Originally Posted by corwin1968

I finally got to my ultimate poor man's Rivendell. After this, it's either going to be a 26" Surly LHT or custom frameset. This is a 700c Trek Multitrack that I've converted to 26" wheels. I suspect this is as close as you can get to an Atlantis (other than MAYBE a 26" LHT) without spending a bundle of money. Top-tube 57 (Trek)/57 (Atlantis)Head tube 71.5 (Trek)/72 (Atlantis)Fork rake 41 (Trek)/40 (Atlantis)Chainstays 43cm (Trek)/44cm (Atlantis)BB drop 60mm (Trek)/48mm (Atlantis)The key attributes that set my 730 apart from a typical vintage MTB is the shorter top-tube and the much lower bottom bracket (which is a big deal for Rivendell bikes). This particular combination is pretty much only found in specialized touring bikes like the Atlantis, Co-Motion Pangea, R&E UTB, Thorn and a few others. The 26" LHT is damn close to my size Atlantis in it's geometry. My big decision is whether to buy the LHT in near future or a Pangea or UTB in the more distant future.