> On Jan 27, 3:30 pm, "colin p. cummings"
> wrote:
>> As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear
>> changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB
>> frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I
>> live in a pretty flat place (
My gearing set up may set a record for biggest wienie. What can I
say, I'm 100kg and ride some steep hills.
"stock" chainrings - 32/40. Flip flop rear hub = 17 fixed gear cog,
and on the other side (let me introduce you to my leetle fren), a
White Industries 23 tooth single cog freewheel.
The
I have 40/32 crank and 16/18 and 22 freewheels on my QB. 90%
of the time I'm in 40/16. 32/22 is for tough hills. I rarely use the
other
combos.
I'll be credit card touring through England on it in late spring so I
might use more of the gears then,
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/England2009
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I have spent some considerable effort and money to maximize my Q
gearing...that I don't use!
http://tinyurl.com/43md96
Actually I use the 71 inch for most valley road riding, switch to
63inch for non-gnarly dirt. The lower gears are designed to get me up
the surrounding hills here in Western Colo
I love trails, but here in San Mateo County, CA they're all pretty
upsey-downsey
My QB is all about the mostly flat commute and 90 minute, rolling (but
not extended upsey-downsey) rides on the weekend through Portola
Valley and Woodside. Especially in inclement weather. This is what
it look
on 1/27/09 3:30 PM, colin p. cummings at colinthehip...@gmail.com wrote:
> As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear
> changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB
> frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I
> live in a pr
My last post made me think. I came over to steel lugged Rivendells from
riding a LItespeed Vortex ( the one Lance used, painted as an Eddie Merx,
while
riding for Motorola), and, while I still love and ride the Litespeed, I never
felt the need to give it a name as I've done with Homer, Maur
Colin,
I ride my Quickbeam in the Tyler TX area and find my self shifting
less and less frequently. I pick a geat at the begining of the ride
and stick with it. If I end up with a long slog into the wind or a
steep uphill, I would drop it down a gear...assuming I'm not already
in the low one.
Love reading all the comments, great question!
I switch gears VERY rarely. Only on pretty steep roads and/or dirt trails.
Dropping from the 40 to the 32 is VERY easy. I just use my thump nail or a
nearby rock to avoid getting greasy. I never flip to fixed/free during a
ride though.
If you're r
i'm 48x19, fixed. Soon to be 48x18 since i got used to much more rolling
resistance from my winter bike--i spin that gear out on the flats anymore,
and don't need the advantage of prime cogs as i don't skid stop on the beam.
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 8:05 PM, Dan wrote:
>
> I don't think that I ha
Colin,
Here in Kentucky, I never change gears on the Quickbeam. While it's hard
to find a flat road, most of the hills are short enough that it would not be
worth my while to shift at the bottom and again at the top.
While we do have enough hills that require a bike with a triple, I
ha
I don't think that I have ever shifted mine but I plan on doing some
more riding on unpaved trails this spring and I can see switching to
the smaller chainring for the off road portions as I have found the 40
x16 I usually run a little tall for any offroad with a bit of hills.
Dan Abelson
St. Pa
I shift to 32-20 for climbing Mt Diablo or for riding on mountain
trails -- otherwise it stays 40-16, so I don't shift very often. I
could probably change to one chainring and 2 rear cogs if I wanted to
find the right combination, but I'm too lazy to do that.
Jim M
walnut creek
On Jan 27, 3:30 p
I know one QB rider actually switches gear in the middle of the ride.
It only takes a minute if you done it a few times but I will not do
that myself. Not because one minute will change the ride, but I don't
like getting cold and get grease on my fingers if I don't have to.
For a while I was goi
Colin -- I live in San Francisco, and do most of my riding in the city, Marin
County to the north, and San Mateo/Santa Clara to the south. All in all, many
more hills than flats, and many steep rides (I enjoy climbing). I have
configured my QB with stock chain rings, but a White Industries 16/
I sprang for a dos, and I, too, just pick a gear and ride on any given
ride. I live in a schizoid region which is as flat as Amarillo (inside
the Phoenix AZ metro sprawl), and as hilly as it gets anywhere on the
roads (White Mountains and Mogollon Rim, basic Basin and Range,
Mountain and Abyss top
Hey Colin,
Man, I don't think I'd bother with 4 gears up in the flatlands. I ride
two (68 inches and 53 inches I think) down here in Austin and that's
plenty.
I've considered getting a dos for the hill country but kinda doubt I
will anytime soon. Just doesn't seem like I need to. Of course, the
In my humble experience, you pick a gear and stick with it. I rode
72" across California and Nevada and for all of Paris-Brest-Paris. I
rode all four brevets in the 2007 season and changed gears a total of
about three times (all on the 600K brevet, and two of those changes to
were to gea
Not a QB, but i do most of my riding on bike with a fixed/SS flip
flop, with a 56" fixed gear and 40-something-ish" freewheel gear.
Whether or not I flip really depends on my mood, but when i do flip to
the lower-geared freewheel it's for an extended climb or
descentmost other times I just kee
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