If she can find one, a 55cm Cheviot is lighter duty than a Platy and still uses 135mm spacing 650b wheels, but you would need new brakes and probably brake levers, because it takes long reach side pull instead of V brakes.
On Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 3:15:17 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > thanks for this note, Ant, but we'll keep it open to either of those > models, for the rest of the group. > > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM Ant Warland <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I may be half a degree or so off with those head tube angles, but looking >> at the few years' pre August '24 geo tables, the 55 platypus has had 1.5 >> degrees less than the 51 Joes. >> On Tuesday, 2 September 2025 at 08:21:38 UTC+1 Ant Warland wrote: >> >>> Re: Platypuses, I'd argue they've been more trail-oriented than your >>> wife's 2021 Joe for at least a few years. Same tyre clearance and similar >>> chainstay length but a slacker head tube angle (72 Joe vs 70 platypus) and >>> a lower top tube. And as for weight I suspect given the extra stay, a 55 cm >>> Platy would actually be heavier. >>> >>> A Sam or a Homer would hit the brief of 'a little less trail oriented'. >>> A Gallop would probably live in the 'predominantly tarmac riding' category >>> in my opinion. >>> >>> Good luck! >>> Ant >>> >>> On Tuesday, 2 September 2025 at 00:21:06 UTC+1 [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi, all -- I'm looking to trade my wife's 2021 Joe App size 51 (built >>>> by Analog, in Vt.) for a 55 Platypus or a 53 Gallop. It's a great bike but >>>> it's a bit heavier and little more trail-oriented than she really needs. >>>> Happy to provide more details/pics if anyone is interested. We're in >>>> Boston. The ideal trade would be with someone in New England -- I'd go >>>> pretty much anywhere -- but open to shipping. Thanks! >>>> >>> -- >> 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/RgPk1P-yDSE/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9b0bba4d-25f3-4c95-91b9-e2ed28e3c6b1n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9b0bba4d-25f3-4c95-91b9-e2ed28e3c6b1n%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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/754635d9-830f-47a9-9966-d89d87fe8f91n%40googlegroups.com.
