I'm a big guy (240) and my QB is just fine. Over the past year it's become about the only bike I ride. It's a daily commuter, a weekend bike for long rides (30-80 miles usually), the bike I use for century rides, and even loaded down a couple times a year for weekend camping. The only thing it's a little iffy on is the camping...I would like a bike that doesn't require stopping to shift for that...and...I thinking 2011 will be a good year. :-)
I'm hoping I can figure out how to get a Bombadil this coming year...I figure it'll handle the camping gear just fine and have the added benefit of being great off-road (as well as on) when I'm out there. That's the plan anyway. We'll have to see if my personal economy agrees with the plan. Bob On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 3:25 PM, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Wondering if the new Simple One will have a slightly heavier gauge > tubing than the old QB. I'd like that but not sure where G is going > with the new model. It seems more might buy one if they had a higher > load rating. You'd think heavy guys wouldn't want a two speed bike but > I loved riding my home made two speed on my work commute and the > Simple One dropout design really opens an option for a lower climbing > gear on the flip side. I've been holding off buying for a variety of > reasons with the above being one of them. Basically I like the idea > of a lugged and nicely made steel frame with a derailleurless drive > train but hope the new frame is a little beefier. I think Riv is going > in the right direction with more stoutly built frames. > > -- > 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. > > -- Robert Harrison rfharri...@gmail.com statrix.statrix.com -- 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.
