My answer is much like Joe Bernard's. I would choose my custom. Either the first one (stolen April 2021) or the second one - currently at Joe Bell's awaiting paint. My frame (especially the first one) is/was much like a Roadeo. So much so, that Mark suggested a Roadeo instead of a custom. I decided against it based on a preference for custom paint from Joe Bell and the decals associated with the custom.
This time around, the replacement custom is a carbon copy except for cantilever posts for Tektro short-pull V-brakes. Same color even. And now I also have a Roadeo at Joe Bell's waiting for paint. Regards, Corwin On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 12:27:08 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > Oh, how I am loving this thread. JJ’s wife takes the cake with her > Wilbury/Glorius pair. Love it, love it. See? It’s a perfectly good idea to > have two of the same bike, and she knows it too! I am so enjoying > everyone’s photos and descriptions of what they like about their > Rivendells, keep them coming. > > My vote - big surprise - goes to the elegant Rivendell Platypus as well. > There is no downside to a Platypus. I could not get enough of my raspberry > Platy so I searched until I found another Platy frame and then built that > one up to haul. Never be without your Platypus, that’s my motto! I find it > a great comfort to have a 2nd Platypus; I used to have one bike, a Betty > Foy, and had a recurring nightmare that it got stolen. My subconscious was > so distressed over the loss of the bike that by the end of the dream I > would always miraculously find a spare Betty Foy frame in a box in my > garage, this making it all ok. > > I love the Rivendell mixtes; Rivendell puts the best of what they are into > their mixte line, I have always thought. And like the product page says, > all Rivendells are beautiful, but the Platypus is the *most* beautiful > Rivendell. Not that it suffers practicality on account of its looks - it is > dead useful and supremely comfortable. I use mine for club rides, > errand-running, shopping, and pleasure rides. Smart AND beautiful. That’s > why it’s my favorite. > On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 2:04:55 PM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> Yes, Wilbury/Glorius-Betty Foy/Yves Gomez-Cheviot-Platypus. We got here >> from there. >> >> On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 9:49:15 AM UTC-7 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> Love that Hunqapillar! I've never heard of the Wilburt/Glorius but looks >>> nice - the raw metal is awesome. Looks like the Platypus may be similar, >>> albeit with a longer wheelbase? >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 12, 2022, 11:42 AM J J <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm with Joel in that I prefer shorter-wheelbase, shorter-chain stay >>>> Rivendell models, though *shorter* is relative. I favor fully lugged >>>> models, though it makes sense for Rivendell to have more accessible >>>> offerings (*accessible* is also relative). >>>> >>>> For me it's the Hunqapillar all the way. It excels at everything I do >>>> with it, whether unloaded and tossing it around on skinny (haha) 42s or >>>> hauling 75 pounds of stuff rolling on 55s. It doesn't break a sweat and >>>> always feels incredibly stable and ready for more. >>>> >>>> For my partner it's the Wilbury/Glorius, from the era preceding super >>>> long wheelbase step-through models. (Her previous bike had a much longer >>>> wheelbase, which she found cumbersome and clunky after she road the >>>> Wilbury.) She loved the Wilbury ride and lovely construction so much that >>>> she got a companion Glorius in raw metal. >>>> >>>> Leah is not the only one to double down on a step-through she loves!! :) >>>> >>>> [image: Hunqapillar 1.jpeg] >>>> [image: Wilbury 1.jpeg] >>>> [image: Glorius 1.jpeg] >>>> >>>> On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 11:58:03 AM UTC-4 greenteadrinkers wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have a Sam Hillborne and a SimpleOne, if I did it all over again, >>>>> I'd go for a Hunqapillar, but, I'd totally be happy with a Appaloosa. I >>>>> also own a Trek 620, Tanglefoot Moonshiner, and a Kogswell PR II. >>>>> >>>>> [image: Hillborne.png] >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> 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/F0MrD6UmomY/unsubscribe >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a504af3d-00c1-493b-949a-c9688c68d1f4n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a504af3d-00c1-493b-949a-c9688c68d1f4n%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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f4287a71-deff-4ebb-b6de-87f5cca93d52n%40googlegroups.com.
