I have a Homer and HHH in the shed among other bikes. I'm on the fence about getting a Platypus: I'd use it as an all-rounder commuter, like my Homer. I have a medium saddlesack and 137 basket, which handles most of what I would want to carry by bike.
I'd add a lightweight one-speed, like the coming RoadUno. Whenever I strip down the Homer for maintenance and ride it (sans racks), it always sparks joy. I would try to leave it as a minimal bike that's for Just Riding. Enjoy! shoji arlington ma On Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 8:30:20 AM UTC-5 Ryan wrote: > When I started buying Rivendells after owning a 93 X0-1 (still have it), I > started with the classic All-Rounder ordered in 1997. Since I still did > longer road rides I got a custom Road in 2001 to replace a nice enough > Rossin I had and later sold...fast but not especially comfortable since it > was a typical Italian racing bike, so harsh with our roads the way they > are. The Riv road is a great-riding bike, as is the all-rounder. > > I ordered a custom mixte late 2015 for my retirement bike but (I'm > embarrassed to confess) don't ride it much mainly because it's a bit of a > pain getting it up and down the narrow flight of stairs to my apartment and > I won't lock it up in the garage; a little too risky. Not ready to let it > go just yet, though, and if I were to sell it I doubt I'd recoup what I > paid for it. Money aside, though, I put a lot of thought into how it was > built up and it should be ridden. Fore and aft fit needs a little tweaking > and I do plan to ride it more in the spring. Should practice the mixte > deadlift like the Riv sisters often post😊 > > > > On Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 6:40:09 AM UTC-6 Masa wrote: > >> It's really rare to see the old Rivendells where I live so that I'm not >> familiar to them but I always hear that Hunqapillar is one of the most >> popular/admired Rivendells. I assume that you like the one you own much. >> AlsoI wonder if there is a significant difference you find between >> Hunqapillar and Appaloosa while they would be redundant. >> >> 2022年12月6日火曜日 20:50:09 UTC+9 captaincon...@gmail.com: >> >>> I have my Hunqapillar and my partner has a Rosco Bubbaloosa ATB Mixte, >>> so that's two. I currently have a Quickbeam too, but that's on its own way >>> out. I also owned a Sam Hillborne, but gasp, I was never comfortable >>> enough on it. The only current Riv that I like is the Appaloosa, but it >>> would be redundant. I have always wanted a canti-Romulus or an All Rounder >>> and would buy either if it wasn't a hassle in any way. >>> >>> On Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 5:16:02 AM UTC-6 Masa wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Luke! Thank you for your post, your Atlantis must be an amazing >>>> looking bike! >>>> It's nice that you can enjoy cruising, trailing and even commuting with >>>> one bike. In my case there aren't many trails near here in Tokyo so that I >>>> made my Platypus as a commuter/grocery bike (43c semi slicked Gravel King, >>>> RMX pedal, chain guard, basket and fenders etc). >>>> >>>> I'm happy with the current build of my Platypus so I would rather keep >>>> it as it is than installing too much stuff to spoil the purpose of the >>>> bike. >>>> Therefore I can understand that you would like to keep the Atlantis >>>> as-is and own another one even though Atlantis (also Platypus) is called >>>> all-rounder. >>>> >>>> I hope you will have a good feeling and luck with the next batch of >>>> Roadini (if I'm not mistaken, you mean there will be lugged Roadinis!?). >>>> I will ride the Platypus more and see which one would be good for my >>>> second Riv or even the Platypus actually does all for me. >>>> Until then let's enjoy our current bikes! >>>> >>>> Masa >>>> >>>> >>>> 2022年12月6日火曜日 15:10:21 UTC+9 Luke Hendrickson: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hey Masa! >>>>> >>>>> Great question. I currently have a MIT Atlantis set up with >>>>> cantilevers and a rack and larger Maxxis tires (29” x 2.4” in the front >>>>> and >>>>> 29” x 2.3” in the rear). I’ve found that it’s a pleasurable upright >>>>> cruiser >>>>> around San Francisco, a real ripper on mtb trails in Marin, and a >>>>> wonderful >>>>> commuter. I believe that it would fender rather well and be a great bike >>>>> to >>>>> do some randonneuring as well. The main reason I would get another Riv >>>>> would be to keep thus bike as-is rather than changing it each time I >>>>> wanted >>>>> to do more road-ish riding with fenders. Then again, fenders and a tire >>>>> change/second wheelset would solve that. >>>>> >>>>> I have been anxiously awaiting the next lugged iteration of the >>>>> Roadini. I tried Will’s out not long after this last batch and it was a >>>>> smooth and stable bike. Nimble and grounded while being zippy, I >>>>> immediately wanted to build up a road bike around that frame. As is, I’m >>>>> going to wait it out for the next batch of them and see how I feel then. >>>>> On Monday, December 5, 2022 at 9:52:42 PM UTC-8 Masa wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, I would like to ask you how you would choose 2 Rivendells if >>>>>> you could own. >>>>>> >>>>>> Which models? What kind of purposes? What kind of weather? What kind >>>>>> of roads? Any definition is welcome. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm currently riding a Platypus and I feel like I can ride it >>>>>> everywhere for any purpose as Riv says it's an All-rounder so I just >>>>>> would >>>>>> like to know how you would add one more Riv or how you are riding 2 Rivs >>>>>> already as a reference (possibly for my future 2nd Riv). >>>>>> >>>>>> I hope you enjoy the topic! >>>>>> >>>>>> Masa >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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