No 53's on the Riv site but Blue Lug has all sizes in Gold. I actually got my Roadini from Blue Lug and had a good experience. Riv was sold out of those when I purchased.
On Friday, February 7, 2025 at 2:27:11 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > River, are there any 53 Charlies left? I’ll go see. I got the 53. Was > really happy to have lighter tubing - I could have fit the 57, allegedly, > but I wanted the 53. > > Leah > > On Friday, February 7, 2025 at 2:22:03 PM UTC-5 River Bailey wrote: > >> Leah, What size Charlie did you get? My 54 Roadini is a bit too large for >> me, and think all the parts will transfer over to a Charlie Gallop >> seamlessly. I believe the 53 CG would be perfect. Guess I just need to find >> a buyer for me Sergio Green Roadini frame. >> >> On Friday, February 7, 2025 at 8:50:34 AM UTC-5 ascpgh wrote: >> >>> "Divisive" is an audience problem, even with bikes. >>> >>> I don't think any reaction to creating anything that *you* want >>> produces criticism, that's just reaching stirring the emotions of the >>> margins of the room, which is the objective of art and that's what any of >>> our bikes are. >>> >>> Andy Cheatham >>> Pittsburgh >>> >>> On Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 8:31:17 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding >>> Ding! wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for being such great sports, friends. This will be a divisive >>>> Charlie, I know, but you seem to be in favor of this oddball. I hope this >>>> bike and I get along because I’ve put too much effort and money into it to >>>> not like it. The RivSisters went and test rode the bike and assured me >>>> it’s >>>> unbelievable. Joyce bought one on the spot! >>>> >>>> Ryan, I think the stems are steel so no ano for those. I’ll have a stem >>>> bag probably that will cover up the silver stem. >>>> >>>> Bill is right - it’s a shame to put stuff on the bars. I’m going to try >>>> and hold off but good grief I really love a phone mount and a cyclometer… >>>> >>>> Justus - see what I mean? Isn’t northern lights a great theme for a >>>> bike? >>>> >>>> Joe - I love that darn pony bike. I will turn my red bike into a sunset >>>> next. Sunsets can be natural wonders, right? >>>> On Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 7:14:56 PM UTC-5 SallyG wrote: >>>> >>>>> Leah! Excellent move! And your beautiful pictures distracted me from a >>>>> gray, rainy day here...Joining with the group that can't wait for a ride >>>>> report and...more photos, of course:) >>>>> >>>>> ENJOY! >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM meti...@gmail.com <meti...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I hung on every word of this. This Northern Lights idea is soooo >>>>>> impressive and to have made it all happen using two different artists is >>>>>> just tremendous. What a terrific project. I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE IT ALL >>>>>> PULLED >>>>>> TOGETHER. And to hear how you like riding your new NL Charlie. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 6:36:43 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> The handlebars break my heart just a little bit because of the >>>>>>> real-estate that could get covered up. Maybe transparent BMX grips are >>>>>>> appropriate: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://shop.odysseybmx.com/products/odyssey-travis-grip-clear >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Bill Lindsay >>>>>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 11:01:33 AM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle >>>>>>> Ding Ding! wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My taste for bikes trends to the colorful side. My purple Platypus >>>>>>>> was the first bike I chose every single part for, and I’m proud of how >>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>> little Platypus came out. I did it up in oil slick and rainbow, and >>>>>>>> after >>>>>>>> that, I decided that henceforth, all Leah Bikes will be modeled after >>>>>>>> natural wonders. I have the rainbow, and up next would be the northern >>>>>>>> lights. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I spent a decent amount of time trying to catch the northern lights >>>>>>>> this summer, which is how the idea came to me. I decided to involve >>>>>>>> two >>>>>>>> anodizers, the Mountain West’s celebrated woman anodizer, Ashley >>>>>>>> Anodized >>>>>>>> It, and Velocity USA’s anodizer, David, whom I’d met and ridden with >>>>>>>> on the >>>>>>>> Wednesday Evening Rides. Involving 2 anodizers and hoping their pieces >>>>>>>> agree is a huge risk, but I couldn’t see a way around it. Here is the >>>>>>>> inspiration photo I sent them: >>>>>>>> [image: image0.jpeg] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If it was aluminum, I sent it to Ashley. I learned that aluminum >>>>>>>> has differing qualities that make some types better for taking color >>>>>>>> than >>>>>>>> others. I think my Silver 3 cranks came out the best. The Silver >>>>>>>> shifters >>>>>>>> were a nightmare. They had a plastic-y coating that came apart in the >>>>>>>> liquid and they took color poorly. Ashley had not done a pattern like >>>>>>>> Northern Lights before, so we had to invent it. She tried several >>>>>>>> things, >>>>>>>> but she felt she was losing the NL theme and would strip the color and >>>>>>>> start again. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> In the end, she got it exactly right. She made me the moodiest, >>>>>>>> swirliest night sky parts imaginable. Here are some of them: >>>>>>>> [image: image1.jpeg][image: image2.jpeg][image: image3.jpeg][image: >>>>>>>> image4.jpeg][image: image5.jpeg] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Meanwhile, David was at his post at Velocity, experimenting with >>>>>>>> pattern and color. When you mix colors, you fight them being “muddy.” >>>>>>>> He >>>>>>>> had to lift color with acid and apply different color, and he got a >>>>>>>> similar >>>>>>>> effect on my Quill rims: >>>>>>>> [image: image6.jpeg][image: image7.jpeg] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I’ve chosen my own colorful pieces to add to the build: >>>>>>>> [image: image10.jpeg] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Everything is done now. My rims arrived and Ashley is about the >>>>>>>> send her things. I do need a Faceplater stem but would otherwise be >>>>>>>> ready >>>>>>>> to build this bike. Probably in the next 2 weeks! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks for reading, if you got this far. >>>>>>>> Leah >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Feb 6, 2025, at 1:39 PM, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! < >>>>>>>> jonasa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I was happy. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I had my trio of Platypuses, each different from the next, so that >>>>>>>> anything I wanted to do was possible. I had been casting glances >>>>>>>> toward >>>>>>>> road bikes, but there were no 50cm Roadinis to be had, so I continued >>>>>>>> on my >>>>>>>> group rides astride my Racing Platypus. And then I forgot about road >>>>>>>> bikes. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hype began to come out of Rivendell HQ about a new model, releasing >>>>>>>> soon. I love to read the copy on Riv’s website, and I always do, even >>>>>>>> if >>>>>>>> I’m not buying the bike. When I read that product description, I >>>>>>>> thought, >>>>>>>> “Wait. It’s like they went and made a bike exactly for *me*.” >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It was a road bike. It had a sloped top tube, came in lighter >>>>>>>> tubing in my size, and was painted in a color I loved. I ride a few >>>>>>>> thousand miles a year, and most of them are road miles on club rides. >>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>> could really do something with this bike. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> With 2 hours to the presale I decided I’d put one in my cart and >>>>>>>> see if I could make it mine. The New Yorker article had come out and >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> Platypuses were decimated as soon as Rivendell released them, so I >>>>>>>> wasn’t >>>>>>>> hopeful. I was shocked when my order went through. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I got…a golden Charlie. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To be continued in the next post so I can embed some photos. >>>>>>>> Leah >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in >>>>>>>> the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/7Myd6HCEuQ0/unsubscribe >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>>>>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To view this discussion visit >>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f4c2cedb-3f85-4140-98ed-19b880503bcfn%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f4c2cedb-3f85-4140-98ed-19b880503bcfn%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 visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/52abc5e9-881a-4efe-aef7-617f9db85454n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/52abc5e9-881a-4efe-aef7-617f9db85454n%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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