Once the road opens I'll definitely head up there on the QB. I love that ride. It received a dusting of snow today. I imagine the road won't be open until early June.
On Mar 31, 6:00 pm, rcnute <rcn...@hotmail.com> wrote: > What, no Larch Mountain? :) > > Ryan > > On Mar 31, 4:51 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > So I've had my Quickbeam for 6 or 8 weeks and am really loving it. I > > purchased the frame used and had most of the parts just laying around. > > The wheels I bought new from Universal Cycles (Salsa rims, XT front > > hub, Surly fixed/free rear). The frame is a 64cm and looked huge when > > I first got it but fits perfect now that I've got the right stem size. > > I originally had a 10cm but went down to a 9cm. > > > I've gotten in a fair amount of rides on it with 3 of them being over > > 50 miles. The bike is great and I really love it. I still need to fuss > > with the fenders but for the most part I think I'm going to leave it > > as is for now. Initially I had SPDs on it but put on some MKS touring > > pedals which I really like and will leave on the bike for a while. I'm > > enjoying pedaling free. > > > Today I went on a 50+ mile ride out to the Crown Point on the Columbia > > River Gorge. There were a few showers but for the most part I stayed > > dry. I think this was one of my longest rides pedaling free. I also > > eschewed the bib knickers I normally wear for some MUSA knickers, a > > Smartwool LS shirt and a wool jersey. I have a feeling I'll be > > pedaling in this kit more frequently in the coming months. I don't > > mind bibs and SPDs but this is just a nice change. > > > Here's a picture of the QB at Crown Point. > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335...@n00/4479752019/ > > > --mike -- 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.
