I live in the rather flat Piedmont region of NC (Greensboro) and I've had a Quickbeam for 2+ years now. The gearing I've got it is the 40/32 double in front with a 15T Phil fixed sprocket and a 16/18 Dos Eno on the flop.
I have used the fixed gear approx 99% of my riding, as I only recall using the 16T freewheel once when I was totally bushed after getting lost for 30 miles and needing to coast home. I also tried the 16T once cruising town just to see how it felt, and I was really just bored to tears with it. When you really fall in love with fixed riding, being limited to one speed freewheeling just doesn't have much appeal. I could see making use of the lower gears on the groomed woods trail at the school I go to, as plenty of mtn. bikers kick it back there and it would probably be nice at 32/16. The great thing about a sturdily set up QB/S1 is that it's totally a multi-application bike. For road riding however, I think it is worth trying out different gearings with fixed-only if your in a relatively flat area. "In a world dominated by the digital The metronome I listen to beats inside of my chest It speeds up with the level of stress It's built to last, but analog at best" - RJD2 More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmania.com/final_frontier_lyrics_rjd2.html All about Rjd2: http://www.musictory.com/music/Rjd2 On Jul 7, 4:15 pm, jamison brosseau <jamison.bross...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm not sure u would be happy with any of those gears in NYC. > Too much spinning. I think in a flattish place like this the mid to > low 70s is a TGIF place to be. > On Jul 7, 12:26 pm, jandrews_nyc <jasonaschwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I know there have already been some posts on this topic, but I just wanted > > to check in about something... > > If one wanted to set up a SimpleOne with the 40/32 "quickbeam" crankset and > > with a White Ind DOS freewheel, is it true that it would have to be either > > the 16/18 or the 17/19 freewheel and NOT the 16/19 because of the 8 tooth > > difference the frame is designed around? -- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
