I miss my Orange series Quickbeam and would love to be able to replace it! Things I would change, though would not be a deal-killer; Rear Dropouts; Forward facing horizontal, something along the lines of a long Campy 1010 without a derailleur hanger. Forward facing because it may facilitate easier wheel removal with fenders mounted. Aesthetically, they might be more pleasing than the big steel plates that were used :)
Keep: Geometry, drop bars, single top tube, cantilever brake mounts. I like the name "SimpleOne" more than "Quickbeam" perhaps because I don't consider myself very quick and prefer to have a simple bike. No need for 4-speed, flip/flop, two chainring setup. A single ring up front would be fine for me... I was very much a fixed gear, seasonal gear changer and have no need nor desire for on the road gear switch. Even with one mechanical ratio, there are always 3 options; Sit, Stand, and walk :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.