If I got a QB/S1, I'd probably go the weird and wild route with a Sturmey S3X fixed hub, with a freewheel. 44 x 14 gives 54, 64, and 86 gear-inches.
Tim (who is currently dreaming of an enclosed chain, internal gear hub, weather resistant fat bike) On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Philip Williamson < philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > Fantastic! > I have recently gone to the freewheeling side, and found 42x18 too low for > fastish groupish rides, but fine for a 35 mile mellow cheese ramble with > the same people. > I would like to try the White Industries double Eno as well - right now > I've got a fixed 17/21 dingle cog on one side, and a 17t WI freewheel with > 44/36 rings. So far so good. > > 71" and 58" coasting. If I need to climb very steep things, I can flip the > wheel and use the 47" fixed large cog. It's easier for me to climb fixed, > anyway. > > Philip > www.biketinker.com > > > On Monday, October 6, 2014 1:55:33 PM UTC-7, Kainalu wrote: >> >> Howdy Rivvers, >> So I'm almost a two bike biker now that I've acquired a 68 Quickbeam to >> complement my 64 Hillborne. Almost, because it's mostly in pieces on the >> floor right now. >> I'm in the process of pulling it apart and cleaning it up, going to do >> some additional rustproofing as I've got the better part of a can of >> Weigle's on the shelf. Currently it's got 46 and 40 tooth sprockets up >> front and an 18 tooth freewheel out back. What I've been dreaming of is a >> 16x19 white industries double freewheel in back with a ?x? up front. I >> commute from Brooklyn to Westchester county and hit some steep hills, I've >> been looking at all the weird and wild things people have done with their >> quickbeams, mostly freaking myself out with the possibilities. I want to >> keep it simple. That probably means I'll be hopping off on many occasions >> to shift. Wondering what gears folks without ultimate hammer legs have run >> with happiness, especially wondering what has brought joy amongst those >> who've run the double/double white industries option. >> Also wondering how the loaded ride compares with a Sam Hillborne. I've >> noticed a lot of folks run a basket or bag up high in the front on the >> Quickbeams. I don't like this on my Hillborne, preferring lowriders on the >> front when I need to carry there. Is the Quickbeam more stable with a >> higher front load than the Hillborne? Probably not, just a matter of >> preference I'm thinking, but still, I wonder. Might be in the market for >> one of those whopping seat bags... and yes, of course I've had the studded >> snow tires waiting for this thing for months. >> Excited to ride this wonder full bicycle. >> -Kai >> Brooklyn NY >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
