Hi Doug, My bike was the final sample before production. Will said on the website that “it came out perfect” so I always assumed no changes were made. I did email Grant about the lug question, and while he didn’t give an exact answer, it sounds like there are 3 shells that can be used and it depends what the frame shop has at the time. But now I wonder if there is more to it than that, because all the 55s have the longer, cutout lug (with the exception of my raspberry sample, which sounds delicious, by the way) which might suggest the choice of shell has to do with the size of the frame.
It’s quirky! Leah On Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 8:42:10 PM UTC-4 Doug H. wrote: > I think it is time to ask Grant. I'm intrigued. Leah, was your raspberry > Platy sort of a pre-production model? If so, I think Joe has nailed it. > Doug > On Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 11:54:49 AM UTC-4 lwt...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Mine is a 60cm, also. Joe's theory seems pretty sound. >> >> On Friday, April 15, 2022 at 8:32:48 PM UTC-6 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> >>> Lance - what size? I’m trying to figure out if the 60cm has the fancier >>> lug. So far they all have the sleek lug, and the 55 got the fancy. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Apr 15, 2022, at 6:22 PM, Lance Terry <lwt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Plain here on my on mermaid Platy. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Friday, April 8, 2022 at 8:45:14 AM UTC-6 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>> >>>> Triumph: "I almost kept up with Leah on her Racing Plat" >>>> Humiliation: "I couldn't keep up with Leah on her Training Plat" >>>> >>>> On Friday, April 8, 2022 at 7:09:03 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> As is usual, Bill is right. I would not dare argue with him OR his >>>>> science. Also, he is funny. Yes, the cutout is the training lug and I am >>>>> better for it, of that you may be sure! Maybe my next goal will be to >>>>> work >>>>> up to riding the Mermaid Plat on the club ride with that heavy lug and >>>>> all. >>>>> The ultimate demonstration of prowess. >>>>> >>>>> Now, the thing for the rest of you Platy-owners to know is which kind >>>>> of Platypus you want when the summer Platys arrive. Do you want a Racer >>>>> Platy or a Training Platy? Both are excellent. I might recommend one of >>>>> each. >>>>> >>>>> Leah >>>>> >>>>> On Apr 8, 2022, at 9:42 AM, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Leah asked: " What do you make of this?" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Well DUH! Obviously the plainer one is much much better, proven by >>>>> you because you love your Raspberry Plat so much more than any other >>>>> bike. >>>>> Reinforced by the fact that yoru Raspberry Plat absolutely DESTROYED the >>>>> roadie-dominated club ride. The plain one is faster, stronger and >>>>> awesomer. Believe the science! >>>>> >>>>> They snuck the slow heavy cutout one onto your mermaid Plat to make >>>>> you work harder, so your Racing Plat is that much more dominant during >>>>> your >>>>> Alpha demonstrations of prowess. >>>>> >>>>> Mermaid Plat -- training bike >>>>> Racing Plat -- event bike >>>>> >>>>> ;-P >>>>> >>>>> Bill "proving the proofs which have been proven" Lindsay >>>>> Liv, MI >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, April 8, 2022 at 6:16:02 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Ok, good to know the real name. I will likely continue to mess it up. >>>>>> Did you see the photos? What do you make of this? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Apr 8, 2022, at 9:11 AM, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Leah, "bottom bracket lug" is perfectly descriptive, but I think the >>>>>> term you'll see in print when lugs are being discussed is "bottom >>>>>> bracket >>>>>> shell". That term isn't totally specific to cast bottom bracket shells >>>>>> like this. The plain metal cylinder one would use in a tig welded or >>>>>> fillet brazed frame is also called a "bottom bracket shell". Either >>>>>> way, >>>>>> your "bottom bracket lug" identifies what you are talking about just fine >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> BL in WC >>>>>> >>>>>> On Friday, April 8, 2022 at 6:06:26 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I stumbled upon something very interesting. I was taking my mermaid >>>>>>> Platypus out for a ride and I happened to notice what I thought was a >>>>>>> large >>>>>>> drop of water on the bottom bracket lug. It wasn’t - it’s a cut-out. It >>>>>>> looked so foreign to me, so I looked at my raspberry Platypus. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Totally different lugs. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My raspberry is a sample bike. It made sense to me that it might >>>>>>> have a different, simpler lug. But then I started looking on Instagram. >>>>>>> Now, who takes photos of the bottom bracket lug (is that the name for >>>>>>> it? I >>>>>>> don’t know.)? Almost no one. But I found a mermaid Platy on Blue Lug’s >>>>>>> account and it has the same lug as my raspberry bike. So, it is not >>>>>>> because >>>>>>> my bike is a sample. It seems some Platys went out with the cut-out >>>>>>> lug, >>>>>>> and some went out with the plain lug. I’ll attach photos in the >>>>>>> following >>>>>>> post… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Which lug does your Platypus have? 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