Oh, you must never be concerned for me, George. If I’m not riding around these scenic areas, I’ll be riding around new scenic areas. I bloom where planted! :) Fascinating. Based on what I I've been told by people living in the greater Chicago area there are numerous owners or at least renters of cottages on small inland lakes in Southwestern Michigan and this Gull Lake seems to be one of the larger ones. I've often wondered about the economy of the area that supports that kind of existence. If one travels along the Eastern shore of Lake Michigan one will find a plethora of upscale communities and harbors with various venues who cater to those affluent out-of-state itinerants from the West, but when one gets just a small distance East of those areas things seem to decline pretty quickly life style wise, that is. That leaves me wondering where the people who own or rent those cottages and/or boats along those small lakes get their maintenance for the upkeep of their dwellings - unless that's up to the people they lease/rent them from as required. At any rate, it doesn't sound like you'll have too much longer to worry about riding around such scenic areas once you've moved to Central Ohio :-(
On Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 6:34:19 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:
At the gem of our area, George. Gull Lake! I don't have a dog in the fight either way on this Gallop business, but I am curious about which lake is was where that pic was taken.
On Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 5:40:44 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:
It’s been a rainy, windy day and Charlie and I had to cancel our ride with my friend and her carbon road bike. And I was thinking about how much I adore Charlie and hate to miss any rides with him, and that made me wonder who else is like us out there.
I got a 53 golden Charlie on a WHIM. Like, two hours before the pre-sale I started thinking this might be just the bike for me and I’d just SEE if I could even get one in my cart and once I had, I hit “purchase” and he was mine. And he has been the best impulse buy I’ve ever made and I mean it.
I’d been doing club rides on my Platypus and that was going great. It’s just that I read the copy on the product page for Charlie and it was like it was written for me. And it has been true that this Rivendellian road bike is all the good things promised, and that it feels like a light, fast machine. I can still tear it up on a Platypus, but it’s more like a dance when I’m doing it with Charlie.
The Gallop being new and not a #1 seller means I have read limited feedback from others about it. I’m soliciting that here. Mostly, I’m curious about the owners taking their Charlies to club rides. I don’t think I’ve heard from anyone who is using their Charlies in that way, and club rides was what Riv marketed the bike for.
So, is there anyone out there? How are you received by the Lycra crowd? What do you think of Charlie’s performance? Is it noticeably better/faster than other Rivs you’ve ridden in fast rides? Do you have upright bars?
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