The cogs are cheap and easy to install. It takes a while, 3 to 4 rides to get
even minimally familiar with fixed gears. I found it easier to climb but much
harder to spin furiously downhill. It is great fun but can be intimidating in
traffic. Learning to pedal through turns and learning to pedal as you slow down
to anticipate a stop, is interesting. I found it necessary to ride clipped (or
strapped) in. With my feet just resting on the pedals, I sometimes lost control
on even moderate downhills. Overall it is a fun experience and well worth the
twenty or so dollars for a cog. Jim D. Massachusetts
--- On Tue, 3/3/09, Shaun Meehan <meehan.sh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Shaun Meehan <meehan.sh...@gmail.com>
> Subject: [RBW] Re: Quickbeam ?
> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 4:31 PM
> Thanks for your responses to my quesiton Bill and Patrick.
> Makes sense. My
> brother is buying a Surly Steamroller. He called and asked
> me the same
> question but I didn't know the answer. Evidently the
> Steamroller comes
> equipped with a fixed/free hub. I've heard of them but
> never actually looked
> at one.
>
> I've considered converting one side of my Quickbeam to
> fixed just to try out
> the whole fixed gear "craze" but I haven't
> gone through with it. Maybe I'll
> try my bro's Steamroller first just to give it a whirl.
> If I like it, maybe
> I'll go ahead and put a fixed cog on the flip side of
> the QB.
>
> Shaun Meehan
>
>
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