Yes, and if I only had one Platypus it would be jazzed up just like that poor
Betty. I had to get a second so that one could be my Racing Platypus.
> On Jun 29, 2022, at 9:33 PM, Marc Irwin wrote:
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> Boy you did have that Betty geared up.
>
> Marc
>
>> On Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 4:14:5
Beautiful parts choice and build, and yeah, these hillibikes need short
stems to run flat bars. They are lng.
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Boy you did have that Betty geared up.
Marc
On Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 4:14:53 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> You guys are funny. I mean, I might have been *accused* of being the
> Godzilla in the Velotaxonomy, but I was at least half Lone Wolf. But Marc,
> you are the origina
On my Proto-Bombadil. So I guess you can be Sam, but Frodo is already
taken.
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On Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 8:04:39 PM UTC-6 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> One bike to rule them all.
>
>
>
> On Nov 1, 2021, at 5:33 AM, Johnny Alien wrote:
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> I think the 65
You've got a Rivendell build concept coming and you are collecting your
parts. Maybe it's a Betty Foy or a Cheviot. Maybe it's a Hillborne
sidepull build. Maybe it's a current 650B Hilsen.
These Tektro R365 came off my wife's Rivendell Yves Gomez that I'm parting
out. That bike sat mainly
Thanks, Will, good on ya for using the bike year 'round in a NE climate.
Also interesting to hear more of what you and others use and prefer to
suffer. I expect that full GoreTex would be too hot (again, most of our
rain is summer rain); again, I used the Carradice Ducksback cape, wonderful
for cov
Christian: Awesome story & rad Platypus, thank you for sharing.
Phil: I have always wanted to try mounting my dynamo front light like that.
Do you like it and does the wheel not interfere with the light too much in
practical (nighttime) use?
Thanks
mike
On Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 2:13:37
Some folks have asked for a link to pics, sooo..
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1k71ErjNg0nbGcffp5ZzedFSBqvauB
SM6?usp=sharing
On Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 10:04:49 AM UTC-4 a spen wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> I've got a 64 Clem Smith L available. Riv blue, Virginesque*, (i.e. never
> b
"Beautiful Godzilla" and "strident spandex hamsters"..I'm clearly behind on
the latest cycling terminology! 😂
On Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 7:31:07 AM UTC-7 Marc Irwin wrote:
> It was just a few months ago Leah and her family moved to Kalamazoo from
> Las Vegas, several people suggested she co
Also a consideration for me is what conditions the bike sees. On one of my
commuters, I'd go through a rim in a year or two, so I'd be less inclined
to reuse a 1/2 worn rim. My road bikes only see fair weather, so a rim
there lasts a decade. In that case, I'd totally reuse the rim.
Will
On
I'd say another thing to consider is condition of the braking surface (i'm
assuming this is a non-disc application). If the existing rim has plenty of
life left, I see nothing wrong with re-using it. Personally if the brake
track on the existing rim had less than 50%-60% of its life left I would
It was just a few months ago Leah and her family moved to Kalamazoo from
Las Vegas, several people suggested she contact me about riding in the
area. She was a self described "Beautiful Godzilla" (Bike Snob p. 75) who
had never ridden more than 17 miles and never with anybody else. I
introdu
Folks,
I will be sending a Riv mixte frame to be repainted and am hoping to do it
in a lime-olive color-way, as the kids say, of the Platypus. Failing that,
we'd go for a slightly darker version of the Mustard in early Clems, or a
burnt pumpkin orange of the XO-1.
Does anyone know if there's
Rebuilding the wheel is definitely what I would do, but there is a caveat.
Since the OP said they are not doing the work, then the decision will be
influenced by the wheelbuilder. There are plenty of wheelbuilders who will
not use a used rim. Many wheelbuilders want to be able to
guarantee/w
Thanks all, very helpful.
I'm glad to hear other folks think it makes sense to rebuild the wheel, it
seems simplest.
Best
Adam
On Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 7:03:17 AM UTC-5 lconley wrote:
> I swap rims and hubs and spokes all the time. I don't re-use spoke
> nipples, though. But I never mis
Patrick, I live car-free, bike commuting year-round in a northeastern city
(rain, snow, or shine) and find that waterproof/breathable Gore-Tex
backpacker’s rain gear is about as good as it gets for bike commuting when
you need your work/church clothes to stay dry in a cloudburst.
I use a Goretex c
I swap rims and hubs and spokes all the time. I don't re-use spoke nipples,
though. But I never mismatch front and rear rims (black Cliffhangers of 20"
and 27.5" on my cargo bike), just goes against my grain. I say lace the
dyno hub into the existing rim. Keep the hub and spokes, so they can be
Suntour mech is gone, thanks.
On Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 4:05:43 PM UTC-4 jmlmu...@gmail.com wrote:
> Right on thanks I'll let him know!
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 28, 2022 at 12:20 PM Eric Marth wrote:
>
>> Joe — It was too short for a 1985 MB-3, 23" frame.
>>
>> On Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 11:24:11
Well Adam if you truly have no use or space for a second wheel then it
doesn't matter what's done any which way.
On Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 7:05:29 PM UTC-4 ttoshi wrote:
> If you sold your used wheel, then you probably wouldn't get more than the
> cost of a new rim, so instead, I would rebu
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