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22-02.-2004, 04:25 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Northampton, MA
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Is the Atlantis really beefy enough for fully loaded touring?
I would love to hear from someone who has actually done an extended, self-contained tour with front and rear panniers on an Atlantis.
I have to admit that I am totally smitten with the looks of the frame, and I like Grant's philosophy on geometry, but I have yet to see any photo of the Atlantis where it isn't gussied up in full retro regalia and missing the front rack. I understand the aesthetic going on there, but from a functional point of view, if they are marketing it as a touring bike then why, why ,why didn't they put a braze-on for a front rack on the fork? Are the tubes/fork strong enough? How did the bike handle under heavy loads? If anyone has installed a low-rider rack on this bike, what did you use? and were you satisfied with the clamp approach? Is this really a full-bore touring frame, or are the Rivendell folks too concerned about making it pretty? I'm need a new bike to do the Northern Tier route this summer. Ironically, the reason I have the free time to do it is that I'm getting laid off. So that limits how much I can spend. Anything over $2500 total and I start to hyperventilate! Any suggestions would be appreciated... |
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22-02.-2004, 06:14 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Suburban Chicago
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Re: Is the Atlantis really beefy enough for fully loaded touring?
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Bruce Gordon BLT ( including Bruce Gordon racks) or Co-Motion Americano (if you can find one in your size and already marked down). Visit their web sites. They are sturdy, made to handle the full touring load, and have the eyelets to handle racks. Read the reviews in Adventure Cycling magazine. Waterford Adventure 1900 or T-14 would also be good, if you can find one in your price range. Bruce Gordon racks and Tubus racks are tubular cro-mo steel. They are stronger and stiffer than aluminum racks. Since the load you carry is dead weight, you would like it to stay where you put it. Stiff racks and secure loads make riding much more stable. You will want to consider the fork mouting ability when you get your bicycle. Tubus Tara is a great front rack, but the fork mount arrangement is specific to this unique rack.
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10-08.-2004, 05:56 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Asheville, NC
Posts: 4
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Re: Is the Atlantis really beefy enough for fully loaded touring?
Hey, I thought you looked familiar.
I, too, am planning a ride on the Northern Tier. Also a devotee of Grant's philosophy since 'way back when. Also considering an Atlantis, and had reservations. However, I wrote the guys at Rivendell, and this is what they had to say. Hey, Sterling, OK, so that isn't all of it. There was another email lost after this one. Grant doesn't dig fork braze-ons for one stated reason, and another that I totally made up. Sterling: perhaps limits strength of fork for off-road use and longetivity. Me: fork braze-ons give limited (and incorrect?) bperceptions to would-be buyers. Maybe an all-rounder doesn't look sporty with rack braze-ons. |
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