A Clementine is always good, now and forever! I think yours will nobly serve you, Mas. And yes, you should also have the Platypus. I mean, that’s exactly what I’m having, so it won’t be without precedent! Just own all the Riv mixtes, that’s what I say.
It’s true that Rivs have overlap and that we Rivendell fans are hard-pressed to explain to our spouses (who usually aren’t as ardent fans as we are - why does it work that way most of the time? One member of the couple is a bike person and the other is ambivalent...) why we need yet another. In my case, this is my one extravagance...well, unless you count that I do spend a lot on healthy, organic food from the grocery store - but that serves my whole family so do we have to count that? I’ll let you in on the Secret Life of Women here and tell you that most of us are spending $$$ getting our hair colored every 6 weeks, some are getting nails done, still others will pay for other beauty treatments, massages, and gym memberships. Since I do none of those things, I feel ok spending money on good bikes and good bike stuff from Rivendell and Analog. I tell my husband we’re probably saving money - I should be praised for my thriftiness! I will be one of the happy owners of the new Platypus when it finally gets released. I really cannot wait, even though it will be set up a lot like my Clementine. Hey, I like what I like! Back to the business model - don’t you think Rivendell’s best business decision of late was when they offered the Clems? Clems are fantastic, and at at their price point, so many new customers could be brought in. My family are prime examples of this - before my mother-in-law’s was sold we had 7. Most of them would not be excited enough about bikes to spend the money for a fully-lugged Rivendell, but the Clems were reasonable, in their minds. I’m so glad you and your wife have long loved your Rivs, Michael. I think Rivs get more special as their mileage increases. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d1f7eb8b-6323-497c-aa1a-c74a8c58991bo%40googlegroups.com.
