subject:"\[RBW\] Is an Atlantis Worth It\?"

Re: [RBW] Is an Atlantis Worth It?

2024-05-23 Thread Eric Daume

I'm going to be the contrarian here. My experience is that I tend to enjoy
the "cheap and cheerful" bikes more than bikes that were more expensive
with greater expectations. I look at my little bike fleet, and sometimes
think I could sell off a good chunk of them and buy something "nicer," but
in practice, this doesn't work for me. I've owned a handful of Rivs over
the years, but my current favorite bike is a 40 year old Trek that I paid
$200 for, set up as a simple fixed gear.

I'll also add that in my experience of flipping many bikes, Rivs don't hold
their value better or worse than any other more mainstream frames; they're
just more expensive to start with. Buying used is always the best way to
avoid any tears here.

Eric


On Wed, May 22, 2024 at 11:44 AM max.c@gmail.com 
wrote:

> First: I realize I am asking this to an entirely biased group of people
> and I'm okay with that!
>
> For years I have casually dreamed of owning an Atlantis. I commute 4 miles
> each way by bike, ditched my car a few years ago, and love riding, but I do
> it pretty casually. I'm not racing or doing endurance rides. I just like
> riding my bike and I do it whenever I can.
>
> I don't need the nicest bike in the world and have been fairly satisfied
> with my 1988 Schwinn Cimarron that I've made a fair approximation of a poor
> man's rivendell (somewhat out of date pic below!). However, I've always had
> the itch to upgrade.
>
> Recently, I received an unexpected influx of cash and want to spend it on
> something fun. I'm wondering: how much will I noticeably appreciate the
> difference an Atlantis would bring if I were to spend the money? I'm
> especially interested in the input from those who have gone from the 80s
> era rigid MTB with swept back bars that approximate a Riv (and Grant's
> ethos from Bridgestone) to the real deal. Was it worth the money? Do you
> think you could have gotten by on that 80s frame?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Max
>
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Re: [RBW] Is an Atlantis Worth It?

2024-05-23 Thread luckyturnip

You should get an Atlantis and if it’s too heavy to commute, sell the Cimmaron (they’re very collectible too) and get something lighter for commuting. Or keep them both and get something lighter also! I have an Atlantis and it’s my lifetime bike, best bike I ever had.Liz in Sacramento On May 23, 2024, at 09:55, Josiah Anderson wrote:Hi Max,I've done quite a bit of commuting on my Gus Boots-Willsen(s), and although I haven't ridden an Atlantis, I'd imagine the Gus is even more overkill than an Atlantis for commuting. I really, really like that bike, so even though I have others that are theoretically faster on pavement, the Gus is often what I choose. I'm now almost two years in after getting my first Gus (which got wrecked by an idiot driver and replaced with another Gus) and I still stop to look at it when I'm walking past, I like it that much. Same with my Crust Lightning Bolt that I've had for just over four years now. That just doesn't happen with my "beater" commuter bikes. People can try to reason it out all they want but there's something to be said for choosing a bike by instinct rather than with logic. If it were a very specific special-purpose bike (e.g. time-trial bike) that you were thinking of, I could see the argument against it, but there are not many things outside of racing that it seems like an Atlantis would be bad at. If you want an Atlantis, I'd say go for it - I don't think you'll regret it. And if you do, resale value is excellent. Josiah Andersonaround the PNW somewhere, currently TacomaLe mer. 22 mai 2024 à 8:44 AM, max.c@gmail.com a écrit :First: I realize I am asking this to an entirely biased group of people and I'm okay with that!For years I have casually dreamed of owning an Atlantis. I commute 4 miles each way by bike, ditched my car a few years ago, and love riding, but I do it pretty casually. I'm not racing or doing endurance rides. I just like riding my bike and I do it whenever I can. I don't need the nicest bike in the world and have been fairly satisfied with my 1988 Schwinn Cimarron that I've made a fair approximation of a poor man's rivendell (somewhat out of date pic below!). However, I've always had the itch to upgrade.Recently, I received an unexpected influx of cash and want to spend it on something fun. I'm wondering: how much will I noticeably appreciate the difference an Atlantis would bring if I were to spend the money? I'm especially interested in the input from those who have gone from the 80s era rigid MTB with swept back bars that approximate a Riv (and Grant's ethos from Bridgestone) to the real deal. Was it worth the money? Do you think you could have gotten by on that 80s frame?Thanks in advance!Max

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Re: [RBW] Is an Atlantis Worth It?

2024-05-23 Thread Josiah Anderson

Hi Max,

I've done quite a bit of commuting on my Gus Boots-Willsen(s), and although
I haven't ridden an Atlantis, I'd imagine the Gus is even more overkill
than an Atlantis for commuting. I really, really like that bike, so even
though I have others that are theoretically faster on pavement, the Gus is
often what I choose. I'm now almost two years in after getting my first Gus
(which got wrecked by an idiot driver and replaced with another Gus) and I
still stop to look at it when I'm walking past, I like it that much. Same
with my Crust Lightning Bolt that I've had for just over four years now.
That just doesn't happen with my "beater" commuter bikes. People can try to
reason it out all they want but there's something to be said for choosing a
bike by instinct rather than with logic. If it were a very specific
special-purpose bike (e.g. time-trial bike) that you were thinking of, I
could see the argument against it, but there are not many things outside of
racing that it seems like an Atlantis would be bad at. If you want an
Atlantis, I'd say go for it - I don't think you'll regret it. And if you
do, resale value is excellent.

Josiah Anderson
around the PNW somewhere, currently Tacoma


Le mer. 22 mai 2024 à 8:44 AM, max.c@gmail.com 
a écrit :

> First: I realize I am asking this to an entirely biased group of people
> and I'm okay with that!
>
> For years I have casually dreamed of owning an Atlantis. I commute 4 miles
> each way by bike, ditched my car a few years ago, and love riding, but I do
> it pretty casually. I'm not racing or doing endurance rides. I just like
> riding my bike and I do it whenever I can.
>
> I don't need the nicest bike in the world and have been fairly satisfied
> with my 1988 Schwinn Cimarron that I've made a fair approximation of a poor
> man's rivendell (somewhat out of date pic below!). However, I've always had
> the itch to upgrade.
>
> Recently, I received an unexpected influx of cash and want to spend it on
> something fun. I'm wondering: how much will I noticeably appreciate the
> difference an Atlantis would bring if I were to spend the money? I'm
> especially interested in the input from those who have gone from the 80s
> era rigid MTB with swept back bars that approximate a Riv (and Grant's
> ethos from Bridgestone) to the real deal. Was it worth the money? Do you
> think you could have gotten by on that 80s frame?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Max
>
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[RBW] Is an Atlantis Worth It?

2024-05-22 Thread max.c....@gmail.com

First: I realize I am asking this to an entirely biased group of people and
I'm okay with that!

For years I have casually dreamed of owning an Atlantis. I commute 4 miles
each way by bike, ditched my car a few years ago, and love riding, but I do
it pretty casually. I'm not racing or doing endurance rides. I just like
riding my bike and I do it whenever I can.

I don't need the nicest bike in the world and have been fairly satisfied
with my 1988 Schwinn Cimarron that I've made a fair approximation of a poor
man's rivendell (somewhat out of date pic below!). However, I've always had
the itch to upgrade.

Recently, I received an unexpected influx of cash and want to spend it on
something fun. I'm wondering: how much will I noticeably appreciate the
difference an Atlantis would bring if I were to spend the money? I'm
especially interested in the input from those who have gone from the 80s
era rigid MTB with swept back bars that approximate a Riv (and Grant's
ethos from Bridgestone) to the real deal. Was it worth the money? Do you
think you could have gotten by on that 80s frame?

Thanks in advance!
Max

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