Anybody else order a YelloWolley?

[LeRoy]

    There I was, just seconds after 3:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time. It took but a few minutes to complete my order for a 57 cm yellow bike. Now let's see how long it takes for delivery.

    Did anyone else succumb to the need for a new bike? This will be my first new bike since 1990 or so. Anticipation is growing.

[And, yes, I changed my earlier mind. I went with a 57 cm Yellow instead of  59 cm "L-o.]

LeRoy from SE Michigan

[thalasin]

I did! I waffled pretty hard for the last week but ultimately succumbed. I absolutely do NOT need another bike, but I don't have a "stepover," which is the flimsy justification I needed to pull the trigger. The quality of the build for the price won me over!

Tracy in Northern Michigan 

[Richard Rose]

Leroy, not me.:(  But, congrats! Whereabouts in SE Michigan? I am in Toledo. Most of my riding is across the state line 300’ into Michigan.:)

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On Jul 8, 2026, at 4:39 PM, LeRoy <bobsh...@gmail.com> wrote:

    There I was, just seconds after 3:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time. It took but a few minutes to complete my order for a 57 cm yellow bike. Now let's see how long it takes for delivery.

    Did anyone else succumb to the need for a new bike? This will be my first new bike since 1990 or so. Anticipation is growing.

[And, yes, I changed my earlier mind. I went with a 57 cm Yellow instead of  59 cm "L-o.]

LeRoy from SE Michigan

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[Adrian]

Not I!

Close to $3,000 after shipping and taxes, I couldn't justify it. Maybe I'll do a frame up build of a clem or a platypus later this year. I really do wish they sold it as just a frameset, I have a lot of extra parts laying around.

[Glenn Mackin]

I have a Charlie Gallop coming and a Platy already, so I resisted the calls of a yellow bike. My spouse, however, succumbed. She had everything added to her cart so she could check out at 3:01....

[Eric Kidwell]

Hello,

Yes, I purchased one as a gift for my wife. 53cm, Marks rack, Brooks and some burnt orange bar tape.

Excited!

-Eric

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I did! I waffled pretty hard for the last week but ultimately succumbed. I absolutely do NOT need another bike, but I don't have a "stepover," which is the flimsy justification I needed to pull the trigger. The quality of the build for the price won me over!

Tracy in Northern Michigan 

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[Brian Herrick]

I got one for my wife as well. We've been looking for a step through with wide tire clearance and the yellowolley showed up at just the right time!

[Menos Joven]

After two plus years of Platy fandom, I realized a new Ana Purple Platy complete would likely never be available again. While being right with Grant regarding the “cheap bike vibe” of a yellow bike, all things considered, I surprised myself and ordered my first & last Riv and couldn’t be more excited.

[Bill Lindsay]

The sales are not feeding-frenzy crazy.  I'd buy a 57, and tried to put 100 in my cart in the early afternoon yesterday, and the system allowed me to put 25 in there.  I tried again Wednesday night and the number had gone down to 24.  Today it's 23.  So I still have time...  Like others, I don't need another bike.  I also really don't have space for another bike.  Hypothetically, the YelloWolleY could replace both my RoadUno and my Charlie H Gallop.  If I could wave a magic wand and make those two bikes become a YelloWolleY and make $2000 appear in my pocket, that would be a decent swap and would reduce my bike fleet by 1.  Just like multi-team trades in the NBA, it would take a lot of work to orchestrate it.  

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

[Ryan Fleming]

Not so magical if you sold the Charlie and Roaduno, mind you...but would you do that?

[Kim H.]

I did not.

However, I would like to find a white gold 2015 Trek Chelsea 9 speed bicycle instead.

Kim Hetzel. 

[Bill Lindsay]

I probably would.  I bought the Gallop in anticipation of a bike tour.  My college roommate is a middle school teacher and does a big Europe exploration every summer.  He asked me to pencil in a 2 week cyclotour of French Chateaus in summer 2027, so I bought the Charlie Gallop to be that credit card touring bike for 40-50 miles a day for two weeks.  

My old college roommate now is in a serious relationship and his summer vacation priorities have...migrated.  The penciled in cyclotour is being erased, and I'm substituting a construction project in its place.  So, I don't need my light-weight step-over quite as much.  My Roaduno is my upright townie.  I'm totally into the 2x1 drivetrain, but I'm also set up to convert virtually ANY bike to a 2x1 or 3x1 in a heartbeat.  So I could fill my upright townie and step-over slots with a single YelloWolleY.  

Both frame sets are still available at Rivendell in my size(s) for $1750.  I don't like undercutting Riv, or taking their customers, but I also realize some people just hate paying retail.  Maybe I'll throw another "choose my adventure" thread and offer them up, and see what happens.  It would be a 58cm RoadUno and a 57 Dark Gold Gallop.  

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

On Friday, July 10, 2026 at 4:08:11 AM UTC-7 Ryan Fleming wrote:

[Bill Lindsay]

On July 9 I claimed that the Riv site allowed me to put 23 57cm YelloWolleY's into my cart.  Today, July 15, I can still put 23 of them into my cart.  

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

[LeRoy]

    To augment Bill's point on YelloWolleY inventory, there hasn't been movement in any of the sizes for a few days now. 75 bikes remain in inventory from a total of 200. It seems that -- for now at least -- those who felt an urgent need to get one have ordered one. Those who are on the fence are still on the fence.

    Perhaps there will be an uptick in YWY sales when the first buyers get their bikes and begin to report their impressions. This will likely be in later August. In addition, the first YWY ride reports will come in as the timing of the next Platypus sale draws neigh (and almost certainly after the 2026 Clems have gone on sale). The 2026 pricing for the Platypus and Clems may well have an influence on buyers who are still weighing the YWY vs. Platy vs. Clem price and value equation.

LeRoy from Rochester, MI 

[schralp]

I got one. Looking forward to picking it up sometime this month. I think it will be quite similar to my beloved (incinerated) platypus; will report more once I have had a chance to put it through its paces.

On Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 1:39:47 PM UTC-7 LeRoy wrote: