I demonstrated you can build a bolt-on bike without altering an original frame (this time 60-y-o). There are enough options out there to build this correctly, I would be against spreading the frame to 130mm, etc. The original QB frame deserves that level of respect.
On Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 6:57:18 AM UTC-5, iamkeith wrote: > > ;-) > > For now, maybe. There was also a time when Grant wouldn't tig weld a > frame. I know he doesn't like IGHs because it's not immediately visible > how they work from viewing the outside, but I also think that applies to > the more elaborate ones. Who as a kid didn't tear down and rebuild one or > two 3 speeds with a 100% success rate, and what piece of equipment better > says "I'm biking for the joy, simlicity and pure functionality of it - > weight and fashion be damned. Those hubs will outlast any derailleur and > cogs. > > Also, in all seriousness, how many times should someone cold set a steel > frame before it significantly weakens it? "Undoing" it sort of worries me, > but maybe for no valid reason. > > When they released the simple ones, there was a blug entry or email or > something, that suggested limits and strategy and officially doscouraged > some ideas regarding spreading. Would be nice to find that. > > -- 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.
