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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[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.

[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

[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

[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

[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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[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 

[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 >

[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

[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

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

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

[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

[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

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

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

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

[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

[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