Hi everyone! I was lucky enough to snag a Mustard 60cm Platypus :)
I'm also new to the group, but have been lurking for a while obsessively consuming Platypus conversations, especially all the excellent posts from Leah! I am a long time fan of Rivendell and have built up several 80's MTB frames in a Riv style over the last 12 years. I finally got my first real Rivendell in the form of a used Clem L a few months ago. Immediately after riding that for the first time I decided to buy a new Platypus from the next batch to replace my Riv'ish '83 Stumpjumper shopping/utility bike build. There was just something extra magical about the Clem that I have not captured in any of my builds and I want more of that magic! I'll be sure to update when I get my hands on the new Platypus, and thank you all for being an awesome group of people and an amazing resource! Jeff On Saturday, September 28, 2024 at 8:22:04 AM UTC-7 meti...@gmail.com wrote: > MIKE! Honestly, this note made me tearful. I am dying to meet you. > > Liz in Cincinnati > Sent with delight from my iPad > > On Sep 28, 2024, at 11:09 AM, Feldspar Palimpsest <michaelj...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > As a 70 year old with a 25 year old Atlantis and a recent Clem with a > Platypus on order… I like the way you think. > > > I’m keeping my Atlantis. A lot of great memories in that bike. > > Mike > > On Friday, September 27, 2024 at 11:12:42 AM UTC-4 meti...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> >> My fingers are poised to click “buy” on one of the 50” Platypuses. If I >> don’t act quickly enough, I guess I’ll start combing the continent for >> another way to find one. :) >> >> I’m 5’3”, 66-year-old woman who’s completely grateful for how fit >> commuting by bikes (in Cincinnati, OH) has kept me. >> >> Currently, I own my first Rivendell—a 20ish-year old Atlantis on which >> I’ve ridden SO MANY miles, and a newer 52” Clem L. >> >> My hope is to eventually sell the Atlantis…but, seriously, that’s gonna >> be a hard one to let go. Time to make the changes, though. >> >> Liz Tilton >> >> >> On Friday, September 27, 2024 at 9:29:43 AM UTC-4 lucky...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> I want a yellow one so badly but it’s just not in the budget right now. >>> If there’d been bare frames for sale I would have bought one. I want a >>> dynamo on this bike and have many of the other parts on hand so it would >>> have been more cost effective for me. >>> I am hopeful that when finances are available we will find a 55 yellow >>> out there on the resale market. >>> I want to add, we had a 55 Cheviot and really disliked it, so I wasn’t >>> sold on the Platypus but I went to Riv and rode a 55 Platypus and it’s a >>> whole other ride. There’s definitely one in our future. >>> Liz in Sacramento >>> >>> On Sep 27, 2024, at 05:51, Johnny Alien <johnny....@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Normally I am anti-complete. I think they are usually spec'd fine >>> enough but I like too many nicer parts to not want to swap half of it >>> anyway. But these have such nice components that there's not much that even >>> I would want to swap. Usually the biggest disappointment for me is wheels >>> and the new wheels they have are built on my favorite of all affordable >>> hubs and look to be fantastic. If they had thrown the Altus big pulley RD >>> on there I would declare it totally perfect as-is. But for me only one >>> component I am not fond of on a complete is a gigantic win. >>> >>> >>> Anyway I didn't contribute anything because I am not in the market for >>> one but I gave my two cents anyway. People are going to love these and its >>> two of the best colors. >>> >>> On Friday, September 27, 2024 at 8:14:36 AM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding >>> Ding! wrote: >>> >>>> I love the Rivendell presale days. It’s fun to watch the bikes >>>> virtually fly off the shelves, and especially on Platypus presale days, >>>> since that bike is my uncontested favorite. Today will be extra thrilling, >>>> since this presale is happening in the wake of the New Yorker article >>>> hype. >>>> (Hoping this has brought lots of new customers to Rivendell.) I’ve >>>> personally had one woman track me down on Instagram and ask me about the >>>> Platypus after she read the article. Turns out, she’s also a nurse and >>>> only >>>> lives 45 minutes away from me! She may be one of the new Platypus owners >>>> today. >>>> >>>> If you are getting ready to make one of Rivendell’s famous Platypuses >>>> your own, comment here and tell us the details! >>>> Leah >>>> >>> -- >>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9c4e62cd-a02f-4b80-afb0-2959e60f819en%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9c4e62cd-a02f-4b80-afb0-2959e60f819en%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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2d643339-b125-4a99-875b-db88bc04cf9en%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2d643339-b125-4a99-875b-db88bc04cf9en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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