Thanks all. Sounds like a good option to add to the mix. Gives buyers more ways to optimize, or just to dither. The completes are generally such a good deal.
Tracy - I hear you re lugs. i love them too. Once bike is decked out with accessories, I stop seeing the joins. Yellow looks fun and fresh. Bill, I’d like to be reminded of your RB mountain mixte, perhaps in a new thread. I had a bubbe with liftatube and it was set up beautifully but I never fully loved it. I am not sure why. On Friday, May 15, 2026 at 2:42:15 PM UTC-6 Drew Fitchette wrote: > Agree with Bill. I'd also add that because the bike is more affordable for > us, I assume it's more affordable for Riv to order. Between it and the Clem > it probably helps them serve more customers too. > > I'm excited to see all the photos and info when this presale comes up, > though I've got my heart set on a Clem from the next run. > > On Friday, May 15, 2026 at 4:33:12 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> I think the distinction is mainly that when they have them to sell, it >> will be distinctive in that it's the one they have to sell. >> >> The ideal for me would be to turn back the clock and not sell my Rosco >> Bubbe mountain step through, code named Trusty MUSTy, and mistakenly >> referred to as the Medium Mountain Mixte. Medium Mountain Mixte caused >> extreme objections from those who correctly pointed out that the MMM was a >> step through but not a mixte at all. >> >> I definitely want a true step through in my size, someday. >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> On Friday, May 15, 2026 at 11:27:53 AM UTC-7 iamkeith wrote: >> >>> On Friday, May 15, 2026 at 10:59:35 AM UTC-6 thalasin wrote: >>> >>> >>> I think it's a more road-oriented Clem. Less stout. Also less stout than >>> the Platypus. It's (allegedly) only going to be offered as a complete to >>> keep the cost down. >>> >>> It's described on the website as a Country Bike. >>> >>> *Homer, Sam, Platypus, YelloWolleY (YWY)* Ride tires 33mm to 50mm. >>> Basically, all-around useful fat-tire road and “light trail” bikes Homer >>> and YelloWolley are 75 percent road, 25 percent trail Sam and Platypus, >>> 50-50. >>> >>> >>> I guess that might partly explain why the Charlie Gallop lost the lower, >>> curved top tube for the final design. Otherwise, this bike and it might >>> have been even more similar, with lugged vs un-lugged being the primary >>> difference? Maybe a little lighter tubing. >>> >>> I don't dislike the Yellowolley at all, but I too have been strugling to >>> figure out what the distinction is, in terms of how it fits into the lineup. >>> >>> >> -- 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/167b618a-37a9-4726-b0e3-df1b01648db9n%40googlegroups.com.
