Five months with no posts!! Time to resurrect one of my favorite threads!

I just picked up yet another (and maybe my closest yet) Poor Man's Rivendell. It's a 1989 Univega Range Rover ES. I grabbed it really cheap at a pawn shop, primarily because old, name-brand MTB's don't pop up very often around here. After I bought it, I started looking at the geometry and it's quite a strange bird for an MTB. In fact, it would make a good Poor Man's Atlantis. The frame is all Tange cro-mo and the fork is cro-mo. I think I'll overhaul it this Spring and spend some time riding it.


Geometry Atlantis Univega

Seat tube 56cm 56.9cm
ETT 57cm 56.9cm
Seat angle 72 degrees 72 degrees
Head angle 72 degrees 71 degrees
Chainstays 44cm* 43.6cm
BB drop 48mm 45mm
Rake 40mm 50mm
Trail 64mm 60mm (with 44mm tires)

*It's my understanding that the newer versions of the Atlantis have 46cm chainstays.

These photos are a good representation of just how big Big Apple tires are. The tire on the rear is a 1.75" and the front is a 2.15" Big Apple. Huge difference for just a 1/3" difference. Unfortunately, the 2.15" Big Apple won't fit on the back of this bike, at least not with the 30mm wide rim that came on it.