Eric,
Your fixed gear efforts have been noticed.
I just finished assembling a fixed-fixed rear wheel for my Quickbeam
yesteday evening. I used an 18 tooth cog to keep the gearing the
same. I've never riden a fixie before...we'll see how this goes.
Angus
On Apr 25, 7:41 pm, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote:
> A few quick thoughts from a first-gen QB owner:
>
> --Love the fork crown
> --Nicer lug at the bottom of the head tube
> --Don't like the silver color (I'm still partial to green)
> --Don't like the "text-only" downtube decal
> --Seat tube decal looks like it was thrown together at the last
> minute. Really, an Arial-looking fonton a Rivendell? Really??
> --They still haven't figured out that you can make the parts of the
> rear fork ends ("dropouts," for you non-Sheldon-ites) that get brazed
> to the stays about 2mm smaller. The square ends poke out like a sore
> thumb. A custom builder would file them down ... can't Rivendell make
> them fit just a little better?
>
> And ... still no "true" fixed gear option, despite my best efforts to
> promote the use of the QB as a long-distance fixed gear machine (1,700
> miles across the Sierras, Wasatch, and Rockies on the Big Fix; Paris-
> Brest 2007). You can spin a freewheel onto a fixed hub, but you can't
> put a lockring on a hub designed only for freewheels. Why force fixie
> riders to compromise when providing a true fixed option wouldn't
> affect "free" riders one bit?
>
> --Ericwww.wheelsnorth.orgwww.campyonly.com
>
> On Apr 25, 2009, at 5:15 PM, David Estes wrote:
>
>
>
> > The fork crown is definitely fancier than mine, and I like the seat
> > tube panel..
>
> > On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 3:29 PM, usuk2007
> > <clive.stand...@umassmed.edu> wrote:
>
> > I know I'm being the iconoclast here, but even the new pictures don't
> > make me like the new colour scheme any better. The bike looks anemic
> > and the decals look almost half finished. This on the back of that
> > Betty Foy head badge makes me weep.
>
> > On Apr 25, 5:48 pm, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > In case folks hadn't checked, there are some new photos of the
> > > Quickbeam on the website. The photos are done against a darker
> > (wood)
> > > background. Makes the colors stand out better, in my opinion.
>
> > > Eric Platt
> > > St. Paul, MN
>
> > > On Apr 25, 12:31 pm, rcnute <rcn...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Agreed--the blue is very pretty with the silver.
>
> > > > If only the QB came in 650b a la AHH...
>
> > > > On Apr 25, 6:41 am, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > Everything goes with silver.............its a very nice color
> > and one
> > > > > that will always be pleasant to look at.
>
> > > > > On Apr 23, 3:50 pm, Dustin Sharp <dsh...@runbox.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > The Quickbeams will always be cool, but orange was
> > definitely my favorite.
>
> > > > > > > From: cm <chrispmur...@hotmail.com>
> > > > > > > Reply-To: <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>
> > > > > > > Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:33:09 -0700 (PDT)
> > > > > > > To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>
> > > > > > > Subject: [RBW] Quickbeams are here
>
> > > > > > > Just noticed this on the site:
>
> > > > > > > Sneak peak can be found here. We are building and shipping
> > them AQAP.
>
> > > > > > >http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/
> > bicycle_models#product=50-150
>
> > > > > > > Cheers!
> > > > > > > cm- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > > - Show quoted text -
>
> > --
> > Cheers,
> > David
> > Redlands, CA- Hide quoted text -
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