Silver's a nice color...it's never anybody's first pick..hardly ever, at least, but I always thought silver bikes looked nice, and the guys here think it's pretty striking. Some of us wanted to get one--being the last of them, and silver and all, but we aren't allowed to (and we all agree this is a good idea) "steal" bikes from customers. The seat tube decal is a bit short, but there's a long story to that, and I don' wanna tell it. It's neither fascinating nor boring. The purplish blue goes well with the silver, I'd say, but I WOULD say, wouldn't I? We'd planned to make this the last run of QBs, and it may be that. There are a few details that, while not "upgrades," are certainly not "downgrades." I wish people would focus on these, rather than the font (HELVETICA) in the panel. Good ol' Helvetica. Can't go wrong with it. The seat stays have a mid-stay barrel boss. The fork crown is fancy. The rake is pretty darn good. The new brakes are super dupe. The rear hub isn't a fixed-specific hub, and that might seem-2-some as a less than hardcore choice, but you CAN run a fixed cog on it, especially on a bike with brakes, and it'll never, ever come loose. Putting together a bike like this, or any bike, to a large extent, always going to be a "can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself" proposition. Critics (and I use this word kindly--and not defensively) tend to overlook the things they agree with, the things they'd've done themselves, and harp on what they'd have done differently. It's just the nature of things, and people. I/we DID consider Sheldon-style dropouts, DID consider a der tab (not that anybody complained about the lack of it), DID consider other rear spacing...but ultimately opted this way. The QB has always been a quite tweakable bike. It begs to be modified, but in its unmodified form, is capable of a whole lot. Two-speed, fenderable, great clearance, braze-ons.....truly trail-worthy. Still...there's fun in the modifications, so go to town...
We'd do it again if the ¥ would fall/the USD would climb. We might bring out a less-expensive version, from Taiwan. We have one on paper, but not in the oven just yet. Best, Grant --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
