Wow. That is gorgeous. Is it red? If that is the frame color, your wheelset will look killer.I would send you my raspberry Brooks, but my Susie arrived today and it's slated for that bike. Which means I must stop procrastinating and build the dang wheels.
On Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 6:46 :26 PM UTC-4, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > > Hi Friends, > > It’s tough out there, isn’t it. Could we use a little joy? Would you > qualify a sneak peak at a new Rivendell bike model as a joy-bringer? If > not, stop right here.... > > Are you still with me? Get ready to be delighted! I have wanted a new > Rivendell mixte ever since the rumored Anniversary Mixte of 2018. Will - > who has had too many emails from me about the Anniversary Mixte, which > became the Fancy Cheviot, and ultimately evolved into the Platypus - sent > me an email. And in that email was the most remarkable photo... > > It’s Grant, with my new Platypus in his arms. Everything about this photo > is so endearing. The way Grant is proudly presenting the bike, this > long-awaited fancy mixte, named after his favorite animal. The way his eyes > are covered so you can’t read the pride in them but you can see in his > outstretched arms how he hopes you are pleased with his masterpiece. It’s > too much for me. I’m overcome. It is likely to go on my wall...the photo, > not the bike. > > No, the bike will be ridden half to death. I won’t be precious about it, > but I will dress it up fancy. Analog is doing another one of their famous > colorful wheelsets and dyno systems for me, and the accent colors we chose > are rose and teal. (If you only have 2 bikes, you get to splurge on the > builds. See photo for wheel/dyno selection.) Rivendell will do the rest of > the build, and I am really looking forward to this because I haven’t ever > chosen the parts for a complete bike build before. My last *new* Rivendell > was the 2012 Betty Foy, and I didn’t know a thing about bikes then, so I > just requested Keven choose everything. In 2020, I know just enough to have > an opinion and I’m really looking forward to Will’s phone call about the > parts this week. > > The mixtes are the best bikes Rivendell makes, and they have outdone > themselves with this beauty. It’s regal, like a ballroom gown, and made > better because it’s not just a pretty face. It may appear as a > contradiction, because it is exquisite, yes, but not at the expense of > function. It is smart. Capable. Beautiful. Useful. This is the DNA of a > “joy-bringer.” > > I hope this beautiful bike brightens your day a little bit, and stokes > your excitement for Grant’s upcoming, long-awaited and much-celebrated > Rivendell mixte. I wish you all a Platypus this November! > > 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5f9aed1a-6c61-49d0-baa0-7d8e24fb88abo%40googlegroups.com.
