I'm hoping to get one, have been planning the build for months now. I have a pair of Velo Orange Crazy Bars that I bought for a 90s MTB conversion. That MTB had such a short steer tube I couldn't make it work, but I kept the bars. We'll see if they work for the Appaloosa. I do have a pair of Albatross bars around as a backup. I bought a used pair of Vittoria Terreno Dry tires (Thanks, Joe!) that are 47 mm wide as my starter pair. Not sure what type of tire I'll end up with, but these look like a decent compromise to start.
It's been a lot of fun acquiring old parts, I'm going with an XTR rear derailleur, Dura-ace clamp-on front, XT parallel-push V-brakes. I had Rich build up a pair of wheels with a SON dynamo, also my first dynamo bike. I'm going for the Limeolive, can't quite get excited about the purple. I really wanted mermaid, but oh well. Cheers, Keith On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 7:16 AM Johnny Alien <johnny.alien...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am shocked thats a hot color honestly. I am not a huge fan and Rivendell > is set on making every bike in that color at this point. Then again I am > not in the market for a new bike right now so it doesn't affect me. :) > > On Friday, May 26, 2023 at 10:12:49 AM UTC-4 John A. Bennett wrote: > >> *I'd say if you want a purple Joe Appaloosa, pretend it's 2021. * >> >> On Friday, May 26, 2023 at 5:26:07 AM UTC-7 eric...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Hi all — Who's getting an Appaloosa today? What color frame? Are you >>> building it up or Rivendell? How are you specifying the build? What size >>> tires? Which bars? >>> >>> I got mine built up in 2021 and had it built by Mark Abele at Riv. But >>> within a year I'd replaced the bars, stem, shifters, front wheel, rear >>> derailer, front derailer and maybe something else I'm forgetting! It's been >>> a great bike. >>> >>> Best of luck to everyone logging on today, I hope the sale is nice and >>> relaxed rather than a frantic shootout. Back in 2021 the Platypus and >>> Appaloosa frames sold out with lightning speed. It seems things have calmed >>> a bit based on the last several frame releases. >>> >>> Let us know what you're ordering. >>> >> -- > 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/5a8b4cf3-de5f-4f04-a261-3f2e3a136a13n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5a8b4cf3-de5f-4f04-a261-3f2e3a136a13n%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/CAP588Zb8ermx7a2i26t7Wx5A9GS0_tCifEuK%3DdY%3Dv7UwFcfmJg%40mail.gmail.com.
