The single best upgrade to my QB is in the gearing. I'm running 36/32 upfront and a White Ind 16/19 in the back. This allows me to have the stock gearing ratio (which is pretty versatile - I use it for rides in the mountains and around town), but requires only one tooth of rear axle movement when changing "gears." This gives me the benefit of running a much tighter fender line than would otherwise be possible.
I have the shimano cantis (with salmon pads) on the bike, though I find the braking to be less effective than the IRD brakes on my Atlantis. I've tried many brands of canti's, including the pricey Paul's, and the easiest set up with the best performance has so far come from the IRD brakes. Dave On Nov 30, 7:41 am, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > --- On Mon, 11/30/09, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I also have a Quickbeam and I'm using Tektro CR720 brakes- I can't > recommend them enough! Though they are slightly larger in the > lateral direction, they are shorter in the vertical direction than, > say, the Shimano cantis. However the geometry of these brakes seems > to make a huge positive difference in braking power. > > Thsnks for the recommendation. I was undecided between the CR720s and the > IRDs. What lever are you using? Handlebars? -- 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-bu...@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.
