Last of its kind.

[David T.]

This is my new 66 cm Atlantis, I got the frame from Mountain Sports in Virginia. They were nice people to deal with, thanks Steve.

 

I have been gradually building it up, still waiting for the proper tires to arrive from Rivendell.

 

Also pictures of my Quickbeam and Surly Troll. My cup runneth over.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51518228@N06/sets/72157629073631297/with/6778455393/

 

[James Warren]

It doesn't get much better than that.

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[cyclotourist]

I was presuming the large frame would look disproportionate, but must
say, it looks perfect!
Is that a Quickbeam crankset?

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[rw1911]

Looks great! Interesting cable routing... I never considered that
this would need to be addressed should I ever want to add a basket to
my front rack.

> http://www.flickr.com/photos/51518228@N06/sets/72157629073631297/with...

[David T.]

Yes, it is a 40/28 with an 11-28 cassette. There aren't any long hills around here, so I won't even really need that many gears. Some of them are just there for moral support.

[David T.]

I could have used the usual "let it all hang out" routing, but it impinged a bit on the space of the basket. For some reason I didn't like having all the cable under the handlebar tape, so thought I would try something different.  It's winter so I have time for that sort of thing. :-)

[Zack]

Sweet bike!  May you ride it in good health.

It looks to me like you have studded tires on it - have you had problems with the studs chewing up your wood floors?  curious as i added studded tires to my sam this winter for the first time and am worried about rolling the bike/leaving it on the hardwood floor.  

[Ginz]

Looks like you are well set up for the next thirty years. No way to
improve on that collection.

[Peter Pesce]

I thought the 66 would look awkward, too but your bike looks great. Even the basket is perfectly proportioned.
I'm very curios about the drivetrain. A 40/11 is 99 gear inches, right at the 100 that Grant (and my own experience) suggests is the most you'd need for everyday riding. I've been struggling to find the right cassette to use with more typical 46 or 48t rings, which render the 11 almost useless for wimpy peddlers like me, but your solution to use the QB crank seems ideal!

Pete
SingleSixtySidepullSam... and QB.

[Steve Palincsar]

On Sun, 2012-01-29 at 14:42 -0800, Peter Pesce wrote:
> I've been struggling to find the right cassette to use with more
> typical 46 or 48t rings, which render the 11 almost useless for wimpy
> peddlers like me

For a 700C or 650B wheel, a 13T sprocket will give you something in the
high 90s with a 46 or 48T chain ring. For me, the perfect cassette is
the custom 9 speed 13-30 Harris makes out of a Shimano 12-27.

[David T.]

The metal studs are quite sharp. I had those tires so I put them on
for now, once my Marathon Supreme 40's come in I will put them on and
not ride it in the winter.

I have used studded tires for a few seasons, I have Ice Spikers on my
Troll. I kind of carry the bike when I bring it in, I don't roll it
across the floor. The other thing with the studs is that when you are
changing the tire I find you have to be careful or you can cut your
hand on the spikes.

[David T.]

For me, the highest gear I can effectively use for any extended length
of time on flat ground is around 85 gear inches. If I go higher than
that, my cadence slows down, I feel like I am going faster, but my
speed doesn't actually go up. And I don't think of myself as a slow
rider. So even having a 40/11 is not entirely necessary for me. Plus
the small cogs are not as efficient. It is nice to have a higher gear
when you are going downhill and want to rest a bit, and pedal at a
lower cadence so you keep your balance. A lot of this is theoretical.

The cassette is 11-13-15-17-19-21-24-28. It cost around 30 dollars and
it seems to be a good cassette. The 15 matches up with where I usually
like to do most of my riding, and it is a good chainline with the big
chainring so it rides smoothly and quietly there. I enjoy planning
these things, I don't know how many times I have used Sheldon's Gear
Calculator ( and how many times I have forgotten to select "gear
inches" and have the results come out in "gain ratio" ) but there are
a lot of options that would have worked fine.

[Leslie]

On Saturday, January 28, 2012 7:34:33 PM UTC-5, David T. wrote:

This is my new 66 cm Atlantis, I got the frame from Mountain Sports in Virginia. They were nice people to deal with, thanks Steve.

Very tickled to see this work out so well for ya....

:)

 

[David T.]

Thanks Leslie, I appreciated it when you put up the notice that the
frame was available. Hope you are having good weather down South.

[Ryan Ray]

That Atlantis is amazing.

Have you seen the Ogre? It's like the troll but they actually make a size for us tall people.

- Ryan

[David T.]

I haven't seen the Ogre in person. It looks like a good bike, it may be more bike than I need.

With the Surlys the fork is the same length in each size, so you are limited in how high you can get your handlebars. I solved that problem with the Wald #803 handlebar: Over 5 inches of rise, about 69 cm wide. Fine Corinthian steel. You should see that thing plane.

[Dennis]

Sweet rides, David. Love the rear fender and the reflective bits on
the Surley
DennisH

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