For me, the White Industries Dos Eno freewheel really opened up my Quickbeam to a lot of possibilities. I hate having to flip a wheel around while out on a ride, so i would never do it, but moving the chain from one cog to the other on the same side of the wheel is really easy. It's enabled me to do all sorts of riding in the mountains of Southern California that I wouldn't have done if I was stuck in my 40/16 commuting gear.
On May 14, 11:11 am, Kelly <[email protected]> wrote: > Jared, > > it would do all those things. For me it would be a pain if there were > loads of hills. Even with it geared rather low 40x16. Gearing has been > my biggest challenge. Finding the spot that is fast enough on the flats, > and that doesn't kill me on hills or headwinds. It's close now, but still > tinkering. > > Kelly > > > > > > > > On Monday, May 14, 2012 12:27:37 PM UTC-5, Jared Volpe wrote: > > > Thinking of picking up a Qbeam. Want a bike that I can use to > > commute, shop, S24s. Can a Qbeam cover it in your experience/opinion? > > > On May 12, 4:47 am, Larry Powers <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Atlantis - Rambouillet - Qbeam > > > > I don't know why but the Qbeam is my favorite. Over the last few years > > it has gotten 90% of the miles. It is my trainer, commuter and all around > > ride. It has had a Shimano generater hub on it for at least 5 year and it > > is still going strong. Other then that it is a standard QB build. I am > > even thinking about getting a Simple One for commuting and a set the QB up > > for randoneurring. > > > > The more you ride it the more you will like it. > > > > Larry Powers > > > > Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain > > > > > Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 21:21:41 -0700 > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: [RBW] My Quickbeam > > > > > Well I had a great ride and think I'm lovin it. I decided to go cheap > > so built the wheels from some 10 year old rims that had been hanging on the > > wall. An old stock set from my Giant OCR Tour bike. I built up 36 hole > > wheels for it back then. > > > > So I put the shimano dyno instead of Schmidt and cyo-s instead of > > Edelux - 700/38 Bontrager wire bead tires (what 24 bucks a piece). Standard > > brooks saddle .. Anyway..I don't notice anything being "cheap" except in my > > pocket book. > > > > Oh ya 60 dollar bottom bracket. > > > > > After several hundred miles it still makes me smile. > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/tksleeper/7178720304/in/photostream/ligh... > > > > > Kelly > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > > To view this discussion on the web visithttps:// > > groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/r92Uw_hO6FwJ. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > > > 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
