Yeah, new rivSister. While Leah’s bike is colorful, mine is subdued — colors of black, white and silver. And mermaid green. Im looking forward seeing your vision.
Roberta On Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 10:33:25 AM UTC-5 Linda G wrote: > Thanks for your input Bicycle Belle. I do own a few purple shirts but a > purple bike would be too much for me! I have a bright blue Velo Orange > mixte with orange lettering which is the one I ride to the grocery store > and wouldn't mind if it got stolen. I never did care for the color but > there were not many other choices when I bought it. > > By shorter stem I meant less tall. The head tube on the Platypus is so > high that I won't need much stem and the one I have from the other bike is > super tall. It might still work but why not have less metal? I am looking > at the Choco or Losco bars with a 5 cm stem. I can't really decide until I > put the bike together and see how far I want the bars to swoop back. > Luckily I have another bike to take measurements from. Figuring out the > stem and bars is one of the hardest parts in getting a bike to fit I think. > > On Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 4:51:37 AM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> Happy NBD, RivSister! I really hope you will keep thinking aloud about >> your parts and colors and keep us in hearing of it. I think planning the >> bike build is as fun as actually getting it. And I love a Platypus. So >> beautiful. And you can go any direction with a Platy, I think. I have a 50 >> in purple arriving Wednesday and I’m on the other end of your spectrum. If >> yours is classy mine is crazy. I have wild color all over the bike, but I >> think purple can handle it. >> >> What handlebars are you considering? If you got Billies they might come >> back far enough that you don’t need a new stem. I hope Riv restocks the >> olive bag soon so you can complete your look. >> L >> >> On Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 10:23:37 PM UTC-5 Linda G wrote: >> >>> I just unpacked my 50 cm Sergio green Platypus. Gorgeous frame. I love >>> the color and am already planning my overall color scheme. So far: Honey >>> Brooks B67-S, Velo Orange basket weave grips to match the saddle, cables >>> probably gray, and olive Saddlesack XS whenever they are made again. No >>> racks to start. Not flashy, pretty classic! >>> >>> Awhile back someone started a thread on here about what model bike we >>> would like Rivendell to make. I said a mixte like the Cheviot though with V >>> brakes in a nice color green. I think someone at Riv must have read my >>> entry. >>> >>> Next I need to take all the parts off my Soma Grand Randonneur and move >>> them over. I decided I'm just not a low trail person. Luckily it is 650B so >>> the wheels will fit and everything else should too. I will need new >>> handlebars and maybe a shorter stem. >>> >>> Linda >>> >> -- 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/288265dc-85bc-4566-ae26-18d05fcb124en%40googlegroups.com.
