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 > Clem!! I also purchased the Cheviot (the last one remaining on the site!) > having never ridden a Riv before, but thankfully you and I were both > handsomely rewarded in spades for our bravery. :) You'll have to join for > the future converging of the RivSisters! > > Patrick, both of my frame colors end up looking wildly different depending > on the photo. But the Cheviot's true color is RBW blue. Attaching a photo > here of it indoors, probably showing it most accurately. Didn't someone > here once describe Riv's signature blue as sunshine glistening on the > water? > > Speaking of blue, YOU GUYS, I completely forgot to share one of the most > exciting Platy components EVER!!! As the grand finale of the Platy reveal, > I present the blue platypus on a bike shirt!! My mom bought this for me, in > anticipation of the mermaid-colored Platy. Even if it's not orange, it's > still perfect. > > A special shout out to my bike guru bestie, Gary, (pictured here for the > special occasion of the inaugural Platypus ride) for not only convincing me > that I needed a Rivendell (and then *another* Rivendell!) but also for > helping me pick out all the parts AND building up my Platy! He has an > Appaloosa, a Hunqapillar, a Saluki, and a stunning orange Rambouillet as > part of his enviable Riv collection. If Rivendell ever opens another > location on our side of the country, I nominate Gary to be east coast > Grant. :D > > [image: Cheviot4.jpg] > [image: Platy_shirt.jpg] > [image: Platy_shirt2.jpg] > > > > On Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 5:33:46 PM UTC-5 cycli...@gmail.com wrote: > >> 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. >> >> https://letsgorideabike.wordpress.com/ >> >> On Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 12:46:26 PM UTC-8 sof...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> 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 an admirer for about a decade and finally decided to take a chance on >>> a Riv without ever riding one -- and it is just an unbelievably wonderful >>> bike. This folks on this forum, especially the #rivsisters like Leah and >>> Roberta, have been so warm, welcoming, and wonderfully supportive. So much >>> so that I also have a new Clem Smith Jr. getting a dyno hub at my local >>> bike shop. Hope to see you 'round here, and please share all the pics! >>> >>> On Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 3:25:19 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: >>> >>>> 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 lower-cost and easier to manufacture Betty Foy, I don't think any >>>> of >>>> us (or Riv) saw mixtes/step-throughs (droptube!) becoming a mainstream >>>> style in the market that everyone would ride. Now we have Cheviot and >>>> Platypus and Clem L and the Bike Snob guy rides a Platy. And there's my >>>> custom (I shout myself out here)! It's a whole new world! >>>> >>>> Heather your bikes are so rad! I dig the Albastache on your Platy, a >>>> bar I can't ride to save my life but they're SO cool. It's been great fun >>>> to read your story, welcome to the fray! >>>> >>>> Joe Bernard >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 11:41:36 AM UTC-8 Bicycle Belle Ding >>>> Ding! wrote: >>>> >>>>> Oh Heather, we really are sisters. I have SUCH a similar story - never >>>>> having a “nice” bike until I found Rivendell. Never fitting in with any >>>>> group or class of rider and having to find my own way. I still have >>>>> anxiety >>>>> going into new bike shops thinking that they’ll laugh me out of the >>>>> building or label me in some way or not believe I’m a “real” rider. I so, >>>>> so empathize and thank you for telling us how you found your way. This is >>>>> why the RivSisterhood is so important to me; we have so much to share >>>>> with >>>>> each other; it can be rough out there in the biking world, and it’s nice >>>>> to >>>>> have a supportive, warm group of women in your corner. I am here cheering >>>>> for you from the woods of Michigan, loving your stories and adoring your >>>>> bikes! Same for the rest of my lovely sisters out there! (Guys, I love >>>>> you, >>>>> too, but it’s just different with the Sisters.) >>>>> >>>>> Now, speaking of the sisterhood, do you know about Pam Murray? She’s >>>>> the famous Betty Foy rider (that bike predates your Cheviot and our >>>>> Platypuses) with 60k+ miles and counting. She teaches Cycle Savvy in >>>>> Charlotte, which is 130 miles from Asheville. I’d give my left >>>>> rose-anodized brake lever to meet her in person, and here you are in her >>>>> backyard! You should meet. Which makes me think: we need a Riv Sister >>>>> Meet >>>>> Up. I’d love to meet you girl in real life and hug your necks and kiss >>>>> your >>>>> bikes. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for taking the time to tell your story and share your bikes. I >>>>> have relished every bit of it. Keep posting! >>>>> Leah >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 4, 2022, at 1:29 PM, Heather Hayes <hhayes...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Long story short, here’s photos of my Cheviot!* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> If you don't like lengthy, boring coming-of-age stories about bike >>>>> riding, you've been warned to turn back now or skip ahead to the pictures >>>>> below. :) But if you do, I'll share mine. The journey to discovering >>>>> Rivendell and this beautiful Cheviot was a *completely* unexpected one… >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Riding my bike as a kid was one of my favorite pastimes, from the hot >>>>> pink Huffy with glittery tinsel streamers and a rose-patterned banana >>>>> seat, >>>>> to a lemon yellow beach cruiser with a saddle the size of a movie theatre >>>>> recliner and playing cards clipped to the spokes with wooden clothespins. >>>>> In college I “upgraded” the cruiser to a super cheap, maliciously-magenta >>>>> Magna from Wal-mart. I biked to all my classes until someone cut the >>>>> chain >>>>> on the front porch of my dodgy neighborhood and stole my sweet ride. Its >>>>> replacement was another Big Box cheapie, which got me where I needed to >>>>> go >>>>> until moving from fairly-flat Raleigh to the mountains of Asheville, >>>>> where >>>>> I couldn’t even make it up the first hill outside my front door on my >>>>> single speed sarcophagus of a bike. It was relegated to the basement and >>>>> started its sad new hobby of collecting dust. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Fast-forward 15 years. I hear about this magical place (beyond Middle >>>>> Earth) called Rivendell from cycling-enthusiast friends. But I couldn't >>>>> be >>>>> a REAL cyclist, I'd be laughed off the road! Then I read JUST RIDE. Just >>>>> @&!%ing ride!!! What an amazing book, outlook, philosophy. Ride like >>>>> you’re >>>>> a kid again. Have fun. Wear jeans. Be an UNracer. Who TF cares?! Beausage >>>>> for life. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> My Chev is the first bike I’ve ever owned that cost over $75, and the >>>>> *priceless* result is rediscovering that I LOVE being on a bike again. >>>>> (Plus, I went to the School of Design, so I appreciate all those gorgeous >>>>> lugs as works of art!) Now, I can make it up those steep-ass hills, and I >>>>> even seek them out for fun. A good gravel grind in the woods became my >>>>> meditation. I was also thrilled to ride half a mile up to my neighborhood >>>>> market for fresh bread and cheese to put in my Nantucket wicker basket. >>>>> #NoRideIsTooShort >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The Cheviot has already evolved many times as I discovered what I >>>>> wanted out of a bike. Cruising around only on beach vacations became more >>>>> adventures in the forest. Boscos were traded in for Chocos. Rene Herse >>>>> Switchback Hill smooth-treads were replaced with Juniper Ridge >>>>> mini-knobbies. My beloved basket became less practical for most rides and >>>>> made way for a front rack instead. I guess evolving, adapting, and >>>>> dialing >>>>> in those components is all part of the fun, right!? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I knew next to nothing about bikes two years ago. But after COUNTLESS >>>>> hours spent perusing the Riv site, reading their catalog cover to cover, >>>>> pouring over the Blahg, and following this forum to *learn so much >>>>> from all of you*, a whole new world has opened up. Rivendell made >>>>> bike riding accessible again, and literally changed the way I was living >>>>> my >>>>> life. I rediscovered that carefree kid on a bike, I'm beyond excited for >>>>> all the adventures still to come! >>>>> >>>>> [image: Cheviot2.jpg] >>>>> [image: Cheviot3.jpg][image: Cheviot5.jpg][image: Cheviot7.jpg] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/w3NuvepUACY/unsubscribe >>>>> . >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0295f992-994f-435b-9940-c45acd46d1aan%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0295f992-994f-435b-9940-c45acd46d1aan%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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