Chris, thanks for posting the update including photos of the final build. That's great looking Clem and nice touch up work! I love to hear stories of bikes being built around a single part, this may be the first I've heard of a bike being built around a set of tires!
Re: comparisons to the Platypus, the longer WB on the Clem may have something do to with it, though your tire selections definitely will make a difference. My Platy is built similarly to your Clem (50mm GravelKing SKs and 65cm Tosco bars). Patrick, the Clem can do tires up to 2.6 or ~2.25 fendered. The Platypus can do ~2.1-2.2"; mine's running VO 63mm fenders over those 2" GravelKings. -Dave On Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 12:53:49 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > Thanks for the clarifications and precisions. I'm more auditory than > visual so I do appreciate the apercus of someone who is visual about the > Clem's appearance. Also, can the Clem take wider tires than the Platypus? > At any rate, if I ever get a Clem, it will be for dawdling about on > pavement and on sandy roads and trails so I'd need a minimum width of 48. > > Please do post more offroad photos of the Clem. > > On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 11:32 PM Chris Halasz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Patrick >> >> >> I almost, and probably should have, refrained from comparing the Clem >> with the Platypus. >> >> >> I built the 60cm Platypus with 42mm Graveling SS tires and Crust Juan >> Martin bars, front rack, often with a beloved little dog in the front >> basket rack. The Clem is a 64cm with Tosco bars, 48mm Oracle Ridge tires, >> and no racks. Surely all of that is part of the change. >> >> >> It feels a little more sure - to me - with the type of riding I’m doing >> now: a little less road, a few more rocky trails (images to follow in >> another thread). >> >> >> I’m highly visual, and while I couldn’t argue that the Platypus is the >> more objectively beautifully built frame, there’s something downright >> compelling to me about the largest Clem and the way the top and down tubes >> diverge at the steerer tube, and the way my somewhat dyslexic brain works, >> that translate to *me* finding myself more at home on this build; it feels >> a bit more like an extension of me, or maybe I just feel more sure with the >> Clem in the type of riding I’m doing now. I’ve grown more accustomed to >> riding upright, and maybe that extra inch or so of chainstay suits the >> riding I’m doing now. >> >> >> - Chris >> > -- 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/958f5f71-1193-4fa5-b55d-cbec6f4432bbn%40googlegroups.com.
