Besides looking at photos of built Platys here (this thread <https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/5Qe4GAOJReQ/m/Uf_VOnfuAgAJ> ended up collecting quite a few from the last round), I've been looking at instagram photos tagged #rivendellplatypus <https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/rivendellplatypus/>. Lots of inspiration there (including Alan's photos).
The 60cm I'm building is for myself and will be an all-rounder / gravelish build - so I'm also taking cues from Atlantis and Appaloosa builds. I'll be (almost) maxxing out the tires and thus will not be running fenders. Assuming your question "What works?" is in regards to fenders - I'm come to appreciate metal fenders (and have had good experience with Velo Orange fenders). If you are concerned about the safety of metal fenders PDW makes safety tabs for metal fenders. -Dave On Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 3:11:51 PM UTC-5 aeroperf wrote: > > For those of us who have ordered a Platypus, and got a “raw” frame in a > box, I’m interested in how people are building them up. I’m also > interested in how previous Platy people from the last batch (raw plus Riv > builds) have built up theirs. > > I’m coming at this from: This build is for my wife, so it has to be > absolutely functional but also “attractive” in the Riv way. I’ve built up > a Sam and a Homer, and enjoyed both builds, but the Platy is slightly > different. I also am doing the build along with someone who owns a bike > store, and also just got his Platy frame, so maybe I can pass along another > (LBS) point of view as we go. > > I’ve seen some Platypus builds in the posts, Including “Peppermint > Platy’s” build (I bow to Leah for being a class Platypus act). Everybody > does something a little different. That’s the joy of this. > > For example, my wife wants a headlight/taillight and a wicker front > basket. No decision on fenders. What works? > -- 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/89a8be9d-1bde-47b8-a6fb-c1ecd3e973a5n%40googlegroups.com.
