I sprang for a dos, and I, too, just pick a gear and ride on any given ride. I live in a schizoid region which is as flat as Amarillo (inside the Phoenix AZ metro sprawl), and as hilly as it gets anywhere on the roads (White Mountains and Mogollon Rim, basic Basin and Range, Mountain and Abyss topography). Wind is wind, and sometimes no gear makes much of a difference, but I always tell myself to gear low and ride slow to save the knees, it's the airspeed that matters, etc. I got it with the idea that when touring (I tend to ride heavy with gear), I wouldn't be stopped, just left behind...
However, it's the smooth and sophisticated machining of the cogs (my imagination?) and the expensive Salt-Water Fly-Fishing Reel sound of the all those pawls that really made more of an impression on me, once I got it. It's louder than cheaper freewheels when coasting, but in town and down fast runs and on long days, I'm not fixed, I'm free. I like riding fixed, just not so much in homicidal urban traffic. And I feel like I'm riding a bike I can ride forever, anywhere. Just not too hastily. Hoom. See Kent Peterson's post: http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/2009/01/tringle-speed-bicycle.html On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 5:03 PM, Elfardo <clifwrightpho...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hey Colin, > > Man, I don't think I'd bother with 4 gears up in the flatlands. I ride > two (68 inches and 53 inches I think) down here in Austin and that's > plenty. > > I've considered getting a dos for the hill country but kinda doubt I > will anytime soon. Just doesn't seem like I need to. Of course, the > hills aren't as much of an issue as wind up on the caprock. Still, I > think the 50ish inch low gear would work fine. > > You're going to dig the Quickbeam. If I make it up to see the kinfolk > with my QB we'll have to find some dirt roads to ride. > > Ride on, > Clif Wright > > On Jan 27, 5:30 pm, "colin p. cummings" <colinthehip...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear >> changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB >> frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I >> live in a pretty flat place (TX panhandle) and can only imagine >> changing gears to climb out of a canyon... >> >> Cheers, >> >> Colin Cummings >> Amarillo, TX > > > -- Bill Gibson Tempe, Arizona, USA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
