You have a few quick ways to get some kind of multispeed QB/SO *White Industries Duo/Surly Dingle* Manual shifting, which you probably already have. I find that having the multi speeds on one side of the wheel greatly reduces the amount of time it takes to change gears. I can switch in just under a minute.
*Internally Geared* Quickly searching on the internet shows a few people have gone this route. Biketinker! *120mm multi speed hub with a bolt on derailer tab* Its possible even with the track ends to use a multispeed hub and a derailer (see early Breezers). My QB even has the derailer cable routing on the bottom bracket. *Go full flames...* Take a torch to it and make it how you really want it. Multiple possibility's here... I've pondered this question before and at the end of the day, I like the Quickbeam for its simplicity... On Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 4:54:35 PM UTC-7, Eric Karnes wrote: > > So, I've been pondering something lately... > > As I've mentioned a number of times in various discussions here, I'm > completely enamored with my SimpleOne. It's the best bike I've ever ridden. > But I lack the legs of Deacon and require gears for some of longer > mixed-terrain rides I do (although I'm seriously interested in learning > more about his floor living ideas...but I digress). Recently, I've been > toying with the idea of tracking down another SO or Quickbeam and having a > frame builder convert the track ends to run-of-the-mill dropouts and spread > the rear end to accommodate the 130mm cassette wheels I already own. > > Is this idea insane? Blasphemous? Would it be possible (or advisable) to > spread the rear that far? Would it make more sense to just have a custom > built? I can't really afford $3500 for a Riv custom and don't know the > tubing specs (which I imagine are as important as geometry). And even if > Riv were willing to divulge those details, it would be unethical to get > that info and then have someone execute Grant's exact design for cheaper. > > Any thoughts to help me work through this first-world conundrum? > > Eric > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
