Spencer told me when I was checking on last year's Platys that their frame builder had advised them that down tube shifter bosses are stronger than cable stops, so they are planning to release all their models with down tube shifter bosses going forward
On Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 3:46:21 PM UTC-7 Dave White wrote: > Thanks you guys. > > On Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 3:39:39 PM UTC-7 Drew Fitchette wrote: > >> The 2024(?) run in purple and Sergio green had down tube shifter bosses. >> Can’t confirm any earlier than that though! >> >> Maybe look at the Blue Lug build blog? They’re building them in >> chronological order usually. >> >> On Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 5:20:08 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >>> Here's a photo of my Appaloosa from 2016. It was the first run, and >>> they were all completes. It does not have down tube shifter bosses, but >>> regular cable stops. I do not recall ever seeing down tube shifter bosses >>> on any Appaloosa. >>> >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/29932838976/in/photolist-FNfrfy-MB4CbC-2qbKaD7 >>> >>> Bill Lindsay >>> El Cerrito, CA >>> >>> On Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 10:59:18 AM UTC-7 Dave White wrote: >>> >>>> On the Appaloosa it's my understanding they were new in 2024. I vaguely >>>> recall someone commenting in an older post that they "came back", as in >>>> they maybe used to be on the Appaloosa? Though it may have been a >>>> different >>>> bike too. So were there downtube shifter bosses on a year of Appaloosa >>>> before 2024? >>>> Thanks, >>>> Dave >>>> >>> -- 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/73c70afb-fdcc-4d14-bcd4-d2d3f586f84en%40googlegroups.com.
