Wow, I show up late and there are ten thousand replies already which is too many to read through now
My initial thought is that going from the racing platy's very upright position all the way to a drop bar road bike is a huge jump. I have to say, drop bars are truly the best in headwinds, but getting a sweep bar setup that allows you to get low and stretch out reaching the forward 'hooks' can be a great compromise between those situations and lower-effort riding. If it were me, I'd swap the Rasplaty's bar and stem to the longest of the new 90-190 stems and a Choco bar; I'd then set up the controls so that you can slide your hands all the way to the front curves without having stuff in the way (bar end shifters are great for this!) and wrap this area in Newbaums. Then I'd slam the stem down as low as you can get away with - bars nearly at saddle level, probably. I don't know if this exact thing has already been said, nor what reaction may already have been provided, so apologies if I'm being an echo! Pocket Platy might actually be short enough you can run drop bars on it, but you'd need a very short stem to pull it off - the Nitto / Crust 'BJ' stem should do the trick; it's what I used to get my Bombadil set up with drops at an appropriate reach for me and has that classic Nitto finish and quality. On Thursday 25 April 2024 at 10:47:38 UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: > Bending those "BL" rules forced me to concede that the front derailleur I > chose for my 3x1 build was too crappy. I kind of smugly used the crappiest > front derailleur in my bin, because friction shifted front derailleurs are > a dime a dozen. The crappiest one (old Deer Head) proved to be too crappy. > Thanks to this ride I tossed the bike in the stand and put a much nicer FD > on there, and now my 3x1 Rom (code name "RoadTrio") satisfies another VERY > important category. That category is "every bike should have one Campy > part". Now with a Mirage Triple FD, RoadTrio is in the club. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 2:52:35 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> It’s an honor to have the Bill Lindsay Rules bent for our delight here. >> We await. Bated breath, and all that jazz! >> >> On Apr 23, 2024, at 5:51 PM, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> "Let’s both Rom-ride this summer! We could even do it in Michigan! " >> >> >> I need to grab a bike right now to head over to the dentist. I'm going >> to break my own self-imposed rule and ride my Romulus on its first ride. >> Pics will prove it. >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> >> On Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 1:02:31 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> >>> Let’s both Rom-ride this summer! We could even do it in Michigan! >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Apr 23, 2024, at 3:46 PM, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I think that falls into Joe Bernard's recommendation of taking a flyer >>> on a used Rivendell at decent price. Love it if you can and sell it if you >>> find you can't love it. Go for it if you can stand over it. >>> >>> >>> I bought a used 59cm Romulus this year, and built it but haven't ridden >>> it, because of my weird self-imposed mileage quota system. But I will be >>> Rom-riding this summer! >>> >>> BL in EC >>> >>> On Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 12:33:00 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >>> wrote: >>> >>>> So I found a 55 cm Romulus for $1250. What do we think of THAT? >>>> >>>> On Apr 23, 2024, at 3:02 PM, Jim Bronson <jim.b...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Get an old one like a Rambouillet for true road-ability. The early >>>> Rivs are the best if you are into club riding. I love my Clem for being >>>> versatile but I have ridden over 20,000 Km of brevets on my 90s Riv Road >>>> Standard or custom, not sure which. I bought it used. I have mine 650B >>>> converted, run 650Bx38 with the Tektro long, long reach brakes, 55-73 >>>> reach, IIRC. There's several others in the forum that have theirs done >>>> this way as well. >>>> >>>> Jim >>>> Austin, TX burbs >>>> >>>> On Sat, Apr 20, 2024 at 2:33 PM Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! < >>>> jonasa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I’m starting to wonder about a roadbike. But it has to be a Rivendell >>>>> roadbike because I’m loyal and all that. Anyway, I don’t know that the >>>>> Roadini really offers enough of a change for me. I have no idea what is >>>>> going on with the Gallup. Then there’s the Roadeo - that one looks great >>>>> but there’s a 2 year wait, unless I can find one used. Which would be >>>>> ideal. >>>>> >>>>> Who rides their Rivbike in club rides and what do you ride? Who has a >>>>> Roadeo that never gets ridden and wants to sell it? I don’t even know >>>>> what >>>>> size I’d be but I’m an 81 PBH. Must I ride drop bars? I never have >>>>> before. >>>>> I know nothing about any of this. Clearly. >>>>> >>>>> Note: I still like my raspberry Platypus for club riding but it does >>>>> take a toll on me in wind. I recently got a shorter-height, longer-reach >>>>> stem which marginally helped, but our high spring winds are taking it out >>>>> of me. I did a club ride yesterday with my women’s group and my heart >>>>> rate >>>>> was in the 170s the whole 26.3 miles. It was brutal. Everyone else agreed >>>>> it was a hard ride, but I felt like it was harder on me than them, and >>>>> I’m >>>>> the youngest and probably the most fit. >>>>> >>>>> 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/fab5132f-e8ca-4a76-842d-9b994853e099n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fab5132f-e8ca-4a76-842d-9b994853e099n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> signature goes here >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> 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/uXZ6OSH6T-s/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/CA%2BypmEYZB_j5Zyvx2sKs7jn%3DETF5EN%2B81pCxky6m2nb7hX82zw%40mail.gmail.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CA%2BypmEYZB_j5Zyvx2sKs7jn%3DETF5EN%2B81pCxky6m2nb7hX82zw%40mail.gmail.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/uXZ6OSH6T-s/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/4e978f5b-9170-4fda-8eab-4e53400a96cfn%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4e978f5b-9170-4fda-8eab-4e53400a96cfn%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/uXZ6OSH6T-s/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/c2360269-90db-4ad3-8a01-6e143b992bddn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c2360269-90db-4ad3-8a01-6e143b992bddn%40googlegroups.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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