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and stickers too!!! Got to love the Axolotl...! On Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 10:23:40 AM UTC-5 Marty Gierke, Stewartstown PA wrote: > $32 priceless. > > Plat-T-shirt >

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$32 priceless. Plat-T-shirt They have all kinds of animals on bikes. Fun stuff. On Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 10:59:27 PM UTC-5 Roberta

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That shirt is priceless ! On Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 6:52:12 PM UTC-5 Heather Hayes wrote: > Joe, thank you for the warm welcome! > > Sofie, thanks for introducing yourself, and happy to meet another newbie! > So glad you were able to score a 50cm Platy too and congrats on your new >

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Back in the mid 2000's there was a blog called "Let's Go Ride a Bike". The main poster was a woman named Dorothy and she rode a Betty Foy all over Chicago in all sorts of weather. Sadly, her last post was back in 2015, but the site is worth a visit for inspiration.

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Hello Heather, I just wanted to pop in here quickly to say hello and welcome! I adore your pumpkin platypus and the accessories you chose -- such wonderful taste! I'm a newbie here as well, having just purchased a lime 50 cm platypus when it popped up this fall on Riv's garage sale. I had been

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Leah and Heather, The similarities in your "how I got to Rivendell" stories are fascinating to me. I think it's a testament to the Riv vibe in general that your paths ended there, and specifically on mixtes. When the Glorius and Wilbury appeared in the mid-'00s, shortly followed by the

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Leah, I couldn't agree more! It is so nice to finally be among fellow RivSisters here without judgement! Not long after getting my Cheviot, I went into a bike shop to look for a new helmet. As I glanced over at the plastic bikes hanging from the ceiling, the shop owner said in a patronizing

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Like a lot of us here, I see a bunch of parallels in your journey to riding with my own. The thing that you mentioned from Just Ride that REALLY resonates with me is the idea of riding like you're a kid again. Ride on, Heather! -Ben in Omaha (but who wishes he was in NC because he REALLY digs

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Thanks for sharing your story. Good on you for experimenting with different handlebars and tires. I too am a big fan of Rene Herse tires, going back to their days as Compass tires. Big fan of Choco bars too. Have them on both my rides, having switched the Sam Hillborne from Albatross bars

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Holy moly I love that Platy. I was going to play the alliteration game too, but realized I can't compete. This is the first I've seen with the Albastache bar, which looks excellent and I bet makes it feel pretty darn quick! Now it's got me thinking... I'd love to see one with a drop bar on a

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Heather, welcome to this esteemed group and especially to the super classy RivSisters! You've got a beautiful bike and I'm really happy for you. I'm going to look forward to your reports of trail riding and how it handles. Please tell us which tires you've shorn her with. Also, I hope

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Ooh, Heather just so you know I’m going to casually use that music/trail analogy line in future conversations and you will go uncredited. On Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 12:39:19 AM UTC-5 Heather Hayes wrote: > Thank you all so very much for your kind words and comments! It feels like > my new

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Thank you all so very much for your kind words and comments! It feels like my new Platy had a birthday party and everyone came to celebrate! :) Garth, thank you for the warm welcome despite my tardiness! I too love the 3x drivetrain, with the smaller jumps between gears keep the cadence more

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Well Laura, hope your Platypus dreams can be realized. David On Monday, January 3, 2022 at 5:09:16 PM UTC-8 meti...@gmail.com wrote: > > I love this thread…but perhaps I love most how wildly similar Leah and > Heather are to one another. It makes me laugh. > > I also love that Laura shouted

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I love this thread…but perhaps I love most how wildly similar Leah and Heather are to one another. It makes me laugh. I also love that Laura shouted out “A PLATYPUS!” to a total stranger. :) Heather, your Platy is breathtaking (and Carl, your Clem L! I love that color)…I would be TERRIBLE at

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Thanks Laura. Hope you're able to get a Riv sometime soon. Whichever model and color you end up with, they bring a lot of joy! On Monday, January 3, 2022 at 3:36:10 PM UTC-5 me2g...@gmail.com wrote: > Carl, that is a beautiful Clem. Funny how different bikes look with the > same colors. In my

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Carl, that is a beautiful Clem. Funny how different bikes look with the same colors. In my minds eye, a Susie is orange. I am not sure what color a Platypus is, but I definitely favor the grey and dark gold Clem’s. On Monday, January 3, 2022 at 3:23:37 PM UTC-5 Carl wrote: > Hi Heather and

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Well Hellooo #RivSister Heather, Whoohooo!!! I'm in love too. This is fantastic and just knocks it out of the park for me. Congratulations and keep the smiles for all the miles going. PSnailed the PlatyPose! Kate with the Mermaid Platy in Trenton On Monday, January 3, 2022 at

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Oh yes, and show us the Cheviot. On Monday, January 3, 2022 at 11:12:43 AM UTC-8 David Person wrote: > Really nice, Heather. Beautiful paint job and I love the looks of the > cantilever brakes. Very classic. I've owned bike with V-brakes and know > how well they perform, but have never

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Really nice, Heather. Beautiful paint job and I love the looks of the cantilever brakes. Very classic. I've owned bike with V-brakes and know how well they perform, but have never warmed up to them from an aesthetic perspective. Much prefer the lines of a nice set of cantilevers. David

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Hi Heather, I am that nut at Bent Creek who called out, *A PLATYPUS* It was a chance encounter with Heather and Joel that got me to seriously consider a Rivendell bike. I went from casual browser to serious dreamer! It is great to see a few pics and recognize beautiful places around

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Welcome to the group and to being a RivSister! You Pumpkin Bisque bike is beautiful and I loved reading your story about it. I visited Asheville perhaps 20 years ago and your pictures reminded me how lovely it is (and was), with the Platy setting off the beautiful scenery (or it it the other

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Love the colour...interesting about bar choice, too. I have chocos on my mixte .My first thought was moustache/albastaches but after talking to Grant went with the chocs on his recommendation. I have been riding moustaches for ...almost 30 years and love them ...starting with my 93 X0-1. But,

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Wow! Such a great looking bicycle! Love, love, love the color! I have an orange Quickbeam. I've been meaning to get it repainted, and was considering a green, BUT everything I see another orange Riv, I say "NOPE! ORANGE IT'LL REMAIN!" Continue to JUST RIDE! On Sunday, January 2, 2022 at

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Love the sparkly Pumpkin !!! Choosing your own paint is priceless isn't it ? Admittedly I've been burned out on all the Riv blues(blahs) and greens regardless of the shade so this is quite sunshiningly refreshing. Love the cantilevers and to me at least a "classic" 3x drivetrain where you can

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Lovely pictures of a sharp looking bike set in a really nice neck of the woods. I happen to have just returned from the area and while I enjoyed the visit I couldn’t shake the feeling everyone in Asheville was way cooler than me. Your introductory post has served to strengthen this view. Look

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Wow, that's a perfect bike - everything about it! For me, in particular, beside the color, it's the bar tape, the triple crank with a small cassette, and the continental King tires - it all creates a bike that looks like it is for riding! What bar tape and rack are those? Congratulations on

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Oh, Heather! I was just heading to bed and read your post and now I’m too excited to sleep. Are we sisters? We might be sisters. RivSisters, yes, obviously, but maybe long-lost sisters, too. All your details are not lost on me. I see you with your wonderfully executed PlatyPose. I see your down

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The Fastest Color. Who did the paint work? Saving the decals, nice touch, plus what appears to be a raised physical RBW badge on the seatpost...? Congratulations on this! On Sunday, January 2, 2022 at 8:39:23 PM UTC-5 Heather Hayes wrote: > Happy New Year to my fellow Platy people! I know I’m