Their latest newsletter notes that they open up the box to put in more packing materials (and possibly the seatpost) before repacking it and shipping it. Most bike shops should have a frame alignment table, though around here the shops are pretty impacted as well so it might take a while.
On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 8:14 AM 'Scott Luly' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Joe: > > I talked to Riv earlier this week about purchasing an Atlantis and posed a > few questions about F/F prep. I'm not here to make a blanket statement > about how all F/F are handled before they depart Riv, but I was told they > receive the Atlantis F/F with headset already installed and that a F/F I > purchase would not have the hanger checked/aligned before sent to me. My > "guess" is they may not even unpack the F/F when they receive it. There > wouldn't be any reason for them to open it up, if nothing is to be done on > F/F. Maybe they are so busy it's easier to just place a new shipping label > on the box and out it goes. I live in rural Montana and am a little bummed > I have to travel a good distance just to ensure hanger is properly aligned > after spending $1750 on a new baby. And I would doubt the threads are > chased. > > Nothing whatsoever against Riv, just an observation. Seems it should be > part of the frame making process to quickly verify proper hanger position > somewhere between frame build completion and paint. I'm going to travel and > pay to have it done, anyways. > > On Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 08:21:39 PM MDT, Joe Bernard < > joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Are these frames being sold as unprepped? I'm not clear on where they are > with that now but it would certainly slow down my "buy" finger if I knew I > still had to install the fork, adjust the headset, chase the threads and > check the derailer hanger adjustment. > > Joe "I don't know how to do the last two parts" Bernard > > On Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 6:52:23 PM UTC-7 Doug H. wrote: > > I imagine quite a few have sold but Riv not being able to offer many > complete builds may be reducing sales. Hopefully they can get caught up on > the backlog of builds in the queue. And, the Rosco version of the Platypus > was just released recently so that fulfilled some people's wish for a mixte > type road bike. > Doug > > On Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 7:13:17 PM UTC-4 cycli...@gmail.com > wrote: > > It would seem that demand is mirroring that of the housing market. > Decidedly cooler than 12 months ago when Platys and house listing were sold > out in mere hours. > > On Monday, October 10, 2022 at 2:34:14 PM UTC-7 Johnny Alien wrote: > > I think they will sell pretty quick but not as lightning fast as they did > during the pandemic. > On Monday, October 10, 2022 at 4:13:58 PM UTC-4 Eric Daume wrote: > > There is still one Rosco Plat in 60cm of each color available, so maybe > supply and demand are balancing out. At least for the taller folks. > > Eric > > On Monday, October 10, 2022, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! <jonasa...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I can never tamp down my excitement over the Riv mixtes and have given up > trying. I’m SO excited that there is a paddle of Platypuses on the water, > heading to Rivendell as I type this. I remember the excitement of the 2020 > Platypuses (which were delivered in 2021); they were gone in minutes. > Heartbreak and jubilee ensued and then came the waiting. > > But the wait is nearly over because the presale is the 19th. I’m keen to > know if these will sell out as quickly or if demand and availability will > have evened out by now. > > Who is purchasing a Platypus? > > Leah > > -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ee67c1d2-7f06-4fa2-a126-6565386ac35dn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ee67c1d2-7f06-4fa2-a126-6565386ac35dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > 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/e4948985-b96d-4a7c-959f-898bffa50fben%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e4948985-b96d-4a7c-959f-898bffa50fben%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > 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/Lrj8HhVu5SE/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/874409934.1062909.1666320878268%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/874409934.1062909.1666320878268%40mail.yahoo.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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