I don’t imply to beat a lifeless Appaloosa, however the extra I take into consideration that Grizl video from yesterday the extra the entire thing simply looks like a cry for assist. WOULD THEY JUST BUY RIVENDELLS ALREADY FOR CHRISSAKE?!? Even Canyon’s Gravel Product Supervisor desires one:
Yesterday I posited he was stroking his large imaginary penis, however now I understand he’s simply indicating the place he needs his bars have been.
Talking of Grizls and Rivls, I went a-grizlin’ yesterday on my Plazzlepus:
So how does the Grizl examine with the Plizl? Properly, the Grizl has the “Full Mounty” cockpit for a number of hand positions and for carrying stuff I suppose:
Whereas the Platypus has some big-ass bars for a number of hand positions and a big-ass basket for carrying much more stuff:
Benefit: Platypus.
However what about not driving the bike? As we established yesterday, the Grizl is usually designed to be carried in all places by individuals with extraordinarily poor navigational expertise:
The quantity of carrying in that video appeared foolish to me…till yesterday’s trip once I encountered a fallen tree:
And sure, I admit it will have been simpler to raise the plastic Grizl (“lifting the grizl” feels like extra English slang, presumably one thing that you just’d do beneath a unclean raincoat) over the tree than it was to hoist the mighty Platypus (“hoisting the platypus” additionally sounds dangerous). I in all probability might have even Jesus-carried the Grizl:
Whereas I kind of needed to first go the Platypus over the tree, after which clamber over the tree myself, making it kind of a two-step operation:
Benefit: Grizl.
Thankfully it’s extraordinarily uncommon that I’ve to hold the Platypus over a fallen tree. Additionally, my Platypus does sport a customized Brooks saddle:
One which I LITERALLY made with Eric “The Chamferer” Murray once I visited the Brooks manufacturing unit:
Nearly all documentation of this go to appears to have vanished into the mists of time (little doubt Brooks want to scrub the Web of their affiliation with me in addition to of Eric “The Chamferer” Murray’s many hipster conquests) however there’s this picture of him grappling with how extremely silly I’m:
In my protection I used to be badly jetlagged and presumably a bit hung over.
Benefit: Platypus.
By the best way, Rivendell says this concerning the Platypus:
It’s not a path bike, however an affordable rider with half-decent judgment and ability can trip it on hearth trails. The advisable max tire is 50mm, and that’s a real 50mm tire. James has some knobby Continentals on his which can be labeled 2.2; they match superb, however they really measure round 52mm.
I’m not cheap, nor am I possessed of both half-decent judgement or ability, however I do usually use the Platypus on trails anyway and it does simply accommodate 29×2.1″ mountain bike tires (or at the very least what we used to name a mountain bike tire within the pre-gravel days, now I feel that is thought-about a gravel tire):
I suppose the extra acceptable bike for this might be the Clem, which I acquired to get pleasure from on Mount Tam:
And of which I acquired precise photographic prints of myself having fun with from none apart from Grant Petersen himself:
I’m very privileged to have skilled every little thing from making a Brooks in Birmingham to driving one on Mount Tam…although I’ve to confess the driving half was extra enjoyable.
