Mike: +1 for Patrick's idea. Think about what you are going to do with the bike - proportion of time on paved or developed roads vs single track; how much of the time with a heavy load compared with empty; riding with any fast riders or are your rides leisurely; fenders vs no fenders; favorite tire size, etc. Rivendell will give you straight answers & good guidance.
My personal guess is that either bike will do the job for you. Even though Rivendells do have "target markets", they are so versatile that for the vast majority of us any of several models would work. Dressed in similar build kits, it may be hard to decide which is better. A common response when someone puts together their first Rivendell is shear joy & amazement that a bike can ride so nicely. I still remember my first ride on my Atlantis in 2003. My reaction was "this is what a bike is supposed to feel like.". dougP On Saturday, February 1, 2014 1:06:24 PM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > That said, I do suggest you talk the ears off the good folks at Rivendell, > giving them all you are looking to do with your bike, and see what they > say. They certainly know the range of their bikes far better than I do! > > With abandon, > Patrick > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
