Where I live with long climbs during the commute, the answers is no. I tried, and then spent time figuring out a way to get some shifting working on that bike. I succeeded, Alfine 11.
-----Original Message----- >From: Jared Volpe <[email protected]> >Sent: May 14, 2012 10:27 AM >To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> >Subject: [RBW] Re: My Quickbeam > >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. > -- 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.
