Hi Sean, I'm over here near the Albany end of the Erie Canal trail. I've had similar circumstances with my wife. She owned a Trek mixte which she really enjoyed. For years I've been telling her about the magic of Rivendell Bicycles which mostly went in one ear and out the other. She always responded by saying "but I like my current bike". Last summer a used Platypus came up for sale. I showed her pictures and she was very interested until she saw the price tag. Even used this was too much for her to comfortably pay. Later in the summer we ended up ordering a CLEM complete from Riv. The end result was exactly what I was hoping. Once she experienced the long wheelbase of the Clem combined with the wider tires the difference between her old bike and the new Riv clicked for her. If you are hoping for a similar result I think either bike would be a great choice but I wouldn't overlook the Clem. Hope that helps!
Tim On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 5:29:59 PM UTC-5 SeanMac wrote: > Hi everyone. Happy New Year! > > I am the proud owner of a grey Cheviot. One of the reasons that I > purchased that bike was to ride on bike trails near me (such as the Erie > Canal Trail) with my wife. She and I have done a bit of riding together. > However, as I am a more experienced cyclists, she sometimes gets frustrated > with me. Happily, riding my Cheviot has helped me to slow down and enjoy > the ride with her. > > My wife has been riding a Trek hybrid bike that is at least 30 years old. > I would love for her to get something new for our rides together. She is > on-board with this idea (much to my delight). A new Rivendell seems to be > just the ticket to more quality bike time - for her alone and for us > together. The question, of course, is which model would be the best choice. > > Given that I have a Cheviot, a Platypus for her was my first suggestion. > I sense that it rides pretty similarly to my Cheviot - plush, stable and > relatively quick once it gets going. However, my wife was a bit surprised > by the price tag of the Platty, and began to focus on the Clem. When she > asked why the Clem was less expensive I spoke about the lugs, but didn't > know what else really differentiated the two bikes. This is why I am > reaching out to the group. > > I would be grateful if folks on the list who are familiar with both the > Clem and Platypus would provide some additional insight into the > differences between the two models. I think that either bike would meet my > wife's needs. However, thoughts on which would best meet those needs are > much appreciated. > > Thanks, > Sean > Buffalo, NY > -- 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/e6aaaf1b-fef2-4044-bb25-13f02a334483n%40googlegroups.com.
