[RBW] Re: Do you ride with fenders?

2024-08-30 Thread Glenn Mackin
Agreed with aeroperf. It's been a pretty wet summer in Western NY; having fenders for the rain and/or potential mud is a good idea. On Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 2:25:49 PM UTC-4 aeroperf wrote: > The Erie Canal Bike Trail is a nice ride. > But put the fenders in the box. Not just for when i

[RBW] Re: Where can I read try out a ton of different Rivendell models?

2024-06-30 Thread Glenn Mackin
What Bill Lindsay said. It would have been nice to find a local Rivendell owner, but I couldn't, and I'm not plugged into the local bike community enough to find one. In any case, I just got my first Rivendell, a Platypus, and it wasn't the one I had originally thought I wanted (an Appaloosa).

[RBW] Re: Big Joe goes to Snowdonia

2024-05-29 Thread Glenn Mackin
Back in the summer of 1995, I spent a good several days hiking around North Wales, including Snowdonia. It's such a beautiful part of the world, and exploring it on your Appaloosa must be amazing. Thanks for sharing! On Monday, May 27, 2024 at 5:23:26 PM UTC-4 RichS wrote: > Nicholas, what a ma

[RBW] Re: New Bike Day: My Little Platy

2024-05-23 Thread Glenn Mackin
Wow. This is just amazing! On Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 8:13:45 AM UTC-4 in...@brentknepper.com wrote: > wow its giving zoomer maximalism aesthetic > > Brent "has the same bluelug cargo net, nice" in chi > On Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 7:06:56 AM UTC-5 Ryan wrote: > >> Nice! >> >> On Thursday, May

[RBW] Re: My Rivendell Platypus - A Forever Bike Build

2024-05-16 Thread Glenn Mackin
Having just gotten my first Rivendell--a Platypus no less--this is very inspiring. You've put together a truly beautiful bike. On Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 9:24:30 AM UTC-4 Shoji Takahashi wrote: > beautiful build. I love the video of you riding it on the trails. > > I really need to find the