Wow completely missed the platypus again On September 30, 2024, at 7:16 PM, [email protected] wrote:
[email protected] Google Groups  Today's topic summary View all topics Tics in the bars at the stem clamp - help - 12 Updates Roaduno - Are you buying one? - 5 Updates Fall Photos 2024 - 3 Updates “The Art of Taking it Slow” in The New Yorker - 1 Update Zéfal HPX frame pump – size 4 - 1 Update New Susie Build - 2 Updates I already scratched my bars... - 7 Updates FS: Ortlieb waterproof quick release handlebar bag and tool bag - 1 Update Bay Area Canti Romulus? - 1 Update Asking for your opinion on locking up a Riv - 1 Update An attempted RoadUno reconfiguration failure - 5 Updates WTT: Joe or Susie - 1 Update Erie Canal Trail on a Rivendell - 3 Updates WTB: 50cm Rosco Bubbe / Rosco Platypus - 1 Update ISO: Nitto Steel Spacers - 1 Update Platypus Presale - who are the lucky new owners? - 1 Update Western Mass Meetup / New Sam Pics - 3 Updates Mission Accomplished - 1 Update FS 2018 Rivendell Atlantis 53cm - 2 Updates Tics in the bars at the stem clamp - help Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! <[email protected]>: Sep 30 01:40PM -0700 On my raspberry Platypus I have aluminum Billie bars and a Nitto Technomic 12 cm stem from Riv. Maybe once a year in any of my bikes, I’ll get this irritating ticking in the bars. ...more Franco Rinaldi <[email protected]>: Sep 30 04:43PM -0400 I thought that will or Roman mentioned this in one of the news letters - they took the stem out of the head tube and jazzed it all up and eventually found the culprit. Franco Rinaldi ...more Leah Peterson <[email protected]>: Sep 30 04:57PM -0400 Lol, Franco what is jazzing up the stem?!! How can I jazz up MY stem?! I don't recall that in the newsletter, but I'll email Will. If he's dealt with this before he will know what to tell me. ...more Franco Rinaldi <[email protected]>: Sep 30 05:03PM -0400 I don't know if it was will or Antonio. I'll look again on my train ride home. Franco Rinaldi c: 646.403.0661 -Pardon any typos, Siri typed this message- On Sep 30, 2024, at 4:58 PM, Leah ...more John Hawrylak, Woodstown NJ <[email protected]>: Sep 30 03:35PM -0700 Leah Suggest verifying the stem quill bolt is tight by tightening it. I believe Franc's 'jazzing' means to remove the stem from the headtube, clean it, grease it very well. and insert back ...more Bill Lindsay <[email protected]>: Sep 30 03:46PM -0700 Leah On all sleeved aluminum handlebars, the sleeve was at one time a separate part from the rest of the bar. That interface is not always totally perfect on every instance of every bar, and ...more Danny <[email protected]>: Sep 30 05:53PM -0500 I agree with Bill L. about using a little T9 at the sleeve over the clamp area. My Billie's creaked/ticked and ever sinced I dripped T9 around the sleeve edge (you should do both sides), they've ...more Ryan Frahm <[email protected]>: Sep 30 03:55PM -0700 I remember reading somewhere that dripping some Loctite down into the sleeve and letting it dry will solve this issue for good. I built my wife’s Platypus with the Billie bar and have been lucky ...more Leah Peterson <[email protected]>: Sep 30 06:58PM -0400 Huh, interesting. Ok, well, I have been VERY liberal with the T9 at that interface but I will try that again and I will also tend to the stem. Will did write me back (I emailed after ...more Leah Peterson <[email protected]>: Sep 30 06:59PM -0400 This happened with my Boscos, too. No bar is safe 😂. On Sep 30, 2024, at 6:55 PM, Ryan Frahm <[email protected]> wrote: I remember reading somewhere that dripping some Loctite down into ...more Leah Peterson <[email protected]>: Sep 30 07:27PM -0400 Update. I couldn't stand the thought of leaving my bike like that until tomorrow. I went out to the garage, freshly showered, IN MY PAJAMAS and I attacked that stem with a shop towel and fresh lube. ...more Franco Rinaldi <[email protected]>: Sep 30 07:56PM -0400 I know that feeling. My Clem is the one bike I need ready at all times. Glad you got it sorted out!! You jazzed it up Franco Rinaldi c: 646.403.0661 -Pardon any typos, Siri typed this ...more Back to top Roaduno - Are you buying one? P W <[email protected]>: Sep 30 03:27PM -0700 I finished mine up last week and Kyle from Allez just took a few very nice photos, if anyone is interested in seeing the direction I went: Allez LA! on Instagram: "OK! Here it is, a look at the ...more P W <[email protected]>: Sep 30 03:30PM -0700 A couple of the photos attached for anyone, like me, that's not on Instagram! image0.jpeg image1.jpeg image2.jpeg image3.jpeg image4.jpeg image5.jpeg image6.jpeg image7.jpeg P. W. ~ ...more Bill Lindsay <[email protected]>: Sep 30 03:38PM -0700 Cute. Very nice selection of parts. -BUT- I'd change two things: 1. I think that front rack is the best possible front rack. Install it in the lower tabs behind the axle and you'll be able to ...more Chris Halasz <[email protected]>: Sep 30 04:05PM -0700 Philip Spectacular (and what Bill said)! Still trying to convince myself that I need a Roaduno, your build and Bill's are compelling! On Monday, September 30, 2024 at 3:38:05 PM UTC-7 ...more P W <[email protected]>: Sep 30 04:11PM -0700 Good eye Bill! (I'd expect no less). Rack is placed there ONLY while we wait for the eyelet tap from Will! For some reason a bunch of the production frames came without that eyelet threaded on ...more Back to top Fall Photos 2024 Bikie#4646 <[email protected]>: Sep 29 06:32PM -0700 "Like" Eric. Nice silhouette image. Paul Germain Midlothian, Va. ...more Eric Norris <[email protected]>: Sep 30 09:30AM -0700 The weather has been pretty nice here in NorCal, if perhaps a bit hot now and then. Got this shot yesterday along the American River Parkway. In the background is the fish hatchery where they harvest ...more Nic in Oslo <[email protected]>: Sep 30 03:13PM -0700 Returning from an errand run on my Cheviot last week, with the leaves well on their way to crimson and gold, I just couldn't head right back inside on such a fantastic autumn day. ...more Back to top “The Art of Taking it Slow” in The New Yorker Huston <[email protected]>: Sep 30 02:16PM -0700 That was a blast: just finished reading the article after a neighbor handed me her September 23 edition of *The New Yorker*. If anyone wants the print version, send me a PM, and I'll send it your ...more Back to top Zéfal HPX frame pump – size 4 Bryce Dwyer <[email protected]>: Sep 30 02:10PM -0700 Since these are no longer being made, I thought someone here might be interested! Zéfal HPX frame pump Size 4 – 510 to 550mm $35 + $10 for shipping in CONUS. No shipping if you can pick up ...more Back to top New Susie Build z b <[email protected]>: Sep 30 06:38AM -0700 Riv peoples! Just finished my first build/Riv and realizing I need a rear fender for the sloppier days of winter. I was using a Win Wing on my previous ride (Kona Humu) but with V brakes and 2.6 ...more Max S <[email protected]>: Sep 30 02:08PM -0700 Interesting... is the Ass Savers' "Big Win Wing" not wide enough?.. If so, maybe this Fendor Bendor Big <https://ass-savers.com/collections/all/products/fendor-bendor-big> won't ...more Back to top I already scratched my bars... Max S <[email protected]>: Sep 29 05:43PM -0700 Sometimes I file the gap in the clamp from the bar side with a round file, and then try to round out the corners. I also do something like this to some cranks that have stress risers in places, ...more John Dewey <[email protected]>: Sep 29 06:12PM -0700 + 1 Patrick. That’s the way it’s done! ...more John Dewey <[email protected]>: Sep 29 06:17PM -0700 And remember, Nitto makes a gorgeous stem tool to pry it open—no scratches. Should always be close by. ...more D H <[email protected]>: Sep 29 06:29PM -0700 Just to clarify: my stem is TIG/steel and has a four-bolt face plate. It's the 90-190 that Riv sells, not a Tallux or Technomic or similar. For the latter, I've never had a problem with ...more Stephen Durfee <[email protected]>: Sep 29 07:54PM -0700 Wow, I love the penny trick....wish I had heard of that several scratched bars ago. ...more David Ross <[email protected]>: Sep 30 10:45AM -0400 Definitely don’t grease. I use Park anti slip gel on mine and I can’t get them not to slip without it. On any of the swept bars, if I’m standing and applying leverage to the bars, I’m always ...more Garth <[email protected]>: Sep 30 01:27PM -0700 For a steel open face stem with sharp edges use some fine grit sandpaper or emery cloth and gently smooth over the edges using your fingers. Wear a leather glove if it's really rough. ...more Back to top FS: Ortlieb waterproof quick release handlebar bag and tool bag Eliot B <[email protected]>: Sep 30 12:25PM -0700 [image: IMG_2630.jpeg]Asking $75 obo. No holes or tears. Exc condition. I did lose the key so you can’t lock it to your bike but it functions normally otherwise. ...more Back to top Bay Area Canti Romulus? Brendan Willard in SF <[email protected]>: Sep 30 11:34AM -0700 Did someone in the group score that Canti Romulus in Belmont for a song? I was backpacking in the Sierras when it showed up. Hope it found a good home! Brendan in SF. ...more Back to top Asking for your opinion on locking up a Riv Tom Wyland <[email protected]>: Sep 30 11:15AM -0700 I lock my Platypus at my office in the parking garage. My office is in a suburban area and I use one heavy u-lock and no QR locks (although I like this idea a lot). I also ride my Riv in the rain. ...more Back to top An attempted RoadUno reconfiguration failure Stephen Durfee <[email protected]>: Sep 29 08:03PM -0700 My understanding is that the Roaduno, with its horizontal dropouts, does not allow one to slide the wheel back and forth without also requiring an adjustment to the rear brake pads. ...more Isaak Oliansky <[email protected]>: Sep 29 09:46PM -0700 General question here for the assembled geniuses: how are folks figuring their chainlines on 2 x 1 Melvin setups? Centering the rear cog between the two chainrings? I need to measure mine; my ...more Bill Lindsay <[email protected]>: Sep 30 10:19AM -0700 Front chain line on a double is the imaginary mid-point between the two rings. You're using a 3/32" derailleur chain. As long as you are splitting the difference you are already doing MUCH ...more Ray Varella <[email protected]>: Sep 30 10:54AM -0700 Hey Bill, Out of curiosity, do you know if WI machines the cogs in their Petaluma shop? If so, would it be possible to send it to them to machined into spec. When I’ve been picking up ...more Bill Lindsay <[email protected]>: Sep 30 11:03AM -0700 White Industries is a full on machine shop there in Petaluma. They are not set up to re-work a part. Particularly not a discontinued part. If they let me keep the bad one, I'll attempt the ...more Back to top WTT: Joe or Susie Andrew Joseph <[email protected]>: Sep 30 12:24PM -0500 Whelp. I thought this one would stay. I reckon we shall see. 57 HiHo Silver Sam Hillborne frameset here. First, I am really hoping to trade framesets for a 54 Joe Appaloosa, or second, a ...more Back to top Erie Canal Trail on a Rivendell Jeffrey Zelevansky <[email protected]>: Sep 30 06:07AM -0700 Hello group, I'm new here so hope this is ok as a first post. I am wondering if any members have done the Erie Canal ride (Buffalo to Albany or vv) on a Rivendell and which model they used, any ...more Will Boericke <[email protected]>: Sep 30 09:24AM -0700 For CC touring, honestly most bikes will do the job. Hang some bags on it (need a total of 12ish liters of capacity in my experience) and go. No retrofit necessary. If camping, you'll ...more Stephen Durfee <[email protected]>: Sep 30 10:10AM -0700 My son and I just spent a delightful two weeks riding the Erie Canal trail, and I would recommend it heartily. The route is well laid-out, mixing cinder paths with light gravel and occasional ...more Back to top WTB: 50cm Rosco Bubbe / Rosco Platypus reeby <[email protected]>: Sep 30 09:51AM -0700 Hey @kate, i haven't found one yet but hunting diligently! ...more Back to top ISO: Nitto Steel Spacers Don Lee <[email protected]>: Sep 28 01:16PM -0400 I meant, 10mm! Thanks! On Sep 28, 2024, at 12:45 PM, Don Don <[email protected]> wrote: Hi! Does anyone have a spare Nitto 1" 5mm spacer in dull bright they're willing to let go? ...more Back to top Platypus Presale - who are the lucky new owners? Jeff McCartney <[email protected]>: Sep 29 09:19AM -0700 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 ...more Back to top Western Mass Meetup / New Sam Pics Stephen Durfee <[email protected]>: Sep 29 08:12PM -0700 Steve, my son and I recently rode the Erie Canal, from Buffalo to Albany, then on to Bennington VT and south thru Berkshire County (my home turf), winding up just outside of Great Barrington. ...more Steve Theberge <[email protected]>: Sep 30 05:12AM -0700 Sounds like a great ride! There's a good bikeway for a chunk of it, right? I'm in Northampton, about an hour east of GB. It's been a glorious fall so far - warm and lots of sunshine. ...more Doug H. <[email protected]>: Sep 30 07:39AM -0700 Fantastic color indeed. I've noticed more Faceplater stems on Rivendells recently and I think they work better for swept back bars. I'm using one on my Clem and didn't have to over-torque my bars ...more Back to top Mission Accomplished Bruce in NW MI <[email protected]>: Sep 30 07:33AM -0700 My wife, Cindy, just crossed the 1000-mile threshold for this biking season, riding her beloved red Glorius (bought from a member of this list) on the hillier part of the Sleeping Bear Heritage ...more Back to top FS 2018 Rivendell Atlantis 53cm Hugh Smitham <[email protected]>: Sep 29 07:32PM -0700 Bump On Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 4:16:23 PM UTC-7 Hugh Smitham wrote: ...more Zac Terrones <[email protected]>: Sep 29 08:05PM -0700 I sold my atlantis in less than 24hrs. The fact that this is up and you have to keep bumping it may be a sign that it's too much. Good luck! 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