>And your 60cm Quickbeam fits your 95 PBH just fine? So far so good on the fit. 85cm saddle height, a bit more than a fistful of post (even my fat fist). The bars are an inch or so above the saddle. Based on the tire size I wanted to use off road, one Riv person said a 60 sounded good, but I could go as big as a 64. Another Riv person said "your bike's too small." I've been happy (super happy) with it for the last 7 1/2 years, but if I randomly found $1000 in my pocket, I'd get a bigger QB set up as a fast road-only bike. Or exactly the same, only bigger... :^)
Here's an unlovely shot of my bike from the side: http://www.flickr.com/photos/philipwilliamson/6253310628/ Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Oct 17, 2:38 pm, Andrew Johnson <ashtab...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks. And your 60cm Quickbeam fits your 95 PBH just fine? Not too small, > or do you have the bars and seat up high? > > - Andrew, Berkeley > > On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Philip Williamson < > > > > > > > > philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I like having two rings. I've gone years without shifting, and then > > shifted on one ride 6 or 7 times. > > > I prefer to have both cogs on the same side, rather than flipping the > > wheel. It makes gear changes take ~15 seconds, which is kind of fun. I > > have Surly Dingle fixed cogs in 17/21, and have been pairing them with > > rings 4 teeth apart on the front in various combinations (38/42 to > > 40/44). The stock 32/40 rings work great with this setup, too, with a > > nice low low gear, but the axle moves, so metal fenders and big tires > > can be an issue. > > > I've used the stock crank, and an old Shimano 600 road double. I don't > > fret about my Q factor, and I suspect I'm better off with wider than > > narrower. > > > 95 PBH, 60 QB > > Philip > > > Philip Williamson > >www.biketinker.com > > > On Oct 15, 7:53 pm, BSWP <ashtab...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I'm re-thinking my fixation on a single chainring up front... so a > > > question to the other QB riders with two chainrings: how useful do you > > > find the ability to switch up at the front? What rings have you found > > > to be a good pair? > > > > - Andrew, Berkeley > > > > On Oct 12, 9:40 pm, BSWP <ashtab...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Well, I found a NOS Orange Quickbeam (64cm), and am now setting out to > > > > build it up. Anyone have a favorite low Q-factor single chain ring > > > > crankset? I tend to eschew pant protectors and rings that don't drive > > > > chains... > > > > > - Andrew, Berkeley > > > -- > > 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. -- 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.
