WTB: 68cm Atlantis

[Mack Penner]

In the last couple of years, at least, the bunch seems to have been amazingly effective at moving some 68cm Atlantises (Atlantii?) around to new owners. So, one more time? F/F/HS would be ideal, but if you only want to sell complete my arm could be twisted, probably. 

I've been a reader for a little while, but never a poster, so this post might have an uphill battle ahead of it. Maybe a brief explanation will help: I managed to buy a 67cm Homer this winter, and it went straight to the top of my favourites list, ahead of a 62cm 2TT Appaloosa (thx Jim W!), a 61cm Roadini that I'm always on the verge of selling, and just barely ahead of a 60cm Platypus. Being totally hooked on the fit of the Homer, I want another big one but with room for fatter tires.

Could this work in time for my end of summer tour in the Rockies to be an Atlantis tour? Here's hoping!

Mack in Alberta 

[Mack Penner]

Following up here just to say that, against the odds, this worked amazingly well. Took 9 days from the WTB being posted for me to take delivery of a 68cm Atlantis frame, which I built up right away, fine tuned for a week or so, and is now up and running. The build was mainly dictated by parts availability in my garage (didn't buy anything), but I also took inspiration from the colour scheme of 1980s era Burger Kings after a photo of one preserved behind a wall at a mall in Delaware made its rounds on the internet a couple of weeks ago! I've attached a photo—hope I've done so properly. 

This success, I presume, would be unlikely enough. But, my WTB also led straight to finding the other 68 I had been wanting, a Quickbeam, which arrived today! Seems miraculous. Thanks to the tall guys on here who helped me out! 

Mack in Alberta (and in the middle of a pbh range) 

[mark etze]

That's a great looking Atlantis. I am always sorta looking for 68cm Riv's and when I saw your WTB I just figured there was no chance you would get one because they are so rare. Congratulations on finding 2.

[Brett Callahan]

What a great looking bike. The pink case on the Wahoo is a really nice touch. 

[larson....@gmail.com]

What a beautiful Atlantis! At just over 6’4” I can appreciate these bikes and hope to someday own a larger Atlantis. Great work and I bet it rides nice.

Randy

[Cal Patterson]

Wow that is such a good looking bike. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 68 before, xl frames just look so dang good to my eye. I love how you’ve built it too. I’m starting to think I could fit a much bigger atlantis than I previously thought, inspired by this picture..

[Kainalu V. -Brooklyn NY]

That’s a real bike!

So much to love.

Enjoy

-Kai

[Mack Penner]

Thanks, all! I'm 6'7", but mercifully my pbh is sort of 6'4"ish, round about 96.5 or 97, with a saddle height of 85.5 or 86 depending on a few things. As you can imagine, I spent years on (non-Riv) 60s and 61s running a ton of seatpost to make it work. My 60cm Platypus (love it) is going to survive these developments, as is my 62cm Appaloosa, but otherwise I'm gettin' rid of everything else. I couldn't say whether it's all down to frame size, but these big ones (Atlantis and 67cm Homer, QB isn't built up yet) ride great, and I think they look better than smaller bikes that are set up "big." I'm now definitely an apostle of "bigger is better" which, to be fair, is easier to say now than it was before! 

Mack