Thanks, Wade. I had to take a chance on the tape. I wasn't sure the shade of blue would look okay, and I couldn't find it locally so I ordered some and crossed my fingers...B-)
Steve -----Original Message----- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of Wade Vidal Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 8:48 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Quickbeam finished! Your bike looks great. I really dig the bar tape. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frederick, Steve" <frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu> To: "Rbw-Owners-Bunch (E-mail)" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 9:00 AM Subject: [RBW] Quickbeam finished! I finished up my Quickbeam this last weekend and took it out for a quick 12 miles during a warm (upper 30's) snap on saturday. I'm really happy with the way it rides and the fit is great, too! My other Rivs are 54cm but I wanted a QB with 650b wheels so I took a chance on the 52cm and it's okay. The Tech. Deluxe stem's not even at the max height. I set it up as a 3-speed with a 16t fixed cog on one side, a Dos Eno 17-19 freewheel on the other and the stock 32/40/chainguard crankset. The gearing is okay with the exception of the low gear--32X19 is just too low, I think. I was twiddling like mad and barely doing 11mph! We just don't have the extended climbs in this area to justify such a low gear, unfortunetly. Since 32 is the biggest 74mm BCD ring made, I might have to lose the stock triple crank with ring guard setup, and switch to a more conventional 110mm BCD, 36-40 ring combo up front. I think a 36X19 low gear would be about right... Anyway, I put my favorite bartape on it, Fizik brand, in the metallic blue and I think it looks pretty good. More pics in an outdoor setting once the sun reappears in, say April...B-( The rear fenderline's wonky of course, to give room for shifting gears! Couple of Rec Room pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40738...@n08/4283362608/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/40738...@n08/4282618103/ Steve Frederick, East Lansing, MI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > 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. > > > -- 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.
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