Re: [RBW] Re: Who got the first ever Rosco Platypus?

2022-06-04 Thread Ryland 
Zach, your Rosco looks great. 

Also, Bike Insights is awesome! Thanks for developing such a cool resource 
and putting it out there.

On Friday, June 3, 2022 at 8:13:24 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:

> I’m so happy to hear from you. Congrats on a wonderful new bike! I’ve been 
> waiting and waiting to hear about the shipment of Rosco Plats and the next 
> Platys that were slated to come this summer but there has been no word. Has 
> anyone asked Rivendell about those shipments lately? The mixtes are just so 
> good that I wish a Rivendell mixte for everyone. Anyway, thanks for the 
> post and pic.
> L
>
> On Jun 3, 2022, at 2:25 AM, Zach Hale  wrote:
>
> Handles fine, to be honest. I'm not sure how much weight, but panniers 
> have all my camping gear and clothes for an overnight, tools and cook set 
> in rear bag, and the basket mostly full of food and drink and cameras. I 
> was worried the geo wouldn't handle front weight as well and while it's not 
> like some bikes I tour on that are more specifically designed for carrying 
> front weight, the upright fit and swept handlebars really do make up for a 
> lot of the downsides introduced by loading a higher trail front end like 
> this. I will keep playing around, but I was pleased and will ride it like 
> this again without hesitation. I bought this after touring with my 52 clem 
> L and 45 clem H and my hope was that it was stiffer than the 52 L but had 
> more of the long bike ride feel than the relatively short 45 H. I'm so far 
> pretty pleased with the balance. The 52 clem L rides amazingly unloaded 
> (better than this), but this is for sure better feeling for touring with 
> its stouter construction.
>
>
> Zach
>
> On Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 9:38:51 AM UTC-7 jmlmu...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Nice looking bike! I got see it in person at Riv and I have to say it 
>> looks right at home in the wild with all that cargo on it! 
>>
>> Might I ask, how much of a load are you rocking in that photo and how is 
>> the bike handling it?
>>
>> Joe in Los Angeles
>>
>> On Jun 2, 2022, at 9:31 AM, Zach Hale  wrote:
>>
>> Oh hey, it was me. Been loving the bike!
>>
>> Zach
>> @zachhale
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Re: [RBW] Re: Who got the first ever Rosco Platypus?

2022-06-03 Thread Leah Peterson 
I’m so happy to hear from you. Congrats on a wonderful new bike! I’ve been 
waiting and waiting to hear about the shipment of Rosco Plats and the next 
Platys that were slated to come this summer but there has been no word. Has 
anyone asked Rivendell about those shipments lately? The mixtes are just so 
good that I wish a Rivendell mixte for everyone. Anyway, thanks for the post 
and pic.
L

> On Jun 3, 2022, at 2:25 AM, Zach Hale  wrote:
> 
> Handles fine, to be honest. I'm not sure how much weight, but panniers have 
> all my camping gear and clothes for an overnight, tools and cook set in rear 
> bag, and the basket mostly full of food and drink and cameras. I was worried 
> the geo wouldn't handle front weight as well and while it's not like some 
> bikes I tour on that are more specifically designed for carrying front 
> weight, the upright fit and swept handlebars really do make up for a lot of 
> the downsides introduced by loading a higher trail front end like this. I 
> will keep playing around, but I was pleased and will ride it like this again 
> without hesitation. I bought this after touring with my 52 clem L and 45 clem 
> H and my hope was that it was stiffer than the 52 L but had more of the long 
> bike ride feel than the relatively short 45 H. I'm so far pretty pleased with 
> the balance. The 52 clem L rides amazingly unloaded (better than this), but 
> this is for sure better feeling for touring with its stouter construction.
> 
> Zach
> 
>> On Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 9:38:51 AM UTC-7 jmlmu...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Nice looking bike! I got see it in person at Riv and I have to say it looks 
>> right at home in the wild with all that cargo on it! 
>> 
>> Might I ask, how much of a load are you rocking in that photo and how is the 
>> bike handling it?
>> 
>> Joe in Los Angeles
>> 
 On Jun 2, 2022, at 9:31 AM, Zach Hale  wrote:
 
>>> Oh hey, it was me. Been loving the bike!
>>> 
>>> Zach
>>> @zachhale
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Re: [RBW] Re: Who got the first ever Rosco Platypus?

2022-06-03 Thread Zach Hale 
Handles fine, to be honest. I'm not sure how much weight, but panniers have 
all my camping gear and clothes for an overnight, tools and cook set in 
rear bag, and the basket mostly full of food and drink and cameras. I was 
worried the geo wouldn't handle front weight as well and while it's not 
like some bikes I tour on that are more specifically designed for carrying 
front weight, the upright fit and swept handlebars really do make up for a 
lot of the downsides introduced by loading a higher trail front end like 
this. I will keep playing around, but I was pleased and will ride it like 
this again without hesitation. I bought this after touring with my 52 clem 
L and 45 clem H and my hope was that it was stiffer than the 52 L but had 
more of the long bike ride feel than the relatively short 45 H. I'm so far 
pretty pleased with the balance. The 52 clem L rides amazingly unloaded 
(better than this), but this is for sure better feeling for touring with 
its stouter construction.

Zach

On Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 9:38:51 AM UTC-7 jmlmu...@gmail.com wrote:

> Nice looking bike! I got see it in person at Riv and I have to say it 
> looks right at home in the wild with all that cargo on it! 
>
> Might I ask, how much of a load are you rocking in that photo and how is 
> the bike handling it?
>
> Joe in Los Angeles
>
> On Jun 2, 2022, at 9:31 AM, Zach Hale  wrote:
>
> Oh hey, it was me. Been loving the bike!
>
> Zach
> @zachhale
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Re: [RBW] Re: Who got the first ever Rosco Platypus?

2022-06-02 Thread Joe Mullins 
Nice looking bike! I got see it in person at Riv and I have to say it looks 
right at home in the wild with all that cargo on it! 

Might I ask, how much of a load are you rocking in that photo and how is the 
bike handling it?

Joe in Los Angeles

> On Jun 2, 2022, at 9:31 AM, Zach Hale  wrote:
> 
> Oh hey, it was me. Been loving the bike!
> 
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Re: [RBW] Re: Who got the first ever Rosco Platypus?

2022-03-19 Thread Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
Lol, I thought this was the Platy thread. Yeah, the Rosco went immediately. 
But there’s a 50 Platy in MA!

On Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 5:25:48 PM UTC-4 Johnny Alien wrote:

> It was gone before I made my post. It was gone within 15 min after the 
> email went out I think,
>
> On Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 5:10:27 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
> wrote:
>
>> Well once you announced it on the List that was bound to happen.
>>
>> On Mar 19, 2022, at 4:49 PM, Johnny Alien  wrote:
>>
>> I thought about it too long.  I am also curious if someone here managed 
>> to grab it..
>>
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 4:16:30 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> That orange 50 was sold yesterday and it would be great fun to know who 
>>> got it and what they think of it (when they themselves have decided, 
>>> anyway). Was it any of our fine List members? 
>>>
>>> I wish you thousands upon thousands of happy Platy miles…
>>> Leah
>>>
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Re: [RBW] Re: Who got the first ever Rosco Platypus?

2022-03-19 Thread Johnny Alien 
It was gone before I made my post. It was gone within 15 min after the 
email went out I think,

On Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 5:10:27 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> Well once you announced it on the List that was bound to happen.
>
> On Mar 19, 2022, at 4:49 PM, Johnny Alien  wrote:
>
> I thought about it too long.  I am also curious if someone here managed 
> to grab it..
>
>
>
> On Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 4:16:30 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
> wrote:
>
>> That orange 50 was sold yesterday and it would be great fun to know who 
>> got it and what they think of it (when they themselves have decided, 
>> anyway). Was it any of our fine List members? 
>>
>> I wish you thousands upon thousands of happy Platy miles…
>> Leah
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Re: [RBW] Re: Who got the first ever Rosco Platypus?

2022-03-19 Thread Leah Peterson 
Well once you announced it on the List that was bound to happen.

> On Mar 19, 2022, at 4:49 PM, Johnny Alien  wrote:
> 
> I thought about it too long.  I am also curious if someone here managed to 
> grab it..
> 
>> On Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 4:16:30 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
>> wrote:
>> That orange 50 was sold yesterday and it would be great fun to know who got 
>> it and what they think of it (when they themselves have decided, anyway). 
>> Was it any of our fine List members? 
>> 
>> I wish you thousands upon thousands of happy Platy miles…
>> Leah
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