>From all that has been written about the Platypus I’m inclined to agree with that. I still have a modern Rivendell on my “one day” list. Perhaps not a Platypus but perhaps a YelloWolly if it has more road-like tubing.
In all seriousness: one gets used to the things one is used to, and for me over the decades that has been a modestly inclined riding position with a bar that allows very many hand and torso positions with both torso and arms relaxed. One very recent instance: I recently made mere-millimeters and single-degree adjustments to saddles on 2 bikes and single-degree adjustment to bar angle on one of them, and the result was an enhancement of that delightful feeling when your hands just seem to “hover” over the brake hoods. This, with saddle positioned so that your pedal stroke seems perfectly natural and efficient, even when torquing in too high a gear or spinning too fast in too low a one, as you very often are on a fixed gear, is one of the defining sensations of a good bike setup and it would be very hard to lose it. I expect that there are so to speak “parallel bicycle design universes” each with its own perfections. Perhaps one day I’ll sample the Platypus (and family) universe. Meanwhile, I’ll throw a challenge back: Leah, try a well set up Rivendell road bike like a Ram or Roadini or Roadeo, with drop bar and see how you like it. There is really another universe with its own perfections and pleasures. On Sun, Apr 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM Leah Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > Patrick! Get a Platypus, ride off into the sunset and never look back. > There is just nothing like a Platypus! > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgsWMM%2BR-ZKt9LCokzqmo%3DG5csTQ8jV7v8v1joirrgd_Yg%40mail.gmail.com.
