Hi Leo Congratulations! If you bought it from Rivendell they may send you a booklet with instructions to get your bike road-ready because you do have to do some assembly...they used to do this but not sure if they still do.It might be available on their site as a PDF. I suspect you could also phone and ask for the booklet. I used to have one but can't lay my hands on it, and I seem to remember it had torque specs , useful for major maintenance when you disassemble and have to re-assemble.Otherwise...there are tutorials galore on YouTube....and the list here....of course
On Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 6:27:13 AM UTC-5 Kim H. wrote: > @Leo, > > Congratulations on owning your first Rivendell bicycle ! > > Welcome to the RBWOB group ! > > To answer your question about what is a common material is used to cover > your Platypus chain stays, I personally use my favorite colored handlebar > tape. > > As a suggestion for further protection of your frameset, look into > purchasing a roll of clear IRD helicopter tape (30ft x 2 inches wide) to > wrap over all the areas that are subject to wear and possible future > abrasions or rock dings and chips into the paint. I did this shortly after, > I received my new blue Clem. This helicopter tape will not pull the decals > off of your frameset, if you decide to remove and reapply the tape. I > covered my Clem 95% with this tape. There is enough leftover to have on > hand to redo or apply more. It weathers very well in the climate in live in > here in the PNW. > > > https://www.amazon.com/ISC-Racers-Tape-HT2314-Helicopter-OG-HD/dp/B000QC6H90?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ABrbAIt2mf5tleRMZ4OSfhmxYkwJC2bpNTg43mARAMg1IcYSS2X7d2iFQ9UrilDGSmoZoP_XFWNci8INVKREwOZ-pCKmvFlSH9rt8XNMG9BVunnctmdPA5vVCThYhb8sBB9mfwU18Y5yFs2ECpdASg.E3GAb6g4kyT-kr_N0NGJeJ-Ta0prACoBZ_lszqv_Mq0&dib_tag=se&keywords=IRD+helicopter+tape+%2830ft+x+2+inches+wide%29&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1773141461&sr=8-3 > > Kim Hetzel. > > [image: 12-13-2025.jpg] > > On Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 12:26:27 AM UTC-7 LSM wrote: > >> I'm new to owning a Rivendell bike. Mine will arrive soon and I thinking >> about what I need to do in preparation to ride it. It is a complete >> Platypus with a couple of swaps. I've seen many Rivendell's with the chain >> stay wrapped. Is this recommended and what is material commonly used? Are >> there other tips or recommendations for getting a new bike road ready? >> >> Thanks, >> Leo >> > -- 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/a56c4dcc-880c-4868-8633-cc84a9652adcn%40googlegroups.com.
