Somewhat related aside: Guy who bought my QB reports that he took a link out of the chain (stock gearing) and that he "feels" that slight change in wheelbase really livens the bike up.
YMMV of course. On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 9:56 PM, Jim M. <mather...@gmail.com> wrote: > The QB has an 8-tooth range, which is why it comes with a 40/32 up > front. I'm thinking of eliminating the smaller front ring and going > with a 4-tooth spread in back. If I really want to climb hills, I'll > take a bike with more gears. > > jim mather > wc ca > > On Jun 8, 8:44 pm, Bill Connell <bconn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I don't have a Quickbeam, but have used a 3-cog SS setup for a couple > > of years. You can shift by stopping (of course), loosening the QR, > > moving the chain as needed and retightening the QR. There's only so > > much gear range that the dropout length will cover with the same > > chain, but on my Crosscheck set up thusly i can use a 42x16,18,20, and > > i'd expect a Quickbeam's fork end to have a similar range. I use a > > standard 8-speed chain, never had a problem with the deflection of > > being 'out of chainline' 1 cog over either way. > > > > -- > > Bill Connell > > St. Paul, MN > > > > On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Dave G <d.gi...@verizon.net> wrote: > > > I had about talked myself into the SimpleOne, but now looks like we > > > have another year (or at least many months) to anticipate this model. > > > I have been "training" for single speed by leaving the Bleriot in a > > > gear ratio similar to what is available for single speeds. > > > > > Question for you Quickbeam owners: Can you really "hand shift" > > > between gears if you have a dual cog freewheel like the White > > > Industries duals Riv sells? I assume you are off the bike while doing > > > this, but I'm totally uninformed on this topic. I would welcome > > > comments from enthusiasts about the joy of single speeds and why it is > > > worth the wait for next generation Quickbeam. > > > > > Hope Grant keeps the prototype "burgandy" color--unique and very > > > classy! > > > > > -- > > > 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-bunch@googlegroups.com > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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.
