Honestly a smaller wheelbase Platy kind of describes the Cheviot. I would bet that the Cheviot would be very close to a step through AHH.
On Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 10:21:25 AM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > I so understand. A HomerPlat would be just the thing for you. I wonder if > that would be descriptive enough to say to Grant on your order form! > There’s a one-year pause on custom orders for now, but you can still get in > the queue. I know I’m a terrible influence. I really want everyone to have > the bike they truly want.. > > L > > On Apr 2, 2022, at 8:23 PM, Roberta <rcha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > My all time favorite Riv of the three I've owned is my A Homer Hilsen, by > a narrow margin. It’s nearly perfect in every way —fit,size,ride > quality—except for one thing: It is not a step though frame. > > > As I’m getting tired of throwing my leg over the saddle and I’m now > commuting to work, I will choose the Platypus if I could only have one > bike. I love the ride of the Platy, but my only issue with it is that it is > too long to put on city bus bike rack or Amtrak. Like many others here, I > dream of a custom which slightly improves on a favorite ride to make it the > perfect ride. > > Roberta > City of Philadlelphia, PA > > On Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 9:22:50 AM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> [image: 1154624B-CA95-4486-9D2B-97EF158D1790.jpeg][image: >> 3F33C3A3-4976-4724-8514-59BFF118CA62.jpeg] >> >> If you follow Rivendell on Instagram, they asked their followers a fun >> question yesterday: >> >> You get one bike for the rest of your life - what frame material, and >> what style - mixte or normal? >> >> Attached is a screenshot of Grant’s quote and Betsy Streeter’s art. >> >> What a question! The frame material and style is easy - I love a >> Rivendell steel mixte, but only one? In the end, my #1 is my raspberry >> Platypus, but I’d cry real tears if parted from my Clem L or my shopping >> Platypus. Up until 2020 I was a one bike gal, but I am really savoring >> having a trio of bikes set up for different enjoyments. I chose the >> raspberry mixte as my One Bike Forever because it’s the most beautiful, >> does whatever I want it to, and has heaps of sentimental value. >> >> What would be your One Bike Forever? Do you have that bike or is it a >> dream bike? Do you have a photo? >> 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/uIxvJuDqMQQ/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/d46cc04c-46e6-4f50-83fe-13147b1f7bc8n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d46cc04c-46e6-4f50-83fe-13147b1f7bc8n%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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8c8380e2-d3e5-4ca7-8139-d40a2dddc18fn%40googlegroups.com.
