Looking for 60 cm playtypus (complete bike)

[Christopher Young]

Hello Riv Friends,

I bought a new Homer Hilsen last Fall, and it has changed my biking world. Now I am wanting to share that experience with my wife, so I am looking for a 60 cm playtpus for  her (she is 5'11'' and has a PBH of 87.5 cm). I want to buy a complete bike, as opposed to getting a frame and building it up myself. I am not very concerned about the components  so long as they are decent quality (a standard Riv complete build would be great), and the bike has been well taken care of. I know the 2025 Platypi are scheduled for July, and maybe I'll just have to wait for that, but I wanted to see if anyone is thinning out their stable in the meantime. My goal is to correct a mistake I made more than 10 years ago when I bought my wife a skinny-tire, bent over riding position aluminum frame Bianchi so we could go on longer rides together, and that totally didn't work because she never felt comfortable on that bike (she prefers her well-used ~1987 rockhopper: smart woman!). From what I can tell from the Riv site and the various conversations in the RBW owners bunch, the Platypus would do the trick. Great to ride for distances up to 30 or 40 miles, very comfortable, beautiful design (IMO)....and I've shown her pictures and she loves it. Test riding one would, of course, be an excellent idea, but I don't know of any here in ABQ, and it's a little far to go to RBW.

Please let me know if you have any interest in selling your bike or if you see one that might be for sale. Preferred color is mermaid, but purple could also work. I don't think I would consider going to a smaller frame size, as with a step-through frame design, it seems like if anything you want to be on the bigger side. And I really want her to be in an upright position.

Many thanks for your assistance.

Regards,

Chris Young

ABQ NM

[Christopher Young]

My search is over! Thanks to a tip from Riv Owner Jonah, I found a 2024 60 cm sergio green Platypus at Blue Heron Bikes in Berkeley and am having it shipped via Bikeflights!  We feel very fortunate to have found this bike.

Chris

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