Hey, Tom. Great looking bike! As a new member here that has yet to get ahold of a Rivendell, I've been eyeing the Platypus. Where do you land in regards to your height and PBH? I'm 6ft with a PBH of 87cm, which puts me on the same frame size as what you got. Without every being on a Rivendell, though, their larger frame sizes do give me a bit of pause. Thanks.
On Fri, Nov 25, 2022, 3:52 PM Tom Palmer <volvotom1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > I picked a Mermaid Platypus frameset from a very nice local Riv/Crust fan. > Thanks Derek! > Spent a couple of weeks doing a parts bin build. The only things I bought > new were 2 chains because Derek has a Clem Jr to build and needed the one > from this frame and a tandem length derailler cable. Was able to get the > first ride in today and had fit tweaked within a few miles. I am at the > bottom of the fit guide for the big 60cm but Will at Riv confirmed I would > be OK. I did get to do quick ride before I purchased so confident it would > work well and it does. Very nice first ride, smooth, zippy, and quick > handling. Already rethinking the tires- only 700x42 Continental speed > Rides. Just thinking bigger since my roads are fairly rough chip seal in > general, but want to keep fenders. I will do a second post on how large a > tire with fenders. Looking forward to tomorrows ride, it will be longer and > more hills. Build list is as follows- steel Albatross bars and steel stem, > Ergon grips, Tektro V brake and Avid levers, and Microshift 10 speed bar > end shifter shifting Deore derailler. Thompson seat post and Specialized > body Geometry saddle from 90's. Alfine single ring crankset. Wheels are > pretty nice, DT Swiss 240s hubs and not sure which DT Swiss rims. Fenders > are Bontrager meant for 26" tires, but fit well. > Planning on front rack that will tame the quick handling a bit, but worth > the utility. > Tom Palmer > Twin Lake, MI > > -- > 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/bdfee031-bc11-49ce-9a84-255665930093n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bdfee031-bc11-49ce-9a84-255665930093n%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/CAL9SJakszmfq6Hrp-JL%3DuROkF3m_pyn%3DCQELGp8Ra%2BmHJ2Gzhw%40mail.gmail.com.
