I love my two Atlantises. But I don't think an Atlantis is ideal for a trail bike, because it doesn't, quite, accept big tires. I have two Schwalbe Big Bens in my garage, that were supposed to go on my Atlantis. They don't fit.
On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Lesli Larson <lesli.lar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks so much for the trail bike suggestions to date. I'd love to invest > in the Atlantis or Bombadil and that may be the down the line plan. On that > front, in the smaller size range, is there really much of a difference > between those two models for trail use? I'm well equipped in the areas of > rando/go fast so I'm looking for something stout and beautiful. > > I don't have room in my life for too many bikes so I'd like to look for > something interesting from the past as a trial bike. Love the idea of maybe > a vintage Trek. I do prefer a rigid front fork and of course something > lugged and steel. In the end, I'd rather have something vintage than a new, > non Riv bike by Surly. > > Good point about the long top tube. I think those Trek Singletreks look > terrific. > > Love this list for make/models to cruise via craigslist. I'm hoping that 48 > cm vintage frames are not too scarce. > > LL > > > On Sunday, February 2, 2014 5:34:32 PM UTC-8, Lesli Larson wrote: >> >> Starting project to build up a new fire trail / off-road bike . I am >> trying to decide between a new frame and maybe something vintage . I am a >> shortish woman and I ride a 48 cm to 50 cm frame. Would love to buy a >> bombadil or Atlantis but what do folks recommend in the the used/vintage >> category. What would your bike build look like? > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
