Hello, I am new to this group and still trying to decide which Rivendell bike will be my first. I am torn between the Platypus and a Susie Longbolts. I hope that there are people here that have ridden both, or have turned one of them into their all-around, multi-terrain bike. Ideally, I would LOVE to have both, but that will take a few years to achieve!
As a note, all-terrain is pavement, gravel, fire roads, hard-packed sand. Not aggressive single track or severe off-road. Rivendell promotes the Platypus mainly for pavement and the Susie for trails. In theory, if both were equipped with the same 2.2” all-terrain tire, which one would make the best multi-use bike? Would the differences be minor or is the geometry on one better able to adapt? Should I limit my expectations to what the bikes were designed for? Thanks for your help, Laura -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fc5ef0a4-74d8-43a2-ae7c-496d52fddbfdn%40googlegroups.com.
