Re: [RBW] Re: New Bike Syndrome

Dear Scott, With utmost respect you left out banjos and chisels. We all have our weaknesses. Grin. Best, Curtis On Jan 16, 2018 9:02 PM, "Scott McLain" wrote: > Bikes are no different from fly rods, guitars, golf clubs, or potato > chips. It’s hard to stop at just

Re: [RBW] Re: New Bike Syndrome

Bikes are no different from fly rods, guitars, golf clubs, or potato chips. It’s hard to stop at just one! Just go with the Atlantis. Enjoy it. Then when you get the itch buy something used off the list. Like a Ram or Saluki, just for fun. Skimp on your car. -- You received this message

Re: [RBW] Re: New Bike Syndrome

I’ll offer a counterpoint and say that a Sam and an Atlantis aren’t THAT different. I sold all my bikes and pared down to an Atlantis. It has just a front rack and beefy wheels. Otherwise it’s about as light as the Sam I previously had. I don’t clock speed but the feeling is similar. I had a

Re: [RBW] Re: New Bike Syndrome

My Hunqa, essentially a beefier Atlantis, rides wonderfully no matter the load, including lack of one. As spritely as my Quickbeam? No. Slower? Not by any amount a nonracer cares about. It would be my one bike, and was for several years, my one bike, if I ever needed to pare down. I will have

Re: [RBW] Re: New Bike Syndrome

Lighten the Sam as much as possible, load the Atlantis with as many racks and bags and baskets as you can attach to it. My current two-bikes situation is similar: I have a Riv Cheviot 2-speed with smallish front/rear bags (no racks) and a Bike Friday Haul-a-Day cargo bike. You CAN make one

Re: [RBW] Re: New Bike Syndrome

Rusty: "Do any Atlantis riders out there not like how their bike rides with a small load?" I bought my Atlantis in '03 specifically for loaded touring. It fills the bill perfectly for that service. Much to my pleasant surprise, it turned out to be a wonderful ride even without a load. My

Re: [RBW] Re: New Bike Syndrome

This project is gaining some form out of the mist of possibilities. Like a shadow in the fog that you know will take shape in time, and then the moment when you think…"so that’s what it is!" I have been a one bike fits all guy for a long time and haven’t, until owning a Rivendell, regretted

[RBW] Re: New Bike Syndrome

I had a Sam frame traded for Ram frame moved the Sam build over to Ram, no regrets. Ram does what i like better. Sam is an awesome bike though. I never loved the looks of 6degree tt though. I ride under 10lbs load recreational road riding and commuting though so your intended use will have alot

[RBW] Re: New Bike Syndrome

In many ways, I envy those who are capable of being a one-bike person; however, as many have already stated, you may well regret giving up your Sam for the Atlantis, unless the riding you do always necessitates the carrying capacity of the Atlantis. I've had my Sam for about 8 years and cannot

[RBW] Re: New Bike Syndrome

Thank you, all of you, for your comments. You've loosened the clamp of anxiety a bit, and let me chuckle at my own discomfort. Thank You. On Friday, January 12, 2018 at 10:31:44 AM UTC-5, Rusty Click wrote: > > I am suffering from this condition, and wondered if it is normal. You > see,

[RBW] Re: New Bike Syndrome

Dale, Our collective 'affliction' is 100% normal. I too spent most of the first quarter of 2017 slowly assembling not one but two complete builds for the Divide (Salsa Fargo's). We embarked on that journey July 2017. We made it to mid-, late September before the snows in Butte, MT caused us

[RBW] Re: New Bike Syndrome

It's OCD but normal. *I* would do an organ transplant from your Sam and fine tune from there. On Friday, January 12, 2018 at 10:31:44 AM UTC-5, Rusty Click wrote: > I am suffering from this condition, and wondered if it is normal. You > see, I've recently ordered a new Atlantis (62), and I

[RBW] Re: New Bike Syndrome

Seconded on Ian's suggestion. Even by frugal working stiff standards, only one bike if you depend on it for commuting just isn't enough. You wake up one morning for work and a tire is flat, whaddyagonnado, fix the tire? Uh uh, ride the other one and save that madness for a relaxing after-work

[RBW] Re: New Bike Syndrome

I would personally say, that if you like the Sam, keep it and leave it exactly as it is. Too many people regret selling a bike, only to find they miss it and can't easily replace it. And two bikes is a good number, especially if you commute or otherwise rely on a bicycle. You're likely to lose

[RBW] Re: New Bike Syndrome

Thanks guys, the biggest problem is that the Sam is my only ride. It's a "Transformer" that dresses appropriately for the task at hand, and John, you are right that I will miss it. On Friday, January 12, 2018 at 10:31:44 AM UTC-5, Rusty Click wrote: > > I am suffering from this condition, and

[RBW] Re: New Bike Syndrome

Well, I do know exactly of what you speak... I have a new Sam build coming up and though I am mostly/somewhat/hopefully committed to using parts already here - parts stash + parts from another build - I still find myself looking, lusting and considering other things I see. The good news is I

[RBW] Re: New Bike Syndrome

I just finished the 6th month wait for my new Atlantis. In that purgatory time, -I pulled everything off of a donor bike and assessed what i was going to keep and what I wanted to get new or different versions of. -cleaned it all. -sold the stuff that i wasn't going to use on the new frame.