For what it's worth, my wife's Platypus build is complete. Interestingly, in the time this build was in the stand, my wife elected to come out of semi-retirement and took a job. She's interested in using this mermaid Platy as her new work-commute bike. We're going to go for a test ride down and up our hill to see if she can manage it.
Pics prove it's built: https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/52493691449/in/album-72177720303612192/ Build details: Pacenti Brevet Rims, Shimano Deore XT M737 hubs. Blue Salsa Skewers. 584x48 Rene Herse knobbies 2x10 drivetrain. 10sp Shimano barcons on the stem. Deore XT M750 rapid rise RD. Skeleton Key FD. Crust Pedals. Sugino Impel Crankset 170mm. 44/29 TA rings Choco-normal cockpit from Chris H. Deore XT M737 V-brakes Brooks Saddle TITANIUM King Cage The rack and basket is going on now. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 11:03:57 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > I’m excited to hear how she likes it, Bill. It is a long and luxurious > creature; should feel very novel if she’s been riding her Yves. I hope she > rides the tires bald! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 21, 2022, at 5:17 PM, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I just bought a 50cm for my wife. She had a 52cm Yves Gomez which was a > hair big for her, and we wanted fatter tires. I set up a Black Mountain La > Cabra for her and she likes it OK, but really prefers a step through. I'm > going to set hers up with Rene Herse 48mm tires and she'll be in good > shape. > > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Monday, October 10, 2022 at 12:53:24 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> I can never tamp down my excitement over the Riv mixtes and have given up >> trying. I’m SO excited that there is a paddle of Platypuses on the water, >> heading to Rivendell as I type this. I remember the excitement of the 2020 >> Platypuses (which were delivered in 2021); they were gone in minutes. >> Heartbreak and jubilee ensued and then came the waiting. >> >> But the wait is nearly over because the presale is the 19th. I’m keen to >> know if these will sell out as quickly or if demand and availability will >> have evened out by now. >> >> Who is purchasing a Platypus? >> >> Leah >> > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/Lrj8HhVu5SE/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/86f8ba45-b636-4773-a6db-4e066eefc8b4n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/86f8ba45-b636-4773-a6db-4e066eefc8b4n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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/11fb56c2-0b50-42c6-b485-7cc1a9722b5dn%40googlegroups.com.
