Hi Paul and everyone — hope it’s okay to jump in here. I’m *also a Stephen*, but a different one than the Stephen above.
I’m over in *Saginaw*, and I moved to the Fort Worth area in *summer 2024* from *Chico, California* (home of Paul’s, BTCHN’ Bikes, Dynaplug, and Performance Bicycle — so cool bikes have always been close to home for me). I currently ride a *Rivendell Platypus*, and reading about your Dallas-area group got me wondering if any of you are planning to do any *charity rides or organized cycling events in the area in 2026*. Last year I signed up for several rides I found through Wheel Brothers and local Texas Facebook groups, and probably ended up doing 20+ different rides—almost every weekend—mostly as a way to explore the different towns and areas around DFW, though I usually rode my Waterford road bike. This year I’d be up for joining in if any of you are planning events and adding a Platypus to the group rides. Either way, it’s great to see a strong Rivendell group riding together locally. Looking forward to more miles in 2026. Best regards, *Stephen (Saginaw / Fort Worth)* On Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6:38:43 AM UTC-6 Paul in Dallas wrote: > Stephen, nice write up on the Charlie and congrats on the 1500 miles on > it. > > I had the opportunity to ride it last Saturday and it is indeed a sweet > ride and looks great. > > It was also cool to see the new derailer. > I hope to order one later in the year. > > We have a core group of 5 Riv guys now in the Dallas, TX area ( Luis, two > Jim's, lets say Jim of the 3 Rivs and Jim of the one Riv to tell them apart > and me) with Stephen being the new guy joining us about 6 months ago when > he bought his Charlie Gallop. I might add Stephen is also the youngest of > the group and most likely has to slow his pace when he rides with us older > guys. > > It's great fun to meet up and ride together. > > I forget, Stephen, if you've told the story on list > of how we all got connected. > > After seeing a picture of one of the Jim of the 3 Rivs bikes online, was > it on Reddit, he reached out inquiring about the pictured Riv he saw. > > Jim of the 3 Rivs responded to Stephen and what was it, within 3 or 4 days > Stephen had test ridden 5 of our Rivs I think it was. > > Correct me Stephen if I got any of that account inaccurate. > > Before we knew it Stephen had placed his order for a Charlie and shortly > after receiving it all 5 of us were able to ride together. > > We've all ridden together several times now and hopefully in 2026 more > group rides are to come. > > Safe riding to all in 2026, > Paul Cunningham in Dallas, TX > > > > -- 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/7ae22b3a-bf97-4259-90d4-dc8bbee12d79n%40googlegroups.com.
