drnat: Glad you were not injured in the "blow over". "Helmet bumping concrete" is a graphic description. I've fought bikes in cross-winds & it's not fun. At least my Atlantis allows me to wrestle it down the road in those conditions. Better get yours back on the road!
The frame material and the weight of the bare frame are not indicative of suitability for touring. The geometry (is this particular frame designed for touring?) and the wheels & tires are major contributors to stability (or lack thereof). If the frame is can take at 35mm or greater tires and has the relaxed geometry of an Atlantis, then it's suitable for touring. Many years ago, Rivendell commented that the Atlantis frame is "...about 1 lb more than our other frames..." but that was before the Bomba, HungP, etc. Assume any Riv is a bit heavier than a comparable bike designed with weight in mind, then my (uneducated) guess is an Atlantis/HungP/Bomba frame may be 2-3 lbs heavier (if that?) than something else. Add the same components, strap on 40 lbs of touring luggage, and that small frame weight difference is undetectable. dougp On Apr 10, 4:35 pm, "dr...@charter.net" <dr...@charter.net> wrote: > Boy did I get an eye opener today. Went out cycling- very windy, > usually take my Atlantis for days like this, however Project Atlantis > is still in the works. Took my Klein, got blown into gravel and fell > over- no injury due to low speed and helmet bumping the concrete > instead of head. I know that I would not have fallen on my Atlantis > due to its stability. > > Which raises the question of someone taking a lightweight Titanium > touring bike cross country. Friend is letting son do this, with > trepidation. When we spoke a year ago my advice was obviously a steel > bike. He recently told me he got a Salsa, Titanium bike. Went to their > website and they do have one model they advertise for long distance > touring- very light. > > Obviously they will have panniers to weigh the bike down, but the bike > itself and thus the center of gravity is very light, although I know > Titanium is strong. Does anyone know anything about touring with such > a light bike. For some reason, I always felt that the weight of my > Atlantis is what made it feel so safe no matter what the conditions. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
