What handlebars are people thinking of running? I'm between quite a few at the moment and am having trouble making up my mind: Albatross, Billie, Osprey, Granola, Ahearne, Jones Bend, phew, that's a lot.
I thought to look at Cheviot builds for inspiration, but it seems like 95% of those frames ended up with albatross bars (including my partners!). All I know is I'm *not* a Bosco person. On Wednesday, 24 February 2021 at 20:26:26 UTC-8 Ray Varella wrote: > What happens next is dependent on a multitude of factors. > If everything on the container is Riva’s, they will receive a sealed > container. > How soon is hard to say. > The ports are still very backed up. > When a ship is up to the dock to be unloaded there are cranes and huge > forklifts involved in unloading and staging containers. > Everything on the manifest is catalogued and it’s location is marked. > Different cargo has different priorities, some based on whether people > will die without it or whether a premium was paid to give it priority. > Since this ship is in L.A. I’m assuming it is at the port of Long Beach, > that’s the busiest port on the west coast. > We also don’t know if that container will be dispatched by truck from L.A. > or get put on a rail car. > > If it gets dispatched by truck then Rivendell or their agent will make > arrangements for it to be picked up. > I don’t go to Long Beach but I’m near the Port of Oakland often enough to > know that on any given day there are hundreds upon hundreds of trucks lined > up to pick up containers and that doesn’t include the companies who have > their own fleet working out of the terminal. > The rail yards aren’t quite as congested and they turn containers around a > bit faster but it still has to get processed through the port and clear > customs before it gets put on a rail. > > UPS has their own rail yard in Richmond/San Pablo but I would seriously > doubt that a container originating in Taiwan would be handled by them but I > don’t know anything about Riv’s operation, just general freight. > > At some point someone will likely deliver a container to Walnut Creek. > There’s no loading dock there so my guess is they do a live hand offload > and the driver either gets to back into their little obstacle course or > he/she will get to back out when they are done. > > In addition to the ports being backed up, their are tens of thousands of > trailers of freight waiting to move around the country. Weather has stalled > tons of shipments and there is a nationwide shortage of drivers. > > When they tell you it’s their best guess, that’s exactly what it is. > > Ray > > On Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 12:43:45 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding > Ding! wrote: > >> You know what I want to know? What happens next. >> >> It seems to me that with this Platypus we have been let in on the secret >> workings of things at Rivendell. I haven’t been around as long as many of >> you, but I don’t remember being let behind the scenes like we have been >> with this model. >> >> We started with the drawings of the Anniversary Mixte, which then morphed >> into a “fancy Cheviot” which then became the Platypus. It was an >> interesting evolution, and fun to speculate over. Until this bike, I didn’t >> know what color tubes were, but Will is holding them in the sunlight in >> Blilver and Limolive on the product page and now we know how Rivendell >> judges color samples. We were provided the tracking for the cargo ship, the >> Unicorn, so we could watch the bikes’ arrival to American shores. And...now >> what happens next? >> >> The ship is “at anchor” near LA. Does it have to sit out in the harbor >> until it takes its turn at the dock? Who fetches the cargo? UPS? How long >> does it take for cargo to make its way to Walnut Creek? And when it >> arrives, how soon can it be sorted and sent out to PlatyPeople? >> >> Leah >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Feb 23, 2021, at 9:16 AM, Ride for Fun <jrst...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> From Taiwan to Japan is a lot faster & easier than to the US. >> >> On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 1:08 AM Michael Baquerizo <mbaqu...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> As a product person - it's wild that Blue Lug is getting these frames >>> and releasing them into the wild before Riv has a chance to. I know how >>> laissez faire Grant is and all, but still wild. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Monday, February 22, 2021 at 1:27:50 PM UTC-5 BrettG wrote: >>> >>>> New bluelug shop tour video shows the limolive frame: >>>> https://youtu.be/Jr9PZtHnYUg?t=1220 >>>> >>>> On Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 5:55:40 AM UTC-8 Fullylugged wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> For those wanting to keep tabs on the shipment: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/YM-UNICORN-IMO-9462732-MMSI-416464000 >>>>> On Friday, February 19, 2021 at 6:45:51 PM UTC-6 Hetchins52 wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Will sent out an email a little over an hour ago detailing items back >>>>>> in stock, things of interest and goings on at RBW. >>>>>> He included this comment: >>>>>> "Our next batch [of Sams], coming on the *YM Unicorn* with the >>>>>> Platypus frames is delayed 17 days because of bad weather and 'berth >>>>>> congestion'." >>>>>> >>>>>> On Friday, February 19, 2021 at 1:48:16 PM UTC-8 duh...@gmail.com >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> If I understood correctly it has to do with unusual weather and >>>>>>> shipping containers at the port, a lack of "parking spaces" more or >>>>>>> less? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Friday, February 19, 2021 at 1:30:40 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding >>>>>>> Ding! wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Jared, did Vince say why? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Feb 19, 2021, at 12:26 PM, Jared Wilson <duh...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sigh is right, David. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Spoke with Vince yesterday, he did indeed say mid-March ETA. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hopefully that gives more people time to get funds together to help >>>>>>>> support an amazing company and get a killer bike in the process. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Friday, February 19, 2021 at 12:00:46 PM UTC-8 Hetchins52 wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> And, now, I see that the Platypus page says ETA of “mid-March!” >>>>>>>>> <sigh> >>>>>>>>> David Lipsky >>>>>>>>> On Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 3:32:59 PM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding >>>>>>>>> Ding! wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> [image: 4AFE365B-C68C-46F4-A214-CAF3AF3A5949.jpeg]It’s going to >>>>>>>>>> be your turn! It’s finally 2021 and January is the month of the >>>>>>>>>> mixte, or >>>>>>>>>> so the Riv site says. I’m really excited to see everyone’s new bikes >>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>>> how each one is set up. Did anyone get a Platypus voucher for a >>>>>>>>>> Christmas >>>>>>>>>> present? Or maybe no excuse was necessary - you’re just getting it. >>>>>>>>>> What do >>>>>>>>>> you have in mind for your new bike? Commuter? Adventure bike? >>>>>>>>>> Rambler? >>>>>>>>>> Errands? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> You’re in for such a treat. The bike is light, fun, gorgeous, and >>>>>>>>>> very capable. I can’t wait to hear your news and see your photos. 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