I want Benz' bike Mike SLO CA On Saturday, August 14, 2021 at 4:12:45 PM UTC-7 Benz Ouyang, Sunnyvale, CA wrote:
> I will play this game (except the hoisting part)! > > [image: 2019Apr04-Rivendell_Wilbury.jpg] > > Rivendell Wilbury, repainted in "Cheviot orange", outfitted as an > errand/grocery/takeout bike with front/rear racks, dynamo lighting, > fenders, and two-legged kickstand. I have a small selection of panniers > that I use with this bike (not shown), and it recently acquired a cardboard > box on the front rack to better carry takeout. > > This is essentially a 1X bike, as rear shifting is by a thumbshifter on > the handlebar, and front shifting is via a downtube shifter (because I > seldom need that low gear). I have no clue how heavy it is, but the > addition of the mission-critical heavy lock (to complement the Pitlocks and > security bolts) couldn't have helped. The eagle-eyed will spy the dynamo > wire guides on the right fork blade, and the second brake cable stop on the > top tube; this bike was originally designed for centerpull brakes, so it > only had one brake cable stop. I threw these opportunistic mods in as part > of the repaint. > > It does ride and handle well, and even though not ideal due to its upright > riding position, I've even taken it up Old La Honda and Kings Mountain, and > descended 84E (local climbs in the SF South Bay), just for kicks. As an > errand/grocery/takeout bike, this bike probably has the highest number of > rides amongst my bikes. > > On Saturday, August 14, 2021 at 2:48:25 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> It’s the newest trend around RivWorld - Platypus owners lifting their new >> Platys on high. >> >> If you have a Platypus, former Rivendell mixte model or a custom >> Rivendell mixte, we need you here. Hoist your mixte on high, snap a photo >> and post it here. It will be delightful to see how you’ve set up your bike >> and all the personal touches you’ve added. >> >> ♥️Leah >> >> “The Platypus is arguably the most beautiful bike in our line, and we try >> so damn hard to make them all beautiful.” ~Grant Petersen >> > -- 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/5a39b2dd-ae15-49d6-9937-f21ac1bee290n%40googlegroups.com.
