Shoot, it's "Mouse" not "Moose"
None the less, enjoy the ride!
jared
On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 10:28:06 PM UTC-8 Drurad (Sacramento) wrote:
> So stoked on this photo!!!
>
> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 5:01:58 PM UTC-8 J Imler wrote:
>
>> [image:
So stoked on this photo!!!
On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 5:01:58 PM UTC-8 J Imler wrote:
> [image: C963BEC1-EE1F-44C1-BB4B-044E35CB1E48.jpeg]
>
> Thanks to some fine NorCal folks I’m the proud new owner of this fun
> riding Cheviot. Cheers to 2024!
>
>
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I like the Wandrer goals especially because it forces one to explore their
surroundings thoroughly. I haven't set a goal specific to this, but I
should consider it. It's probably my top pick for things that are magical
about riding a bike. It's my kind of competitive.
The only goal I've
@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
Hi Richard (I hope I got your name right),
Please provide more details. Like you I have a 51 Gus and it weighs 40lbs
and I am having second thoughts of bringing it to my next big trip.
I am thinking of bringing my 48 Hunqapillar but I prefer the ride quality
of my Gus.
I also consider myself
The quest for knowledge continues to grow with anticipation and wonder.
Kim Hetzel.
On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 5:05:10 PM UTC-8 Richard Rose wrote:
> I am in the middle of a cold weather tear down / deep cleaning of my Clem
> L. This project started with ordering a new chain & large
Mt. Diablo, on a cold morning today, peeking out from under the clouds. Rain is
coming tomorrow, but today was just cold and cloudy.
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Thank you, Michael! This will certainly be my next step after I give the
'reduce, reuse' strategy a go.
Cheers, John
On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 3:42:37 PM UTC-8 Michael Connors wrote:
> Crust has 5cm x 250 Technomic stems for $55
>
I just now joined the club!
I like the idea - Good on you G.P. & good on RBW.
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My goals for 2024 are to enjoy every ride I take and to break for coffee
outdoors on any ride over one hour in duration. We'll see if I can achieve
them.
Steve in Asheville
On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 8:19:54 PM UTC-5 ttoshi wrote:
> I'm planning on completing a 200k, 300k and 400k
I'm planning on completing a 200k, 300k and 400k randonee in preparation
for the SRCC Terrible Two (TT), where I am hoping to finish with at least
an hour of time to spare. I've only completed the TT with under 30 minutes
to spare and am trying to pick up the pace for "fun", why not?
Toshi
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Looking slick.
Love your 2-speed Clem build and good to see Moose has a home on the Chev
as well!
Makes me miss my old 60cm Cheviot, if you want trade (locally) for a 64cm
Clem in the same color give me a holler ;)
jared
On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 5:01:58 PM UTC-8 J Imler wrote:
>
I am in the middle of a cold weather tear down / deep cleaning of my Clem
L. This project started with ordering a new chain & large chainring to
replace worn units. I start taking things apart and am unable to stop.
Bottom bracket felt crappy so took it out and everything was just really
dirty
Crust has 5cm x 250 Technomic stems for $55
https://crustbikes.com/collections/stems/products/nitto-technomic-stem
On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 4:59:06 PM UTC-6 John Rinker wrote:
> Gonna bump this 'cause I'm still hoping someone's holding. Cheers.
>
> On Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 10:56:24
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
On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 2:40 PM 'John Hawrylak' via RBW Owners Bunch <
rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Responding to Bill L's 2nd thought experiment, here's my quick $0.02
> (can't find the cent key)
>
> Is Cyclist A's bike fast?
> It's as fast they like it to be. They report 'happy'
Gonna bump this 'cause I'm still hoping someone's holding. Cheers.
On Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 10:56:24 AM UTC-8 John Rinker wrote:
> Good morning,
>
> Looking to shorten my reach a bit, and I'm wondering if one of you might
> be holding a Nitto Tallux 5 or 6cm stem (25.4, 225mm). I'm
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
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
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
My #1 2024 S.M.A.R.T. Goal is to ride 4x per week... more specifically, one
ride per week on each of my 4 current bikes. I hadn't ridden since
Thanksgiving until this week but I just completed my fourth mid-day 30+
minute local ride of the week across 3 of my bikes so this week is a yes
for 4
Responding to Bill L's 2nd thought experiment, here's my quick $0.02 (can't
find the cent key)
Is Cyclist A's bike fast? It's as fast they like it to be. They report
'happy' not necessarily fast
Is the magical encouragement claimed by Cyclist B all in their head?No, with
the initial gearing,
After a month long cycling hiatus I finally came around to revisit this
topic now that I've received my own Brooks adapter kit (from Brooks
directly) and decided to experiment with it on my Clem this week. It's a
costly adapter kit at $50 and unless ordering with other items to qualify
for
Dyno lights sold, patch gone.
On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 10:12:39 AM UTC-5 joe kelly wrote:
> Update
> The Quickbeam ff/hs/bb has sold along with the crank, the original wheels,
> post and the 5sp rear wheel. This leaves me with a pile o’ parts!
> I have sks fenders, downtube shifters
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
Another happy Platypus owner. I’m so happy you’re enjoying it; it will be
fun to see what customizations you arrive at as you discover how you’d like
the setup to be. Starting with new Paul brakes, so I hear!
On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 2:28:40 PM UTC-5 Tim Bantham wrote:
> We had a rare 41
Hello all,
Anyone wanting to send their roadeo (size 53 or 55cm) back into the wild? I’m
looking for a straight forward road bike and that could fit just perfectly.
I have an orange 54cm QB that I might be convinced to trade.
Please send offers or questions offlist to minimize the message
I realize this may be a long shot, but is anyone here planning to ride the
"Orange Blossom Special" event in Avon Park, FL tomorrow (Sat. Jan 13th)?
I'll be there with my Atlantis; looking forward to checking out the variety
of surfaces this ride has promised. It would be cool to meet up with
Looks nice. I also thought the Billies were a perfect bar for the Platy.
I have it on a tall 10cm stem (it doesn't come longer than 10 cm) and found
I needed to remove 1cm from the bars to make it perfect.
On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 2:57:45 PM UTC-5 tio ryan wrote:
> Looking good! I too
Looking good! I too was pleasantly surprised how silent the rear hub is.
You're making me want a frame pump :)
On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 2:42:45 PM UTC-5 Tim Bantham wrote:
> [image: IMG_4837.jpeg]
>
> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 2:28:40 PM UTC-5 Tim Bantham wrote:
>
>> We had a rare
We had a rare 41 and sunny day here in upstate NY so I decided to take my
new Platypus for a quick spin. Here are my observations on the complete in
Sergio Green.
*Color *- The color looks amazing in the sunlight. Nice little gold hue to
the green.
*Shifters* - I thought I would want to swap
Drew - indeed, quite a departure from the earier protos, and neat as well -
but now that it's lugged it seems to overlap existing models a bit more
other than the novel drop tube. I wonder if it shares the upper HT lug as
the new Susie (TT angle more flat due to HTA)
John - Yeah I agree, the
I only got one taker on my last thought experiment. Here's another one:
Cyclist A has a 17-pound fixie. They take a guess at a gear for the fixie,
install a 49x18 and ride it around. They decide "This seems a little under
geared." and they switch the 18 tooth cog for a 17. They ride that
My son is planning to come too, he has a 55cm lime Platy from the first run
On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 12:11:50 PM UTC-8 kiziria...@gmail.com
wrote:
> I would recommend minimal singletrack to keep this ride as inclusive as
> possible. Not all Riv riders have extra wide tires / experience
Agreed. Speaking only for myself, the reason for using a triple, is for
loaded hauling. I have plenty low enough low on my compact double for other
riding (44/30 with a 12-36 9-speed cassette). Obviously, this depends on
terrain, one's riding habits, and vigor. However, what I fail to
Jason, I concur with your assessment of the new Atlantis. I had always
pined for one, ever since the inception of the model. In fact, other than
the "LongLow", it was the first Riv I coveted. But, alas, things have
changed (Grant would say for the better).
I finally purchased a Riv, the
A 1010 steel frame would typically be a thicker tube gauge than a 531 frame,
since it has a lower tensile strength. Since the majority of frames of this
period used 1" diameter TT and 1-1/8" diameter DT, the thicker tube gauge
results in a stiffer frame of the same frame size. It would be
Update: saddle and pedals sold, sticker is gone, shifters still pending.
On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 10:12:39 AM UTC-5 joe kelly wrote:
> Update
> The Quickbeam ff/hs/bb has sold along with the crank, the original wheels,
> post and the 5sp rear wheel. This leaves me with a pile o’ parts!
'73 catalog, Grand Touring was straight-gauge 1020
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On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:13:15 AM UTC-6 John Hawrylak, Woodstown
NJ wrote:
> P Moore asked: "what besides tubing stiffness might make a main triangle
> stiff or stable?"
>
> Frame size: small frames are stiffer
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
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> On Jan 11, 2024, at 9:46 AM, Michael Morrissey
> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'm thinking
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> On Jan 11, 2024, at 9:46 AM, Michael Morrissey
> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'm thinking
P Moore asked: "what besides tubing stiffness might make a main triangle
stiff or stable?"
Frame size: small frames are stiffer than large frames.
John HawrylakWoodstown NJ
On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 10:48:14 AM EST, Patrick Moore
wrote:
And yet that very light 531 normal gauge
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
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
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
>
Actually, I was thinking of putting one of these away for my kids.
Unfortunatley, the 42cm model only fits 26" wheels on the
dual-pivot/centerbull brake version, 49-57mm reach. Not the end of the
world but not at good as canti brakes.
On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 11:21:11 AM UTC-5 Ginz
Soma Fab has a 42cm Buena Vista Mixte. I don't think it gets you a MUCH
shorter top tube (518mm vs the typical 525mm or 540mm on a 48cm frame) ,
but it is easier to mount for a smaller rider.
They also go on sale now and then.
On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 12:46:08 PM UTC-5 Michael
The stiffness of the main triangle might be a big part of rear load
stability, but I'd guess that the stiffness of the rear rack is equally a
cause; I recall carrying a 2 feet tall (literally) stack of mostly hardback
library books in a pannier on the left side of a Fly on the very flexy
(normal
And yet that very light 531 normal gauge 1973 Motobecane frame handled
heavy rear loads (all comparisons on Tubus Fly racks) better than much
stouter frames. Why should that have been?
To turn that into another question: what besides tubing stiffness might
make a main triangle stiff or stable?
...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
Thrilled to be part of the Riv family! I just commuted to work on my Platy
and was smiling ear to ear the entire way. I even got a friendly ding-ding
from a fellow Riv rider traveling in the opposite direction (I've seen a
few others here in Brooklyn over the years). I'm sure more changes will
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
The last Charlie sightings(blue lug visit) almost has it looking like a
Homer with the Mixte like top tube. I appreciate it as someone with short
legs and a long torso, though the tire clearance and v brake/canti options
of the Sam has my vote.
- Drew
On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 01:09 Jason Fuller
Hi Patrick, on the rear load thing - that stability is in the main
triangle.
People sought out old Raleigh Grand Prix to build touring bikes because of
the straight-gauge 10-20 tubes and rigid main triangle.
In comparison, my International frame has too much flex in the main
triangle to
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
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
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
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