subject:"\[RBW\] Re\: New Jewelry for my Platypus"

Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-21 Thread John

So cool! I just got my first Paul stuff (Love Levers + Klamper disc brake 
calipers) last year after eyeing it for ages. Gosh is it nice! It's 
beautiful right down to the packaging, isn't it? Love hearing that you had 
a positive customer experience too. I hope the new parts bring you years of 
joy.

John

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Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-18 Thread Roberta

SO PRETTY.  

Leah and I were talking and although a great RIDING bike is most important, 
I think it elevates the ride if one also smiles at it too for being so 
pretty/ practical / high end items or whatever makes one smile.

Enjoy the ride!

Roberta

On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 4:18:52 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> I finally got the call to pick up the racing Platypus today! I don’t think 
> the photos I took can capture how great the Paul stuff looks. The mechanics 
> all swooned as the bike was wheeled out to the showroom. It just looks like 
> it was meant to have these brakes and in this rose color.
>
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>
> On Jan 15, 2024, at 11:41 PM, Brenton Eastman  
> wrote:
>
> the pencil gifting warms my heart!! thanks for sharing
>
>
>
> On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 1:38:46 PM UTC-8 Josh C wrote:
>
>> Love it!
>>
>> On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 4:10:31 PM UTC-5 Dorothy C wrote:
>>
>>> Congratulations Leah. Now you have a one of a kind brake set on a custom 
>>> color Platy. 
>>>
>>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 10:10:51 PM UTC-8 krhe...@gmail.com 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 @Leah -

 I am certain with your new anodized bicycle parts will make you smile 
 loudly with a lot of joy making you go faster than ever before.

 Enjoy !

 Kim Hetzel enjoying my blue 52cm Clem with a lot of joy and smiles. 

 On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 3:40:37 PM UTC-8 ascpgh wrote:

> I had the pleasure to meet and converse with Paul at the Philly Bike 
> Expo. His approachability, perspective and overall friendliness adds to 
> the 
> MUSA points and makes me a fan of his parts any time I can use them. I 
> think I'm dearly holding on to my orange Rambouillet because of the 
> center 
> bolt Racer brakes I added years ago to make room for more fender and tire.
>
> Name that bike "Varod". 
>
> Andy Cheatham 
> Pittsburgh
>
> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding 
> Ding! wrote:
>
>> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers 
>> came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO 
>> brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly 
>> fast and everything was silver 4 months later. 
>>
>> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
>> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
>> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any 
>> of 
>> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
>> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an 
>> employee 
>> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
>> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
>> email) and we made a plan. 
>>
>> We colored it all. 
>>
>> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of 
>> it. 
>>
>> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The 
>> envelope had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just 
>> because, with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever 
>> seen. Swoon! I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami 
>> inside. 
>> I uncovered the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So 
>> beautiful. Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, 
>> rose 
>> color. 
>>
>> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
>> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on 
>> its 
>> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces 
>> back 
>> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the 
>> shop. 
>> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, 
>> “I 
>> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who 
>> wants 
>> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>>
>> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate 
>> little parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff 
>> I 
>> had never seen. 
>>
>> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul 
>> emblems. 
>>
>> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>>
>> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
>> days,

Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-17 Thread Leah Peterson

Bill, how’d you know?! Get out of my head! 藍On Jan 17, 2024, at 7:23 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:Hi Paul? It's me, Leah. Listen, I just mailed you my Nitto rack struts and Chris King headset cups. They just aren't cutting it being aluminum and silver. Could you be a lamb andBL in ECOn Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 1:18:52 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:I finally got the call to pick up the racing Platypus today! I don’t think the photos I took can capture how great the Paul stuff looks. The mechanics all swooned as the bike was wheeled out to the showroom. It just looks like it was meant to have these brakes and in this rose color.On Jan 15, 2024, at 11:41 PM, Brenton Eastman wrote:the pencil gifting warms my heart!! thanks for sharingOn Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 1:38:46 PM UTC-8 Josh C wrote:Love it!On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 4:10:31 PM UTC-5 Dorothy C wrote:Congratulations Leah. Now you have a one of a kind brake set on a custom color Platy. On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 10:10:51 PM UTC-8 krhe...@gmail.com wrote:@Leah -I am certain with your new anodized bicycle parts will make you smile loudly with a lot of joy making you go faster than ever before.Enjoy !Kim Hetzel enjoying my blue 52cm Clem with a lot of joy and smiles. On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 3:40:37 PM UTC-8 ascpgh wrote:I had the pleasure to meet and converse with Paul at the Philly Bike Expo. His approachability, perspective and overall friendliness adds to the MUSA points and makes me a fan of his parts any time I can use them. I think I'm dearly holding on to my orange Rambouillet because of the center bolt Racer brakes I added years ago to make room for more fender and tire.Name that bike "Varod". Andy Cheatham PittsburghOn Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and everything was silver 4 months later. But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via email) and we made a plan. We colored it all. The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants to see what is in these boxes?” So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had never seen. “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul emblems. “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I have heard they are a small operation, but they are famous in their own right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like me.Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he asked. Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.Leah

Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-17 Thread Steve

I've been checking this thread daily waiting for these pics.  Very Nice!!! 
 You have put together (I'd even say curated) a standout bike. Well done 
Leah! 

-- when the deep freeze finally thaws and you've had a chance to log a few 
miles on the beauty I'd love to hear your review of the Paul Motolites. 

Steve in Asheville

On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 6:27:46 PM UTC-5 Ryan wrote:

> Approve!!!it's a stunner
>
> On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 4:44:01 PM UTC-6 JAS wrote:
>
>> Now you've done it!  That's the fanciest Platy I've ever seen and now 
>> we're all going to be dreaming about how to bedeck our own with jewels.  
>> Just beautiful, Leah.  You'll go faster now too, I'm sure of it!
>>
>> On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 1:42:14 PM UTC-8 tio ryan wrote:
>>
>>> What a lovely bicycle! Appreciate the close up photos with the snowy 
>>> backdrop — I can't get enough 
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 4:33:16 PM UTC-5 SallyG wrote:
>>>
 Just beautiful, Leah; thanks for sharing!!

 On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 1:18 PM Leah Peterson  
 wrote:

> I finally got the call to pick up the racing Platypus today! I don’t 
> think the photos I took can capture how great the Paul stuff looks. The 
> mechanics all swooned as the bike was wheeled out to the showroom. It 
> just 
> looks like it was meant to have these brakes and in this rose color.
>
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>
> On Jan 15, 2024, at 11:41 PM, Brenton Eastman  
> wrote:
>
> the pencil gifting warms my heart!! thanks for sharing
>
> On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 1:38:46 PM UTC-8 Josh C wrote:
>
>> Love it!
>>
>> On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 4:10:31 PM UTC-5 Dorothy C wrote:
>>
>>> Congratulations Leah. Now you have a one of a kind brake set on a 
>>> custom color Platy. 
>>>
>>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 10:10:51 PM UTC-8 krhe...@gmail.com 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 @Leah -

 I am certain with your new anodized bicycle parts will make you 
 smile loudly with a lot of joy making you go faster than ever before.

 Enjoy !

 Kim Hetzel enjoying my blue 52cm Clem with a lot of joy and smiles. 

 On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 3:40:37 PM UTC-8 ascpgh wrote:

> I had the pleasure to meet and converse with Paul at the Philly 
> Bike Expo. His approachability, perspective and overall friendliness 
> adds 
> to the MUSA points and makes me a fan of his parts any time I can use 
> them. 
> I think I'm dearly holding on to my orange Rambouillet because of the 
> center bolt Racer brakes I added years ago to make room for more 
> fender and 
> tire.
>
> Name that bike "Varod". 
>
> Andy Cheatham 
> Pittsburgh
>
> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle 
> Ding Ding! wrote:
>
>> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and 
>> levers came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did 
>> get my 
>> VO brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded 
>> freakishly 
>> fast and everything was silver 4 months later. 
>>
>> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and 
>> Paul sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but 
>> currently, they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they 
>> happened to 
>> have any of their pink levers laying around that they would be 
>> willing to 
>> sell me. I got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed 
>> me to 
>> an employee I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so 
>> fun, 
>> right from the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent 
>> him my 
>> pics via email) and we made a plan. 
>>
>> We colored it all. 
>>
>> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL 
>> of it. 
>>
>> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The 
>> envelope had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, 
>> just 
>> because, with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve 
>> ever 
>> seen. Swoon! I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami 
>> inside. 
>> I uncovered the first gorgeous pieces

Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-17 Thread George Schick

Careful, Bill. You'll wind up in the same dog house I'm in.  Would you 
prefer a duplex or the upper level of a town house?


On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 6:23:03 PM UTC-6 Bill Lindsay wrote:

> Hi Paul?  It's me, Leah.  Listen, I just mailed you my Nitto rack struts 
> and Chris King headset cups.  They just aren't cutting it being aluminum 
> and silver.  Could you be a lamb and
>
> BL in EC
>
> On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 1:18:52 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding 
> Ding! wrote:
>
>> I finally got the call to pick up the racing Platypus today! I don’t 
>> think the photos I took can capture how great the Paul stuff looks. The 
>> mechanics all swooned as the bike was wheeled out to the showroom. It just 
>> looks like it was meant to have these brakes and in this rose color.
>>
>> [image: image0.jpeg][image: image1.jpeg][image: image2.jpeg][image: 
>> image3.jpeg][image: image4.jpeg][image: image5.jpeg][image: 
>> image6.jpeg][image: 
>> image7.jpeg][image: image8.jpeg][image: image9.jpeg][image: 
>> image10.jpeg][image: 
>> image11.jpeg][image: image12.jpeg][image: image13.jpeg][image: 
>> image14.jpeg][image: image15.jpeg]
>>
>> On Jan 15, 2024, at 11:41 PM, Brenton Eastman  
>> wrote:
>>
>> the pencil gifting warms my heart!! thanks for sharing
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 1:38:46 PM UTC-8 Josh C wrote:
>>
>>> Love it!
>>>
>>> On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 4:10:31 PM UTC-5 Dorothy C wrote:
>>>
 Congratulations Leah. Now you have a one of a kind brake set on a 
 custom color Platy. 

 On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 10:10:51 PM UTC-8 krhe...@gmail.com 
 wrote:

> @Leah -
>
> I am certain with your new anodized bicycle parts will make you smile 
> loudly with a lot of joy making you go faster than ever before.
>
> Enjoy !
>
> Kim Hetzel enjoying my blue 52cm Clem with a lot of joy and smiles. 
>
> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 3:40:37 PM UTC-8 ascpgh wrote:
>
>> I had the pleasure to meet and converse with Paul at the Philly Bike 
>> Expo. His approachability, perspective and overall friendliness adds to 
>> the 
>> MUSA points and makes me a fan of his parts any time I can use them. I 
>> think I'm dearly holding on to my orange Rambouillet because of the 
>> center 
>> bolt Racer brakes I added years ago to make room for more fender and 
>> tire.
>>
>> Name that bike "Varod". 
>>
>> Andy Cheatham 
>> Pittsburgh
>>
>> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding 
>> Ding! wrote:
>>
>>> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers 
>>> came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO 
>>> brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly 
>>> fast and everything was silver 4 months later. 
>>>
>>> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and 
>>> Paul sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but 
>>> currently, they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened 
>>> to 
>>> have any of their pink levers laying around that they would be willing 
>>> to 
>>> sell me. I got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me 
>>> to 
>>> an employee I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so 
>>> fun, 
>>> right from the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him 
>>> my 
>>> pics via email) and we made a plan. 
>>>
>>> We colored it all. 
>>>
>>> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of 
>>> it. 
>>>
>>> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The 
>>> envelope had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just 
>>> because, with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever 
>>> seen. Swoon! I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami 
>>> inside. 
>>> I uncovered the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So 
>>> beautiful. Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, 
>>> rose 
>>> color. 
>>>
>>> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
>>> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on 
>>> its 
>>> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces 
>>> back 
>>> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the 
>>> shop. 
>>> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I 
>>> said, “I 
>>> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who 
>>> wants 
>>> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>>>
>>> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate 
>>> little parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, 
>>> stuff I

Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-17 Thread Bill Lindsay

Hi Paul?  It's me, Leah.  Listen, I just mailed you my Nitto rack struts 
and Chris King headset cups.  They just aren't cutting it being aluminum 
and silver.  Could you be a lamb and

BL in EC

On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 1:18:52 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> I finally got the call to pick up the racing Platypus today! I don’t think 
> the photos I took can capture how great the Paul stuff looks. The mechanics 
> all swooned as the bike was wheeled out to the showroom. It just looks like 
> it was meant to have these brakes and in this rose color.
>
> [image: image0.jpeg][image: image1.jpeg][image: image2.jpeg][image: 
> image3.jpeg][image: image4.jpeg][image: image5.jpeg][image: 
> image6.jpeg][image: 
> image7.jpeg][image: image8.jpeg][image: image9.jpeg][image: 
> image10.jpeg][image: 
> image11.jpeg][image: image12.jpeg][image: image13.jpeg][image: 
> image14.jpeg][image: image15.jpeg]
>
> On Jan 15, 2024, at 11:41 PM, Brenton Eastman  
> wrote:
>
> the pencil gifting warms my heart!! thanks for sharing
>
>
>
> On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 1:38:46 PM UTC-8 Josh C wrote:
>
>> Love it!
>>
>> On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 4:10:31 PM UTC-5 Dorothy C wrote:
>>
>>> Congratulations Leah. Now you have a one of a kind brake set on a custom 
>>> color Platy. 
>>>
>>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 10:10:51 PM UTC-8 krhe...@gmail.com 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 @Leah -

 I am certain with your new anodized bicycle parts will make you smile 
 loudly with a lot of joy making you go faster than ever before.

 Enjoy !

 Kim Hetzel enjoying my blue 52cm Clem with a lot of joy and smiles. 

 On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 3:40:37 PM UTC-8 ascpgh wrote:

> I had the pleasure to meet and converse with Paul at the Philly Bike 
> Expo. His approachability, perspective and overall friendliness adds to 
> the 
> MUSA points and makes me a fan of his parts any time I can use them. I 
> think I'm dearly holding on to my orange Rambouillet because of the 
> center 
> bolt Racer brakes I added years ago to make room for more fender and tire.
>
> Name that bike "Varod". 
>
> Andy Cheatham 
> Pittsburgh
>
> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding 
> Ding! wrote:
>
>> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers 
>> came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO 
>> brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly 
>> fast and everything was silver 4 months later. 
>>
>> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
>> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
>> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any 
>> of 
>> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
>> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an 
>> employee 
>> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
>> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
>> email) and we made a plan. 
>>
>> We colored it all. 
>>
>> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of 
>> it. 
>>
>> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The 
>> envelope had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just 
>> because, with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever 
>> seen. Swoon! I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami 
>> inside. 
>> I uncovered the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So 
>> beautiful. Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, 
>> rose 
>> color. 
>>
>> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
>> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on 
>> its 
>> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces 
>> back 
>> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the 
>> shop. 
>> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, 
>> “I 
>> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who 
>> wants 
>> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>>
>> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate 
>> little parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff 
>> I 
>> had never seen. 
>>
>> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul 
>> emblems. 
>>
>> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>>
>> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
>> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that

Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-17 Thread Ryan

Approve!!!it's a stunner

On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 4:44:01 PM UTC-6 JAS wrote:

> Now you've done it!  That's the fanciest Platy I've ever seen and now 
> we're all going to be dreaming about how to bedeck our own with jewels.  
> Just beautiful, Leah.  You'll go faster now too, I'm sure of it!
>
> On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 1:42:14 PM UTC-8 tio ryan wrote:
>
>> What a lovely bicycle! Appreciate the close up photos with the snowy 
>> backdrop — I can't get enough 
>>
>> On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 4:33:16 PM UTC-5 SallyG wrote:
>>
>>> Just beautiful, Leah; thanks for sharing!!
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 1:18 PM Leah Peterson  
>>> wrote:
>>>
 I finally got the call to pick up the racing Platypus today! I don’t 
 think the photos I took can capture how great the Paul stuff looks. The 
 mechanics all swooned as the bike was wheeled out to the showroom. It just 
 looks like it was meant to have these brakes and in this rose color.

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 On Jan 15, 2024, at 11:41 PM, Brenton Eastman  
 wrote:

 the pencil gifting warms my heart!! thanks for sharing

 On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 1:38:46 PM UTC-8 Josh C wrote:

> Love it!
>
> On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 4:10:31 PM UTC-5 Dorothy C wrote:
>
>> Congratulations Leah. Now you have a one of a kind brake set on a 
>> custom color Platy. 
>>
>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 10:10:51 PM UTC-8 krhe...@gmail.com 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> @Leah -
>>>
>>> I am certain with your new anodized bicycle parts will make you 
>>> smile loudly with a lot of joy making you go faster than ever before.
>>>
>>> Enjoy !
>>>
>>> Kim Hetzel enjoying my blue 52cm Clem with a lot of joy and smiles. 
>>>
>>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 3:40:37 PM UTC-8 ascpgh wrote:
>>>
 I had the pleasure to meet and converse with Paul at the Philly 
 Bike Expo. His approachability, perspective and overall friendliness 
 adds 
 to the MUSA points and makes me a fan of his parts any time I can use 
 them. 
 I think I'm dearly holding on to my orange Rambouillet because of the 
 center bolt Racer brakes I added years ago to make room for more 
 fender and 
 tire.

 Name that bike "Varod". 

 Andy Cheatham 
 Pittsburgh

 On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle 
 Ding Ding! wrote:

> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and 
> levers came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did 
> get my 
> VO brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded 
> freakishly 
> fast and everything was silver 4 months later. 
>
> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and 
> Paul sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but 
> currently, they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they 
> happened to 
> have any of their pink levers laying around that they would be 
> willing to 
> sell me. I got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed 
> me to 
> an employee I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so 
> fun, 
> right from the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent 
> him my 
> pics via email) and we made a plan. 
>
> We colored it all. 
>
> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of 
> it. 
>
> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The 
> envelope had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, 
> just 
> because, with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve 
> ever 
> seen. Swoon! I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami 
> inside. 
> I uncovered the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So 
> beautiful. Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. 
> Rich, rose 
> color. 
>
> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of 
> this experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard 
> is on 
> its way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the 
> pieces 
> back in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to

Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-17 Thread JAS

Now you've done it!  That's the fanciest Platy I've ever seen and now we're 
all going to be dreaming about how to bedeck our own with jewels.  Just 
beautiful, Leah.  You'll go faster now too, I'm sure of it!

On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 1:42:14 PM UTC-8 tio ryan wrote:

> What a lovely bicycle! Appreciate the close up photos with the snowy 
> backdrop — I can't get enough 
>
> On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 4:33:16 PM UTC-5 SallyG wrote:
>
>> Just beautiful, Leah; thanks for sharing!!
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 1:18 PM Leah Peterson  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I finally got the call to pick up the racing Platypus today! I don’t 
>>> think the photos I took can capture how great the Paul stuff looks. The 
>>> mechanics all swooned as the bike was wheeled out to the showroom. It just 
>>> looks like it was meant to have these brakes and in this rose color.
>>>
>>> [image: image0.jpeg][image: image1.jpeg][image: image2.jpeg][image: 
>>> image3.jpeg][image: image4.jpeg][image: image5.jpeg][image: 
>>> image6.jpeg][image: 
>>> image7.jpeg][image: image8.jpeg][image: image9.jpeg][image: 
>>> image10.jpeg][image: image11.jpeg][image: image12.jpeg][image: 
>>> image13.jpeg][image: image14.jpeg][image: image15.jpeg]
>>>
>>> On Jan 15, 2024, at 11:41 PM, Brenton Eastman  
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> the pencil gifting warms my heart!! thanks for sharing
>>>
>>> On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 1:38:46 PM UTC-8 Josh C wrote:
>>>
 Love it!

 On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 4:10:31 PM UTC-5 Dorothy C wrote:

> Congratulations Leah. Now you have a one of a kind brake set on a 
> custom color Platy. 
>
> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 10:10:51 PM UTC-8 krhe...@gmail.com 
> wrote:
>
>> @Leah -
>>
>> I am certain with your new anodized bicycle parts will make you smile 
>> loudly with a lot of joy making you go faster than ever before.
>>
>> Enjoy !
>>
>> Kim Hetzel enjoying my blue 52cm Clem with a lot of joy and smiles. 
>>
>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 3:40:37 PM UTC-8 ascpgh wrote:
>>
>>> I had the pleasure to meet and converse with Paul at the Philly Bike 
>>> Expo. His approachability, perspective and overall friendliness adds to 
>>> the 
>>> MUSA points and makes me a fan of his parts any time I can use them. I 
>>> think I'm dearly holding on to my orange Rambouillet because of the 
>>> center 
>>> bolt Racer brakes I added years ago to make room for more fender and 
>>> tire.
>>>
>>> Name that bike "Varod". 
>>>
>>> Andy Cheatham 
>>> Pittsburgh
>>>
>>> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding 
>>> Ding! wrote:
>>>
 I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers 
 came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO 
 brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded 
 freakishly 
 fast and everything was silver 4 months later. 

 But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and 
 Paul sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but 
 currently, they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened 
 to 
 have any of their pink levers laying around that they would be willing 
 to 
 sell me. I got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me 
 to 
 an employee I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so 
 fun, 
 right from the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him 
 my 
 pics via email) and we made a plan. 

 We colored it all. 

 The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of 
 it. 

 The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The 
 envelope had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, 
 just 
 because, with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve 
 ever 
 seen. Swoon! I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami 
 inside. 
 I uncovered the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So 
 beautiful. Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, 
 rose 
 color. 

 I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
 experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on 
 its 
 way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces 
 back 
 in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the 
 shop. 
 I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I 
 said, “I 
 have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who 
 wants 
 to see what is

Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-17 Thread tio ryan

What a lovely bicycle! Appreciate the close up photos with the snowy 
backdrop — I can't get enough 

On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 4:33:16 PM UTC-5 SallyG wrote:

> Just beautiful, Leah; thanks for sharing!!
>
> On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 1:18 PM Leah Peterson  wrote:
>
>> I finally got the call to pick up the racing Platypus today! I don’t 
>> think the photos I took can capture how great the Paul stuff looks. The 
>> mechanics all swooned as the bike was wheeled out to the showroom. It just 
>> looks like it was meant to have these brakes and in this rose color.
>>
>> [image: image0.jpeg][image: image1.jpeg][image: image2.jpeg][image: 
>> image3.jpeg][image: image4.jpeg][image: image5.jpeg][image: 
>> image6.jpeg][image: 
>> image7.jpeg][image: image8.jpeg][image: image9.jpeg][image: 
>> image10.jpeg][image: 
>> image11.jpeg][image: image12.jpeg][image: image13.jpeg][image: 
>> image14.jpeg][image: image15.jpeg]
>>
>> On Jan 15, 2024, at 11:41 PM, Brenton Eastman  
>> wrote:
>>
>> the pencil gifting warms my heart!! thanks for sharing
>>
>> On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 1:38:46 PM UTC-8 Josh C wrote:
>>
>>> Love it!
>>>
>>> On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 4:10:31 PM UTC-5 Dorothy C wrote:
>>>
 Congratulations Leah. Now you have a one of a kind brake set on a 
 custom color Platy. 

 On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 10:10:51 PM UTC-8 krhe...@gmail.com 
 wrote:

> @Leah -
>
> I am certain with your new anodized bicycle parts will make you smile 
> loudly with a lot of joy making you go faster than ever before.
>
> Enjoy !
>
> Kim Hetzel enjoying my blue 52cm Clem with a lot of joy and smiles. 
>
> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 3:40:37 PM UTC-8 ascpgh wrote:
>
>> I had the pleasure to meet and converse with Paul at the Philly Bike 
>> Expo. His approachability, perspective and overall friendliness adds to 
>> the 
>> MUSA points and makes me a fan of his parts any time I can use them. I 
>> think I'm dearly holding on to my orange Rambouillet because of the 
>> center 
>> bolt Racer brakes I added years ago to make room for more fender and 
>> tire.
>>
>> Name that bike "Varod". 
>>
>> Andy Cheatham 
>> Pittsburgh
>>
>> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding 
>> Ding! wrote:
>>
>>> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers 
>>> came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO 
>>> brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly 
>>> fast and everything was silver 4 months later. 
>>>
>>> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and 
>>> Paul sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but 
>>> currently, they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened 
>>> to 
>>> have any of their pink levers laying around that they would be willing 
>>> to 
>>> sell me. I got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me 
>>> to 
>>> an employee I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so 
>>> fun, 
>>> right from the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him 
>>> my 
>>> pics via email) and we made a plan. 
>>>
>>> We colored it all. 
>>>
>>> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of 
>>> it. 
>>>
>>> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The 
>>> envelope had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just 
>>> because, with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever 
>>> seen. Swoon! I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami 
>>> inside. 
>>> I uncovered the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So 
>>> beautiful. Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, 
>>> rose 
>>> color. 
>>>
>>> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
>>> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on 
>>> its 
>>> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces 
>>> back 
>>> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the 
>>> shop. 
>>> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I 
>>> said, “I 
>>> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who 
>>> wants 
>>> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>>>
>>> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate 
>>> little parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, 
>>> stuff I 
>>> had never seen. 
>>>
>>> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul 
>>> emblems. 
>>>
>>> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>>>
>>> I left

[RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-15 Thread Brenton Eastman

the pencil gifting warms my heart!! thanks for sharing

On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 1:38:46 PM UTC-8 Josh C wrote:

> Love it!
>
> On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 4:10:31 PM UTC-5 Dorothy C wrote:
>
>> Congratulations Leah. Now you have a one of a kind brake set on a custom 
>> color Platy. 
>>
>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 10:10:51 PM UTC-8 krhe...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> @Leah -
>>>
>>> I am certain with your new anodized bicycle parts will make you smile 
>>> loudly with a lot of joy making you go faster than ever before.
>>>
>>> Enjoy !
>>>
>>> Kim Hetzel enjoying my blue 52cm Clem with a lot of joy and smiles. 
>>>
>>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 3:40:37 PM UTC-8 ascpgh wrote:
>>>
 I had the pleasure to meet and converse with Paul at the Philly Bike 
 Expo. His approachability, perspective and overall friendliness adds to 
 the 
 MUSA points and makes me a fan of his parts any time I can use them. I 
 think I'm dearly holding on to my orange Rambouillet because of the center 
 bolt Racer brakes I added years ago to make room for more fender and tire.

 Name that bike "Varod". 

 Andy Cheatham 
 Pittsburgh

 On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding 
 Ding! wrote:

> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers 
> came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO 
> brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly 
> fast and everything was silver 4 months later. 
>
> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any 
> of 
> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an 
> employee 
> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
> email) and we made a plan. 
>
> We colored it all. 
>
> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>
> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The 
> envelope had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just 
> because, with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever 
> seen. Swoon! I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami 
> inside. 
> I uncovered the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So 
> beautiful. Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, 
> rose 
> color. 
>
> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on 
> its 
> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces 
> back 
> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the 
> shop. 
> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, 
> “I 
> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>
> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate 
> little parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff 
> I 
> had never seen. 
>
> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul 
> emblems. 
>
> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>
> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to 
> ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot 
> of 
> snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how 
> enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. 
>
> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I 
> have heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their 
> own right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson 
> like 
> me.
>
> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he 
> asked. 
>
> Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.
>
> Leah
>
>  
>


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[RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-14 Thread Josh C

Love it!

On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 4:10:31 PM UTC-5 Dorothy C wrote:

> Congratulations Leah. Now you have a one of a kind brake set on a custom 
> color Platy. 
>
> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 10:10:51 PM UTC-8 krhe...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> @Leah -
>>
>> I am certain with your new anodized bicycle parts will make you smile 
>> loudly with a lot of joy making you go faster than ever before.
>>
>> Enjoy !
>>
>> Kim Hetzel enjoying my blue 52cm Clem with a lot of joy and smiles. 
>>
>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 3:40:37 PM UTC-8 ascpgh wrote:
>>
>>> I had the pleasure to meet and converse with Paul at the Philly Bike 
>>> Expo. His approachability, perspective and overall friendliness adds to the 
>>> MUSA points and makes me a fan of his parts any time I can use them. I 
>>> think I'm dearly holding on to my orange Rambouillet because of the center 
>>> bolt Racer brakes I added years ago to make room for more fender and tire.
>>>
>>> Name that bike "Varod". 
>>>
>>> Andy Cheatham 
>>> Pittsburgh
>>>
>>> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding 
>>> Ding! wrote:
>>>
 I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers 
 came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO 
 brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly 
 fast and everything was silver 4 months later. 

 But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
 sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
 they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of 
 their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
 got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee 
 I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
 the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
 email) and we made a plan. 

 We colored it all. 

 The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 

 The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope 
 had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, 
 with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. 
 Swoon! 
 I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered 
 the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. 
 Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. 

 I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
 experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its 
 way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces 
 back 
 in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. 
 I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, 
 “I 
 have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
 to see what is in these boxes?” 

 So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little 
 parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had 
 never seen. 

 “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul 
 emblems. 

 “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.

 I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
 days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to 
 ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot 
 of 
 snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how 
 enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. 

 And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I 
 have heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their 
 own right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like 
 me.

 Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he 
 asked. 

 Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.

 Leah

>>>

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[RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-13 Thread Dorothy C

Congratulations Leah. Now you have a one of a kind brake set on a custom 
color Platy. 

On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 10:10:51 PM UTC-8 krhe...@gmail.com wrote:

> @Leah -
>
> I am certain with your new anodized bicycle parts will make you smile 
> loudly with a lot of joy making you go faster than ever before.
>
> Enjoy !
>
> Kim Hetzel enjoying my blue 52cm Clem with a lot of joy and smiles. 
>
> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 3:40:37 PM UTC-8 ascpgh wrote:
>
>> I had the pleasure to meet and converse with Paul at the Philly Bike 
>> Expo. His approachability, perspective and overall friendliness adds to the 
>> MUSA points and makes me a fan of his parts any time I can use them. I 
>> think I'm dearly holding on to my orange Rambouillet because of the center 
>> bolt Racer brakes I added years ago to make room for more fender and tire.
>>
>> Name that bike "Varod". 
>>
>> Andy Cheatham 
>> Pittsburgh
>>
>> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding 
>> Ding! wrote:
>>
>>> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came 
>>> with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake 
>>> levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and 
>>> everything was silver 4 months later. 
>>>
>>> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
>>> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
>>> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of 
>>> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
>>> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee 
>>> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
>>> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
>>> email) and we made a plan. 
>>>
>>> We colored it all. 
>>>
>>> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>>>
>>> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope 
>>> had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, 
>>> with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! 
>>> I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered 
>>> the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. 
>>> Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. 
>>>
>>> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
>>> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its 
>>> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back 
>>> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. 
>>> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I 
>>> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
>>> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>>>
>>> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little 
>>> parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had 
>>> never seen. 
>>>
>>> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul 
>>> emblems. 
>>>
>>> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>>>
>>> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
>>> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to 
>>> ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of 
>>> snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how 
>>> enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. 
>>>
>>> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I 
>>> have heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their 
>>> own right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like 
>>> me.
>>>
>>> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he 
>>> asked. 
>>>
>>> Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.
>>>
>>> Leah
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>

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[RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-12 Thread Kim H.

@Leah -

I am certain with your new anodized bicycle parts will make you smile 
loudly with a lot of joy making you go faster than ever before.

Enjoy !

Kim Hetzel enjoying my blue 52cm Clem with a lot of joy and smiles. 

On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 3:40:37 PM UTC-8 ascpgh wrote:

> I had the pleasure to meet and converse with Paul at the Philly Bike Expo. 
> His approachability, perspective and overall friendliness adds to the MUSA 
> points and makes me a fan of his parts any time I can use them. I think I'm 
> dearly holding on to my orange Rambouillet because of the center bolt Racer 
> brakes I added years ago to make room for more fender and tire.
>
> Name that bike "Varod". 
>
> Andy Cheatham 
> Pittsburgh
>
> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
> wrote:
>
>> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came 
>> with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake 
>> levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and 
>> everything was silver 4 months later. 
>>
>> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
>> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
>> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of 
>> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
>> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee 
>> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
>> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
>> email) and we made a plan. 
>>
>> We colored it all. 
>>
>> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>>
>> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope 
>> had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, 
>> with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! 
>> I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered 
>> the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. 
>> Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. 
>>
>> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
>> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its 
>> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back 
>> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. 
>> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I 
>> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
>> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>>
>> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little 
>> parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had 
>> never seen. 
>>
>> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul 
>> emblems. 
>>
>> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>>
>> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
>> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to 
>> ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of 
>> snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how 
>> enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. 
>>
>> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I 
>> have heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their 
>> own right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like 
>> me.
>>
>> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he 
>> asked. 
>>
>> Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.
>>
>> Leah
>>
>>  
>>
>

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[RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-12 Thread ascpgh

I had the pleasure to meet and converse with Paul at the Philly Bike Expo. 
His approachability, perspective and overall friendliness adds to the MUSA 
points and makes me a fan of his parts any time I can use them. I think I'm 
dearly holding on to my orange Rambouillet because of the center bolt Racer 
brakes I added years ago to make room for more fender and tire.

Name that bike "Varod". 

Andy Cheatham 
Pittsburgh

On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came 
> with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake 
> levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and 
> everything was silver 4 months later. 
>
> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of 
> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee 
> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
> email) and we made a plan. 
>
> We colored it all. 
>
> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>
> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope 
> had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, 
> with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! 
> I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered 
> the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. 
> Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. 
>
> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its 
> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back 
> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. 
> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I 
> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>
> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little 
> parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had 
> never seen. 
>
> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul emblems. 
>
> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>
> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to 
> ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of 
> snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how 
> enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. 
>
> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I have 
> heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their own 
> right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like me.
>
> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he 
> asked. 
>
> Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.
>
> Leah
>
>  
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-12 Thread jaredwilson

Wow, Leah.

Absolutely killer job on this collaboration, can't wait to see them 
installed!

And on the topic of a name, I kinda like the sound of "Paul 'The Racing' 
Platypus", as an homage to, well...

Enjoy your new found braking power!

Jared



On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 2:23:28 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> Gosh, a bike name…I have just been calling it The Racing Platypus, which 
> is just funny. But it is my club ride bike, so…
>
> Keith, good points. I know this is going to fade, I’m just hoping not as 
> quickly as the first time around with the previous stuff. It only took 4 
> months to bleach it to silver. If it fades a bit over time, fine. If it’s 
> drastic, I’ll never try for rose ano again. Maybe I’d re-do it in a teal to 
> match the pedals. My teal pedals are as bright as the day I got them in 
> 2021. I will keep it out of the sun mostly. It lives in the garage and not 
> outside, except when I’m riding it.
>
> It’s so good to hear everyone’s positive Paul reviews! Thanks for joining 
> me in the excitement. I do appreciate it. So much.
> Leah
>
> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 4:10:28 PM UTC-5 iamkeith wrote:
>
>>
>> What a great story!  
>>
>> In case it didn't come up, you should still try to keep your bike out of 
>> direct sunlight when you're not riding it.  I've have a fair number of Paul 
>> components at this point (first ones were those same moto-lite V brakes 
>> from 1995 or thereabouts), and most of them HAVE faded.  Black is kind of 
>> brown now.  I doubt it will be like your others, but you might as well 
>> preserve them the best you can.  Also, if anodizing is anything like paint, 
>> red tones will naturally oxidize quicker than other colors.
>>
>> If I remember correctly, there are at least two methods of anodizing.  
>> The one Paul uses is much less toxic and more environmentally sound, but 
>> doesn't impart as hard or glossy or deep of a change to the aluminum.  I'm 
>> sure I over-simplified that though.
>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:17:21 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> George, never.
>>>
>>> The photo I showed was from Paul. It was just to show me the color 
>>> before they shipped my order to me. Paul  had to break everything into tiny 
>>> pieces for anodizing and then they put it back together in gorgeous 
>>> packaging and shipped it to me.
>>> [image: image0.jpeg][image: image1.jpeg]
>>>
>>> On Jan 12, 2024, at 12:30 PM, George Schick  wrote:
>>>
>>> Hopefully you took the bike and the brake parts to that good bike shop 
>>> over there this time where they know what they're doing, not the one that 
>>> you tried once and they lost some of your parts.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:07:50 AM UTC-6 Bicycle Belle Ding 
>>> Ding! wrote:
>>>
 Marc - my thoughts, too! I know if will fade a little bit over time, 
 but should not be so severe.

 Minh, no, these are a new and full set that Paul sent to the anodizer 
 for me! I did pay extra for that, but it was a nominal fee, I thought. 
 They 
 don’t usually do the entire brake, usually levers and barrel adjustors, I 
 think, but we got wild and decided to do the whole kit. We just have to be 
 careful setting them up, but then it should be fine and shouldn’t mark up 
 the posts.

 On Jan 12, 2024, at 11:58 AM, Minh  wrote:

 pretty cool, so they did not have fully made parts but were able to 
 sell you a box of partial parts to mix and match your own?  i"m guessing 
 this is a little too labor intensive to make a regular thing but very nice 
 of them to still be able to do this. 



 On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:55:49 AM UTC-5 Marc Irwin wrote:

> If Paul did the anodizing, this time it will be right!
>
> Marc
>
> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding 
> Ding! wrote:
>
>> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers 
>> came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO 
>> brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly 
>> fast and everything was silver 4 months later. 
>>
>> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
>> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
>> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any 
>> of 
>> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
>> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an 
>> employee 
>> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
>> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
>> email) and we made a plan. 
>>
>> We colored it all. 
>>
>> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of 
>> it. 
>>

Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-12 Thread Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!

Gosh, a bike name…I have just been calling it The Racing Platypus, which is 
just funny. But it is my club ride bike, so…

Keith, good points. I know this is going to fade, I’m just hoping not as 
quickly as the first time around with the previous stuff. It only took 4 
months to bleach it to silver. If it fades a bit over time, fine. If it’s 
drastic, I’ll never try for rose ano again. Maybe I’d re-do it in a teal to 
match the pedals. My teal pedals are as bright as the day I got them in 
2021. I will keep it out of the sun mostly. It lives in the garage and not 
outside, except when I’m riding it.

It’s so good to hear everyone’s positive Paul reviews! Thanks for joining 
me in the excitement. I do appreciate it. So much.
Leah

On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 4:10:28 PM UTC-5 iamkeith wrote:

>
> What a great story!  
>
> In case it didn't come up, you should still try to keep your bike out of 
> direct sunlight when you're not riding it.  I've have a fair number of Paul 
> components at this point (first ones were those same moto-lite V brakes 
> from 1995 or thereabouts), and most of them HAVE faded.  Black is kind of 
> brown now.  I doubt it will be like your others, but you might as well 
> preserve them the best you can.  Also, if anodizing is anything like paint, 
> red tones will naturally oxidize quicker than other colors.
>
> If I remember correctly, there are at least two methods of anodizing.  The 
> one Paul uses is much less toxic and more environmentally sound, but 
> doesn't impart as hard or glossy or deep of a change to the aluminum.  I'm 
> sure I over-simplified that though.
> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:17:21 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
> wrote:
>
>> George, never.
>>
>> The photo I showed was from Paul. It was just to show me the color before 
>> they shipped my order to me. Paul  had to break everything into tiny pieces 
>> for anodizing and then they put it back together in gorgeous packaging and 
>> shipped it to me.
>> [image: image0.jpeg][image: image1.jpeg]
>>
>> On Jan 12, 2024, at 12:30 PM, George Schick  wrote:
>>
>> Hopefully you took the bike and the brake parts to that good bike shop 
>> over there this time where they know what they're doing, not the one that 
>> you tried once and they lost some of your parts.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:07:50 AM UTC-6 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Marc - my thoughts, too! I know if will fade a little bit over time, but 
>>> should not be so severe.
>>>
>>> Minh, no, these are a new and full set that Paul sent to the anodizer 
>>> for me! I did pay extra for that, but it was a nominal fee, I thought. They 
>>> don’t usually do the entire brake, usually levers and barrel adjustors, I 
>>> think, but we got wild and decided to do the whole kit. We just have to be 
>>> careful setting them up, but then it should be fine and shouldn’t mark up 
>>> the posts.
>>>
>>> On Jan 12, 2024, at 11:58 AM, Minh  wrote:
>>>
>>> pretty cool, so they did not have fully made parts but were able to 
>>> sell you a box of partial parts to mix and match your own?  i"m guessing 
>>> this is a little too labor intensive to make a regular thing but very nice 
>>> of them to still be able to do this. 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:55:49 AM UTC-5 Marc Irwin wrote:
>>>
 If Paul did the anodizing, this time it will be right!

 Marc

 On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding 
 Ding! wrote:

> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers 
> came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO 
> brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly 
> fast and everything was silver 4 months later. 
>
> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any 
> of 
> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an 
> employee 
> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
> email) and we made a plan. 
>
> We colored it all. 
>
> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>
> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The 
> envelope had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just 
> because, with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever 
> seen. Swoon! I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami 
> inside. 
> I uncovered the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So 
> beautiful. Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I

Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-12 Thread 'peech1...@yahoo.com' via RBW Owners Bunch

It is a great story and a great testament to Paul.  If it fades, so what? 
 We all fade.  Ride and enjoy!  It is snowing hard though.  Puts me in a 
mood.  Tim

On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 3:10:28 PM UTC-6 iamkeith wrote:

>
> What a great story!  
>
> In case it didn't come up, you should still try to keep your bike out of 
> direct sunlight when you're not riding it.  I've have a fair number of Paul 
> components at this point (first ones were those same moto-lite V brakes 
> from 1995 or thereabouts), and most of them HAVE faded.  Black is kind of 
> brown now.  I doubt it will be like your others, but you might as well 
> preserve them the best you can.  Also, if anodizing is anything like paint, 
> red tones will naturally oxidize quicker than other colors.
>
> If I remember correctly, there are at least two methods of anodizing.  The 
> one Paul uses is much less toxic and more environmentally sound, but 
> doesn't impart as hard or glossy or deep of a change to the aluminum.  I'm 
> sure I over-simplified that though.
> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:17:21 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
> wrote:
>
>> George, never.
>>
>> The photo I showed was from Paul. It was just to show me the color before 
>> they shipped my order to me. Paul  had to break everything into tiny pieces 
>> for anodizing and then they put it back together in gorgeous packaging and 
>> shipped it to me.
>> [image: image0.jpeg][image: image1.jpeg]
>>
>> On Jan 12, 2024, at 12:30 PM, George Schick  wrote:
>>
>> Hopefully you took the bike and the brake parts to that good bike shop 
>> over there this time where they know what they're doing, not the one that 
>> you tried once and they lost some of your parts.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:07:50 AM UTC-6 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Marc - my thoughts, too! I know if will fade a little bit over time, but 
>>> should not be so severe.
>>>
>>> Minh, no, these are a new and full set that Paul sent to the anodizer 
>>> for me! I did pay extra for that, but it was a nominal fee, I thought. They 
>>> don’t usually do the entire brake, usually levers and barrel adjustors, I 
>>> think, but we got wild and decided to do the whole kit. We just have to be 
>>> careful setting them up, but then it should be fine and shouldn’t mark up 
>>> the posts.
>>>
>>> On Jan 12, 2024, at 11:58 AM, Minh  wrote:
>>>
>>> pretty cool, so they did not have fully made parts but were able to 
>>> sell you a box of partial parts to mix and match your own?  i"m guessing 
>>> this is a little too labor intensive to make a regular thing but very nice 
>>> of them to still be able to do this. 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:55:49 AM UTC-5 Marc Irwin wrote:
>>>
 If Paul did the anodizing, this time it will be right!

 Marc

 On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding 
 Ding! wrote:

> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers 
> came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO 
> brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly 
> fast and everything was silver 4 months later. 
>
> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any 
> of 
> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an 
> employee 
> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
> email) and we made a plan. 
>
> We colored it all. 
>
> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>
> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The 
> envelope had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just 
> because, with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever 
> seen. Swoon! I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami 
> inside. 
> I uncovered the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So 
> beautiful. Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, 
> rose 
> color. 
>
> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on 
> its 
> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces 
> back 
> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the 
> shop. 
> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, 
> “I 
> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
> to see what is

Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-12 Thread iamkeith

What a great story!  

In case it didn't come up, you should still try to keep your bike out of 
direct sunlight when you're not riding it.  I've have a fair number of Paul 
components at this point (first ones were those same moto-lite V brakes 
from 1995 or thereabouts), and most of them HAVE faded.  Black is kind of 
brown now.  I doubt it will be like your others, but you might as well 
preserve them the best you can.  Also, if anodizing is anything like paint, 
red tones will naturally oxidize quicker than other colors.

If I remember correctly, there are at least two methods of anodizing.  The 
one Paul uses is much less toxic and more environmentally sound, but 
doesn't impart as hard or glossy or deep of a change to the aluminum.  I'm 
sure I over-simplified that though.
On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:17:21 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> George, never.
>
> The photo I showed was from Paul. It was just to show me the color before 
> they shipped my order to me. Paul  had to break everything into tiny pieces 
> for anodizing and then they put it back together in gorgeous packaging and 
> shipped it to me.
> [image: image0.jpeg][image: image1.jpeg]
>
> On Jan 12, 2024, at 12:30 PM, George Schick  wrote:
>
> Hopefully you took the bike and the brake parts to that good bike shop 
> over there this time where they know what they're doing, not the one that 
> you tried once and they lost some of your parts.
>
>
>
> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:07:50 AM UTC-6 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
> wrote:
>
>> Marc - my thoughts, too! I know if will fade a little bit over time, but 
>> should not be so severe.
>>
>> Minh, no, these are a new and full set that Paul sent to the anodizer for 
>> me! I did pay extra for that, but it was a nominal fee, I thought. They 
>> don’t usually do the entire brake, usually levers and barrel adjustors, I 
>> think, but we got wild and decided to do the whole kit. We just have to be 
>> careful setting them up, but then it should be fine and shouldn’t mark up 
>> the posts.
>>
>> On Jan 12, 2024, at 11:58 AM, Minh  wrote:
>>
>> pretty cool, so they did not have fully made parts but were able to sell 
>> you a box of partial parts to mix and match your own?  i"m guessing this is 
>> a little too labor intensive to make a regular thing but very nice of them 
>> to still be able to do this. 
>>
>>
>>
>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:55:49 AM UTC-5 Marc Irwin wrote:
>>
>>> If Paul did the anodizing, this time it will be right!
>>>
>>> Marc
>>>
>>> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding 
>>> Ding! wrote:
>>>
 I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers 
 came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO 
 brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly 
 fast and everything was silver 4 months later. 

 But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
 sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
 they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of 
 their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
 got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee 
 I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
 the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
 email) and we made a plan. 

 We colored it all. 

 The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 

 The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope 
 had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, 
 with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. 
 Swoon! 
 I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered 
 the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. 
 Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. 

 I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
 experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its 
 way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces 
 back 
 in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. 
 I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, 
 “I 
 have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
 to see what is in these boxes?” 

 So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little 
 parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had 
 never seen. 

 “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul 
 emblems. 

 “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.

 I left

Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-12 Thread George Schick

Hopefully you took the bike and the brake parts to that good bike shop over 
there this time where they know what they're doing, not the one that you 
tried once and they lost some of your parts.

On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:07:50 AM UTC-6 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> Marc - my thoughts, too! I know if will fade a little bit over time, but 
> should not be so severe.
>
> Minh, no, these are a new and full set that Paul sent to the anodizer for 
> me! I did pay extra for that, but it was a nominal fee, I thought. They 
> don’t usually do the entire brake, usually levers and barrel adjustors, I 
> think, but we got wild and decided to do the whole kit. We just have to be 
> careful setting them up, but then it should be fine and shouldn’t mark up 
> the posts.
>
> On Jan 12, 2024, at 11:58 AM, Minh  wrote:
>
> pretty cool, so they did not have fully made parts but were able to sell 
> you a box of partial parts to mix and match your own?  i"m guessing this is 
> a little too labor intensive to make a regular thing but very nice of them 
> to still be able to do this. 
>
>
>
> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:55:49 AM UTC-5 Marc Irwin wrote:
>
>> If Paul did the anodizing, this time it will be right!
>>
>> Marc
>>
>> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding 
>> Ding! wrote:
>>
>>> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came 
>>> with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake 
>>> levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and 
>>> everything was silver 4 months later. 
>>>
>>> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
>>> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
>>> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of 
>>> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
>>> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee 
>>> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
>>> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
>>> email) and we made a plan. 
>>>
>>> We colored it all. 
>>>
>>> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>>>
>>> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope 
>>> had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, 
>>> with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! 
>>> I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered 
>>> the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. 
>>> Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. 
>>>
>>> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
>>> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its 
>>> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back 
>>> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. 
>>> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I 
>>> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
>>> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>>>
>>> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little 
>>> parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had 
>>> never seen. 
>>>
>>> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul 
>>> emblems. 
>>>
>>> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>>>
>>> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
>>> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to 
>>> ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of 
>>> snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how 
>>> enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. 
>>>
>>> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I 
>>> have heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their 
>>> own right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like 
>>> me.
>>>
>>> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he 
>>> asked. 
>>>
>>> Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.
>>>
>>> Leah
>>>
>>>  
>>>
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Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-12 Thread Leah Peterson

Marc - my thoughts, too! I know if will fade a little bit over time, but should not be so severe.Minh, no, these are a new and full set that Paul sent to the anodizer for me! I did pay extra for that, but it was a nominal fee, I thought. They don’t usually do the entire brake, usually levers and barrel adjustors, I think, but we got wild and decided to do the whole kit. We just have to be careful setting them up, but then it should be fine and shouldn’t mark up the posts.On Jan 12, 2024, at 11:58 AM, Minh wrote:pretty cool, so they did not have fully made parts but were able to sell you a box of partial parts to mix and match your own? i"m guessing this is a little too labor intensive to make a regular thing but very nice of them to still be able to do this. On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:55:49 AM UTC-5 Marc Irwin wrote:If Paul did the anodizing, this time it will be right!MarcOn Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and everything was silver 4 months later. But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via email) and we made a plan. We colored it all. The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants to see what is in these boxes?” So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had never seen. “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul emblems. “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I have heard they are a small operation, but they are famous in their own right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like me.Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he asked. Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.Leah

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[RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-12 Thread Minh

pretty cool, so they did not have fully made parts but were able to sell 
you a box of partial parts to mix and match your own?  i"m guessing this is 
a little too labor intensive to make a regular thing but very nice of them 
to still be able to do this. 


On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:55:49 AM UTC-5 Marc Irwin wrote:

> If Paul did the anodizing, this time it will be right!
>
> Marc
>
> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
> wrote:
>
>> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came 
>> with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake 
>> levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and 
>> everything was silver 4 months later. 
>>
>> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
>> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
>> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of 
>> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
>> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee 
>> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
>> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
>> email) and we made a plan. 
>>
>> We colored it all. 
>>
>> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>>
>> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope 
>> had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, 
>> with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! 
>> I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered 
>> the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. 
>> Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. 
>>
>> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
>> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its 
>> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back 
>> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. 
>> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I 
>> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
>> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>>
>> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little 
>> parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had 
>> never seen. 
>>
>> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul 
>> emblems. 
>>
>> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>>
>> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
>> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to 
>> ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of 
>> snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how 
>> enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. 
>>
>> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I 
>> have heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their 
>> own right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like 
>> me.
>>
>> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he 
>> asked. 
>>
>> Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.
>>
>> Leah
>>
>>  
>>
>

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[RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-12 Thread Marc Irwin

If Paul did the anodizing, this time it will be right!

Marc

On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came 
> with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake 
> levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and 
> everything was silver 4 months later. 
>
> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of 
> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee 
> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
> email) and we made a plan. 
>
> We colored it all. 
>
> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>
> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope 
> had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, 
> with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! 
> I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered 
> the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. 
> Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. 
>
> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its 
> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back 
> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. 
> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I 
> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>
> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little 
> parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had 
> never seen. 
>
> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul emblems. 
>
> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>
> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to 
> ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of 
> snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how 
> enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. 
>
> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I have 
> heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their own 
> right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like me.
>
> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he 
> asked. 
>
> Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.
>
> Leah
>
>  
>

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[RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-12 Thread abraham nussbaum

...and what a charming story about Paul. Good reminder of why we like 
craftspeople. Lovely!

On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 6:38:52 AM UTC-7 sarahlik...@gmail.com wrote:

> Every ride is going to be like Valentines Day on that gorgeous bike!
>
> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 5:28:30 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
> wrote:
>
>> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came 
>> with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake 
>> levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and 
>> everything was silver 4 months later. 
>>
>> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
>> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
>> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of 
>> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
>> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee 
>> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
>> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
>> email) and we made a plan. 
>>
>> We colored it all. 
>>
>> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>>
>> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope 
>> had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, 
>> with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! 
>> I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered 
>> the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. 
>> Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. 
>>
>> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
>> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its 
>> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back 
>> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. 
>> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I 
>> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
>> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>>
>> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little 
>> parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had 
>> never seen. 
>>
>> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul 
>> emblems. 
>>
>> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>>
>> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
>> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to 
>> ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of 
>> snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how 
>> enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. 
>>
>> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I 
>> have heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their 
>> own right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like 
>> me.
>>
>> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he 
>> asked. 
>>
>> Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.
>>
>> Leah
>>
>>  
>>
>

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[RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-12 Thread Sarah Carlson

Every ride is going to be like Valentines Day on that gorgeous bike!

On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 5:28:30 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came 
> with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake 
> levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and 
> everything was silver 4 months later. 
>
> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of 
> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee 
> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
> email) and we made a plan. 
>
> We colored it all. 
>
> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>
> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope 
> had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, 
> with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! 
> I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered 
> the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. 
> Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. 
>
> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its 
> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back 
> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. 
> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I 
> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>
> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little 
> parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had 
> never seen. 
>
> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul emblems. 
>
> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>
> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to 
> ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of 
> snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how 
> enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. 
>
> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I have 
> heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their own 
> right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like me.
>
> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he 
> asked. 
>
> Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.
>
> Leah
>
>  
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-12 Thread Ron Mc

Can't get too much Paul or too much bling - anxiously awaiting results 
photos.  
A bike with that much love may also need a christening - what's his/her 
name?  

On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 6:30:43 AM UTC-6 brok...@gmail.com wrote:

> I’m anxious to see your impressions of the Paul Motolite brake setup. In 
> my experience, the combo of Love lever and Motolite v-brake has the best 
> feel, best stopping power, and easiest setup and adjustment of any brake 
> setup I’ve ever used. 
>
> -Brian
> Lex Ky 
>
> On Jan 12, 2024, at 7:23 AM, Tim Bantham  wrote:
>
> That is a really cool story and so glad to hear. I am an absolute sucker 
> for anything Paul. The moto-lite brakes and Love Levers are my all time 
> favorites. Although I didn't need much persuading you have inspired me to 
> pony up the dough to swap out the parts for Paul Components on my own 
> Platypus. 
>
>
> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 12:44:11 AM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote:
>
>> That rose is so pretty. I grant your swanky new Paul brakes my 
>> highest praise, they're RIDICULOUS 
>>
>> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 5:28:30 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding 
>> Ding! wrote:
>>
>>> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came 
>>> with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake 
>>> levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and 
>>> everything was silver 4 months later. 
>>>
>>> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
>>> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
>>> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of 
>>> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
>>> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee 
>>> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
>>> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
>>> email) and we made a plan. 
>>>
>>> We colored it all. 
>>>
>>> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>>>
>>> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope 
>>> had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, 
>>> with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! 
>>> I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered 
>>> the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. 
>>> Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. 
>>>
>>> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
>>> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its 
>>> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back 
>>> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. 
>>> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I 
>>> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
>>> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>>>
>>> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little 
>>> parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had 
>>> never seen. 
>>>
>>> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul 
>>> emblems. 
>>>
>>> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>>>
>>> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
>>> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to 
>>> ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of 
>>> snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how 
>>> enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. 
>>>
>>> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I 
>>> have heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their 
>>> own right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like 
>>> me.
>>>
>>> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he 
>>> asked. 
>>>
>>> Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.
>>>
>>> Leah
>>>
>>>  
>>>
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Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-12 Thread Brian Turner

I’m anxious to see your impressions of the Paul Motolite brake setup. In my experience, the combo of Love lever and Motolite v-brake has the best feel, best stopping power, and easiest setup and adjustment of any brake setup I’ve ever used. -BrianLex Ky On Jan 12, 2024, at 7:23 AM, Tim Bantham wrote:That is a really cool story and so glad to hear. I am an absolute sucker for anything Paul. The moto-lite brakes and Love Levers are my all time favorites. Although I didn't need much persuading you have inspired me to pony up the dough to swap out the parts for Paul Components on my own Platypus. On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 12:44:11 AM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote:That rose is so pretty. I grant your swanky new Paul brakes my highest praise, they're RIDICULOUS On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 5:28:30 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and everything was silver 4 months later. But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via email) and we made a plan. We colored it all. The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants to see what is in these boxes?” So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had never seen. “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul emblems. “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I have heard they are a small operation, but they are famous in their own right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like me.Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he asked. Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.Leah

[RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-12 Thread Tim Bantham

That is a really cool story and so glad to hear. I am an absolute sucker 
for anything Paul. The moto-lite brakes and Love Levers are my all time 
favorites. Although I didn't need much persuading you have inspired me to 
pony up the dough to swap out the parts for Paul Components on my own 
Platypus. 

On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 12:44:11 AM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote:

> That rose is so pretty. I grant your swanky new Paul brakes my highest 
> praise, they're RIDICULOUS 
>
> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 5:28:30 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
> wrote:
>
>> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came 
>> with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake 
>> levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and 
>> everything was silver 4 months later. 
>>
>> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
>> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
>> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of 
>> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
>> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee 
>> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
>> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
>> email) and we made a plan. 
>>
>> We colored it all. 
>>
>> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>>
>> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope 
>> had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, 
>> with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! 
>> I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered 
>> the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. 
>> Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. 
>>
>> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
>> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its 
>> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back 
>> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. 
>> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I 
>> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
>> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>>
>> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little 
>> parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had 
>> never seen. 
>>
>> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul 
>> emblems. 
>>
>> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>>
>> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
>> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to 
>> ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of 
>> snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how 
>> enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. 
>>
>> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I 
>> have heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their 
>> own right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like 
>> me.
>>
>> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he 
>> asked. 
>>
>> Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.
>>
>> Leah
>>
>>  
>>
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[RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-11 Thread Joe Bernard

That rose is so pretty. I grant your swanky new Paul brakes my highest 
praise, they're RIDICULOUS 

On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 5:28:30 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came 
> with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake 
> levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and 
> everything was silver 4 months later. 
>
> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of 
> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee 
> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
> email) and we made a plan. 
>
> We colored it all. 
>
> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>
> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope 
> had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, 
> with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! 
> I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered 
> the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. 
> Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. 
>
> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its 
> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back 
> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. 
> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I 
> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>
> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little 
> parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had 
> never seen. 
>
> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul emblems. 
>
> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>
> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to 
> ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of 
> snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how 
> enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. 
>
> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I have 
> heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their own 
> right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like me.
>
> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he 
> asked. 
>
> Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.
>
> Leah
>
>  
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-11 Thread Steve

Oh my! OH MY!!!  This is going to advance your bike to a whole new  level 
of cool (and I mean that in the best possible way). 
Please, promise us all some pictures once you have  it back home.
And your whole experience - just wonderful! 
I'm a bit of a Paul fanboy and now I have a rationale for liking their 
bling even more. 
You know though, Paul brakes are not just pretty - I think you'll be amazed 
by their performance.  

Steve in Asheville
On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:56:52 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> Big time APPROVE?! I have seen APPROVE before from Bill Lindsay but I 
> don’t think there has been Big time APPROVE. 
>
> This is an honor! I should get a tee shirt made. A tattoo. Something.
> ♥️
> Leah
>
> On Jan 11, 2024, at 8:50 PM, Bill Lindsay  wrote:
>
> That's very good stuff right there.  Big time APPROVE
>
>
> BL in EC
>
> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 5:28:30 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
> wrote:
>
>> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came 
>> with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake 
>> levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and 
>> everything was silver 4 months later. 
>>
>> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
>> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
>> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of 
>> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
>> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee 
>> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
>> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
>> email) and we made a plan. 
>>
>> We colored it all. 
>>
>> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>>
>> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope 
>> had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, 
>> with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! 
>> I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered 
>> the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. 
>> Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. 
>>
>> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
>> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its 
>> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back 
>> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. 
>> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I 
>> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
>> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>>
>> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little 
>> parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had 
>> never seen. 
>>
>> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul 
>> emblems. 
>>
>> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>>
>> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
>> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to 
>> ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of 
>> snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how 
>> enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. 
>>
>> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I 
>> have heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their 
>> own right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like 
>> me.
>>
>> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he 
>> asked. 
>>
>> Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.
>>
>> Leah
>>
>>  
>>
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Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-11 Thread Jason Fuller

SO COOL! I can't wait to see it all installed. Really love the color. 

On Thursday 11 January 2024 at 17:56:52 UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> Big time APPROVE?! I have seen APPROVE before from Bill Lindsay but I 
> don’t think there has been Big time APPROVE. 
>
> This is an honor! I should get a tee shirt made. A tattoo. Something.
> ♥️
> Leah
>
> On Jan 11, 2024, at 8:50 PM, Bill Lindsay  wrote:
>
> That's very good stuff right there.  Big time APPROVE
>
>
> BL in EC
>
> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 5:28:30 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
> wrote:
>
>> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came 
>> with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake 
>> levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and 
>> everything was silver 4 months later. 
>>
>> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
>> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
>> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of 
>> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
>> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee 
>> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
>> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
>> email) and we made a plan. 
>>
>> We colored it all. 
>>
>> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>>
>> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope 
>> had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, 
>> with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! 
>> I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered 
>> the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. 
>> Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. 
>>
>> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
>> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its 
>> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back 
>> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. 
>> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I 
>> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
>> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>>
>> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little 
>> parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had 
>> never seen. 
>>
>> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul 
>> emblems. 
>>
>> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>>
>> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
>> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to 
>> ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of 
>> snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how 
>> enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. 
>>
>> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I 
>> have heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their 
>> own right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like 
>> me.
>>
>> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he 
>> asked. 
>>
>> Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.
>>
>> Leah
>>
>>  
>>
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Re: [RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-11 Thread Leah Peterson

Big time APPROVE?! I have seen APPROVE before from Bill Lindsay but I don’t think there has been Big time APPROVE. This is an honor! I should get a tee shirt made. A tattoo. Something.♥️LeahOn Jan 11, 2024, at 8:50 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:That's very good stuff right there. Big time APPROVEBL in ECOn Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 5:28:30 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and everything was silver 4 months later. But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via email) and we made a plan. We colored it all. The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants to see what is in these boxes?” So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had never seen. “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul emblems. “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I have heard they are a small operation, but they are famous in their own right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like me.Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he asked. Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.Leah

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[RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-11 Thread Bill Lindsay

That's very good stuff right there.  Big time APPROVE

BL in EC

On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 5:28:30 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came 
> with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake 
> levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and 
> everything was silver 4 months later. 
>
> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of 
> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee 
> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
> email) and we made a plan. 
>
> We colored it all. 
>
> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>
> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope 
> had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, 
> with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! 
> I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered 
> the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. 
> Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. 
>
> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its 
> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back 
> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. 
> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I 
> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>
> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little 
> parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had 
> never seen. 
>
> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul emblems. 
>
> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>
> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to 
> ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of 
> snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how 
> enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. 
>
> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I have 
> heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their own 
> right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like me.
>
> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he 
> asked. 
>
> Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.
>
> Leah
>
>  
>

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[RBW] Re: New Jewelry for my Platypus

2024-01-11 Thread John Rinker

Wow, that raspberry Platy is going to be even more gorgeous! (Like that's 
even possible.) Enjoy the blizzard!

Cheers, John

On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 5:28:30 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers came 
> with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO brake 
> levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly fast and 
> everything was silver 4 months later. 
>
> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and Paul 
> sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but currently, 
> they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened to have any of 
> their pink levers laying around that they would be willing to sell me. I 
> got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me to an employee 
> I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so fun, right from 
> the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him my pics via 
> email) and we made a plan. 
>
> We colored it all. 
>
> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of it. 
>
> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The envelope 
> had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just because, 
> with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever seen. Swoon! 
> I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami inside. I uncovered 
> the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So beautiful. 
> Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, rose color. 
>
> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this 
> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on its 
> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces back 
> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the shop. 
> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I said, “I 
> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who wants 
> to see what is in these boxes?” 
>
> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate little 
> parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, stuff I had 
> never seen. 
>
> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul emblems. 
>
> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him.
>
> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next couple/few 
> days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that I’ll get to 
> ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting up to a foot of 
> snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even imagine how 
> enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. 
>
> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! I have 
> heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in their own 
> right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a layperson like me.
>
> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he 
> asked. 
>
> Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park.
>
> Leah
>
>  
>

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