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 choosing my own color. Too many choices and too overwhelming for me…I’m envious that you’re clear what you want. I’d love to know which rear bag you’re using in these images, Heather. I think it would fit my Clem L…my seat post is so short and the space between the seat and the rack is so shallow that not many bags seem to fit well. Liz On Monday, January 3, 2022 at 3:50:37 PM UTC-5 Carl wrote: > 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 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 everyone, I'm Platy-less, but am one of your Asheville >>> neighbors and have a Clem L! Congrats on your new bike. It's beautiful! >>> Happy trails, -- Carl >>> >>> 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 late to the Platy >>>> party, but I just wanted to introduce myself and my Pumpkin Platypus. >>>> We’re >>>> so honored to be here among the esteemed RBW Owners Bunch! I’ve been a >>>> lurking wallflower on the forum for a while, and have so enjoyed watching >>>> the reveals of all your lovely builds! >>>> >>>> >>>> Though I initially had my heart set on a mermaid Platypus when they >>>> first went live back in April, the online order form had other ideas. I >>>> cracked my knuckles, hovered over the purchase button, then clicked BUY >>>> NOW >>>> with the authority of a seasoned judge pounding a gavel… but my mermaid >>>> selection auto-changed to limeolive, dashing my aqua-colored dreams. There >>>> was nary a 50cm mermaid to be found anywhere. No offense to the lovely >>>> limeolive, but as a graphic designer, having a color I personally LOVED >>>> was >>>> very important to me! Reframing crisis as opportunity, I decided to >>>> repaint >>>> the frame a custom color. Pea soup to pumpkin bisque instead, please! >>>> >>>> >>>> After many, many, MANY nail-biting months of waiting, the newly painted >>>> frame finally arrived. I carefully unwrapped my brand new Pumpkin Platy >>>> with the same awe and enthusiasm of the father in A Christmas Story >>>> unpacking his beloved leg lamp. (Though thankfully Rivendells are MUCH >>>> sturdier!) ;) >>>> >>>> >>>> My Platy mainly enjoys conquering steeper terrain here in the beautiful >>>> Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, NC, but still loves adventuring near >>>> aquatic habitats as well. Here on the forum, the swoopy elegance of this >>>> frame has aptly been likened by Leah to that of a prom dress. Set up as a >>>> gravel grinder, I wanted this badass bike to sport combat boots underneath >>>> the sparkly orange gown. (She’s a gorgeous prom queen, but you're also >>>> kind >>>> of afraid she'll kick you in the shins!) >>>> >>>> >>>> My sweet RBW blue Cheviot townie now has a fierce and fiery friend by >>>> her side, and I love having not one but two Rivendells to *JUST RIDE!* >>>> >>>> [image: Platy1.jpg][image: Platy2.jpg][image: Platy3.jpg] >>>> >>> -- 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/7e669ca5-cfaf-4f42-9831-004120faa5e1n%40googlegroups.com.
