendell models. Like a lot of riders, sometimes I become silly- > >>>>> obsessed with a centimeter or two, here and there, on the frame size > >>>>> or top tube. Before buying a frame, I always talk to the fellows at > >>>>> Rivendell HQ and follow their advice about frame size. They have > >>>>> NEVER steered me wrong. > > >>>>> Each Rivendell model I have - - including an Atlantis - - fits really > >>>>> well, and rides like a pleasant dream. 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