What a lovely bicycle! Appreciate the close up photos with the snowy backdrop — I can't get enough
On Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 4:33:16 PM UTC-5 SallyG wrote: > Just beautiful, Leah; thanks for sharing!! > > On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 1:18 PM Leah Peterson <jonasa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I finally got the call to pick up the racing Platypus today! I don’t >> think the photos I took can capture how great the Paul stuff looks. The >> mechanics all swooned as the bike was wheeled out to the showroom. It just >> looks like it was meant to have these brakes and in this rose color. >> >> [image: image0.jpeg][image: image1.jpeg][image: image2.jpeg][image: >> image3.jpeg][image: image4.jpeg][image: image5.jpeg][image: >> image6.jpeg][image: >> image7.jpeg][image: image8.jpeg][image: image9.jpeg][image: >> image10.jpeg][image: >> image11.jpeg][image: image12.jpeg][image: image13.jpeg][image: >> image14.jpeg][image: image15.jpeg] >> >> On Jan 15, 2024, at 11:41 PM, Brenton Eastman <brenton...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> the pencil gifting warms my heart!! thanks for sharing >> >> On Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 1:38:46 PM UTC-8 Josh C wrote: >> >>> Love it! >>> >>> On Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 4:10:31 PM UTC-5 Dorothy C wrote: >>> >>>> Congratulations Leah. Now you have a one of a kind brake set on a >>>> custom color Platy. >>>> >>>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 10:10:51 PM UTC-8 krhe...@gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> @Leah - >>>>> >>>>> I am certain with your new anodized bicycle parts will make you smile >>>>> loudly with a lot of joy making you go faster than ever before. >>>>> >>>>> Enjoy ! >>>>> >>>>> Kim Hetzel enjoying my blue 52cm Clem with a lot of joy and smiles. >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 3:40:37 PM UTC-8 ascpgh wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I had the pleasure to meet and converse with Paul at the Philly Bike >>>>>> Expo. His approachability, perspective and overall friendliness adds to >>>>>> the >>>>>> MUSA points and makes me a fan of his parts any time I can use them. I >>>>>> think I'm dearly holding on to my orange Rambouillet because of the >>>>>> center >>>>>> bolt Racer brakes I added years ago to make room for more fender and >>>>>> tire. >>>>>> >>>>>> Name that bike "Varod". >>>>>> >>>>>> Andy Cheatham >>>>>> Pittsburgh >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 8:28:30 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding >>>>>> Ding! wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I have never had Paul anything. I’ve had whatever brakes and levers >>>>>>> came with my bikes and didn’t think any more about it. I did get my VO >>>>>>> brake levers anodized, but that batch of rose pink ano faded freakishly >>>>>>> fast and everything was silver 4 months later. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But I’m giving it another chance. Everyone talks about Paul, and >>>>>>> Paul sometimes offers their parts in pretty, anodized colors, but >>>>>>> currently, they do not. I emailed the company, asking if they happened >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> have any of their pink levers laying around that they would be willing >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> sell me. I got an email back from Paul, like THE Paul, who directed me >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> an employee I won’t name here. He and I got in contact and he was so >>>>>>> fun, >>>>>>> right from the start. We chatted and he looked at my bikes (I sent him >>>>>>> my >>>>>>> pics via email) and we made a plan. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We colored it all. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The bolts, the brake body, the levers, the barrel adjustors ALL of >>>>>>> it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The parts came in 3 boxes, plus one extra little envelope. The >>>>>>> envelope had a small personalized gift from my new friend at Paul, just >>>>>>> because, with a handwritten note in the prettiest handwriting I’ve ever >>>>>>> seen. Swoon! I opened the first box and it was wrapped like origami >>>>>>> inside. >>>>>>> I uncovered the first gorgeous pieces and the breath left my body. So >>>>>>> beautiful. Quality even a novice can’t miss. Just what I wanted. Rich, >>>>>>> rose >>>>>>> color. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would need to be with bike people to get the full joy out of this >>>>>>> experience. My bike shop knows about Paul Components. A blizzard is on >>>>>>> its >>>>>>> way to Michigan and I knew my shop would not be busy. I put the pieces >>>>>>> back >>>>>>> in the box, loaded the boxes and my bike in the van and drove to the >>>>>>> shop. >>>>>>> I came in and there were 4 mechanics and zero customers. “Guys!” I >>>>>>> said, “I >>>>>>> have a fun project for us to do, and I can’t do it without you! Who >>>>>>> wants >>>>>>> to see what is in these boxes?” >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So there we were on company time, hovering over these immaculate >>>>>>> little parcels, oohing and aahhing. There was extra swag in there, >>>>>>> stuff I >>>>>>> had never seen. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> “What’s this?” I asked, holding up a flat, wooden thing with Paul >>>>>>> emblems. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> “It’s a carpenter’s pencil,” said the mechanic. I gave it to him. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I left the bike with them and I should have it in the next >>>>>>> couple/few days, depending on how long the blizzard rages for. Not that >>>>>>> I’ll get to ride and try those beautiful Paul parts out; we are getting >>>>>>> up >>>>>>> to a foot of snow! For now they are only a visual treat. I can’t even >>>>>>> imagine how enamored I will be when I get to actually USE the brakes. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> And what nice people. I was not expecting them to be so personable! >>>>>>> I have heard they are a small operation, but they *are* famous in >>>>>>> their own right - celebrity machinists, really - yet so kind to a >>>>>>> layperson >>>>>>> like me. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Here’s the photo I got before the parts shipped. “Whatcha think?” he >>>>>>> asked. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Oh, he knew. He knew he knocked it straight outta the park. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Leah >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >> 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/4aSgUiU7iY0/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/484ac91c-55be-403e-89eb-b6243c6f0c6cn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/484ac91c-55be-403e-89eb-b6243c6f0c6cn%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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/81EF7A36-E141-441E-ACD6-F1C7997542CC%40gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/81EF7A36-E141-441E-ACD6-F1C7997542CC%40gmail.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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