Both frames are spoken for. Thanks, everyone! -- Rich
On Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 12:04:44 PM UTC-7, Rich Lesnik wrote:
>
> FS: 54cm "Original" Panasonic green Quickbeam frame/fork/HS. No
> decals, assorted nicks and scratches. Rides great. $300 plus Rivendell
> shipping charge
>
> FS: 55cm
Matt, are you sure you don't mean a fixed gear? Braking with a single speed
equipped with caliper brakes is the same as braking with a bike with a
derailleur. If you are not used to braking on a fixed gear and simply stop
your pedaling motion when you apply the brake, you may nearly do a header.
That was a superbe deal on the Quickbeam. I saw it just after it got
posted and cringed that it was not a 58. I'm not particularly interested
in a singlespeed, but I have been curious to try one. I gave it a shot a
while back with an early 70's Fuji Track bike that was designed with brake
mo
The oldest, original Homers had 132.5mm spacing. So you can go either 130
or 135 without issue.
BL in EC
On Friday, April 6, 2018 at 7:43:45 AM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote:
>
> Rich, the site says Homers have 135 spacing but you had a Superbe Pro hub
> in there, which I assume is a road 130. Di
Rich, the site says Homers have 135 spacing but you had a Superbe Pro hub in
there, which I assume is a road 130. Did you just squeeze it down?
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Seems to be lots of interested in the QB, a little in the Homer. Thanks for
all the replies. I'll be working through them this weekend, "first come,
first served". QB sold (pending pay