Thanks for the tip--it looks like a very pure shade--quite nice!
Steve
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From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
[mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of EricP
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 5:48 PM
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Subject: [RBW] Re: Quickbeams are
Eric,
Your fixed gear efforts have been noticed.
I just finished assembling a fixed-fixed rear wheel for my Quickbeam
yesteday evening. I used an 18 tooth cog to keep the gearing the
same. I've never riden a fixie before...we'll see how this goes.
Angus
On Apr 25, 7:41 pm, Eric Norris wrote
There is also a 5 speed hub from SunRace/Sturmey, with options for a
barcon, "thumbie", or twist grip shifter
I'm not crazy about complicating the bike, but I find myself getting
older, and the idea of a bailout gear (or two) might not be a bad idea
for that last hill before home while laden
A few quick thoughts from a first-gen QB owner:
--Love the fork crown
--Nicer lug at the bottom of the head tube
--Don't like the silver color (I'm still partial to green)
--Don't like the "text-only" downtube decal
--Seat tube decal looks like it was thrown together at the last
minute. Really,
The fork crown is definitely fancier than mine, and I like the seat tube
panel..
On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 3:29 PM, usuk2007 wrote:
>
> I know I'm being the iconoclast here, but even the new pictures don't
> make me like the new colour scheme any better. The bike looks anemic
> and the decals look
Paint is relatively cheap as is a new powder coating. I'd buy the bike
if it was bile green or barnyard brown as long as it was solid and
performed. Every bike I ride eventually gets thrashed so a new color
is a fun way to make something a little different and protect the
tubing for a few more yea
I hear you loud and clear but I cannot share your tears.
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From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
[mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of usuk2007
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 3:29 PM
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Subject: [RBW] Re: Quickbeams are here
I know
I know I'm being the iconoclast here, but even the new pictures don't
make me like the new colour scheme any better. The bike looks anemic
and the decals look almost half finished. This on the back of that
Betty Foy head badge makes me weep.
On Apr 25, 5:48 pm, EricP wrote:
> In case folks hadn'
In case folks hadn't checked, there are some new photos of the
Quickbeam on the website. The photos are done against a darker (wood)
background. Makes the colors stand out better, in my opinion.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Apr 25, 12:31�pm, rcnute wrote:
> Agreed--the blue is very pretty with
Agreed--the blue is very pretty with the silver.
If only the QB came in 650b a la AHH...
On Apr 25, 6:41 am, charlie wrote:
> Everything goes with silver.its a very nice color and one
> that will always be pleasant to look at.
>
> On Apr 23, 3:50 pm, Dustin Sharp wrote:
>
> > The Q
Everything goes with silver.its a very nice color and one
that will always be pleasant to look at.
On Apr 23, 3:50 pm, Dustin Sharp wrote:
> The Quickbeams will always be cool, but orange was definitely my favorite.
>
> > From: cm
> > Reply-To:
> > Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:33:09 -
No doubt.
>
> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/fastboy/3451920595/
>
> ezra makes really beautiful things. Not just bikes, but fenders,
> boxes, photographs. He touches a lot of things which seem to be more
> beautiful as a result.
>
> More pictures here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/fastboy/tags/fas
on 4/24/09 8:30 AM, Dustin Sharp at dsh...@runbox.com wrote:
> Yep, would be good to see one in person, but to me it just doesn't pop off
> the screen the way the orange one did.
The bikes are generally photographed against the RBWHQ&L building, which
means that they are in serious open shade -
With all this talk of Quickbeams and beautiful things -- I finally
added Woody fenders to mine. There's a small chance of rain today,
and the installation almost ensures that there will not be a drop:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/3471738520/
These are great bikes. I hope folks who
hated the orange QB until I saw it in personso I am holding off
judgment on the silver.
Silver and Blue is cool though.
Cheers,
cm
On Apr 24, 11:19 am, Seth Vidal wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Chris Halasz wrote:
> > Chainguard?
>
> > Try this:
>
> >http://www.flickr.com/photo
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Chris Halasz wrote:
> Chainguard?
>
> Try this:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/fastboy/3451920595/
>
ezra makes really beautiful things. Not just bikes, but fenders,
boxes, photographs. He touches a lot of things which seem to be more
beautiful as a result.
Mo
Chainguard?
Try this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fastboy/3451920595/
Chris
Tucson, AZ
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 10:17 AM, William Henderson <
william.c.hender...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I should clarify: I meant a 'full chain guard', not a 'chaincase'.
>
> Something like this (less ugly, hopeful
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 15:33, cm wrote:
> Sneak peak can be found here. We are building and shipping them AQAP.
> http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/bicycle_models#product=50-150
I like the color scheme a lot! It reminds me of the classic Nishiki
Professional scheme seen here:
http://home.mc
I should clarify: I meant a 'full chain guard', not a 'chaincase'.
Something like this (less ugly, hopefully):
http://www.woodysfenders.com/store/images/Deluxe%207%20chain%20guard.jpg
Not this:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cmAE9Fczut8/SDbsGL8EtkI/AYs/7DBoWaOyAlk/s400/chaincase
wc.
On Apr
What's wrong with a chaincase?
wc.
On Apr 24, 5:25 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
> You could do a 3sp QB without coldsetting.
>
> I cringe at the thought of ruining a nice bike with a chaincase,
> though.
>
> On Apr 23, 9:39 pm, William Henderson
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Not so. There hav
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Dustin Sharp wrote:
>
> Yep, would be good to see one in person, but to me it just doesn't pop off
> the screen the way the orange one did.
>
> Anyone think this will really and truly be the last batch 'o beams?
I don't think silver paint photographs very well,
> > Reply-To:
> > Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:54:11 -0400
> > To:
> > Conversation: [RBW] Re: Quickbeams are here
> > Subject: [RBW] Re: Quickbeams are here
>
> > I shouldn't judge based on that one pic--Riv's paint choices often look much
> >
1 -0400
> To:
> Conversation: [RBW] Re: Quickbeams are here
> Subject: [RBW] Re: Quickbeams are here
>
>
> I shouldn't judge based on that one pic--Riv's paint choices often look much
> better in person. If this is at all similar to the silver the Heron used t
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[mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of usuk2007
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 10:32 PM
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Subject: [RBW] Re: Quickbeams are here
I followed the link all excited to see the new QB and I must say I
don't like the colour scheme.
What's going
On Apr 24, 8:25 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
> You could do a 3sp QB without coldsetting.
>
> - Show quoted text -
I just picked up a Sturmey AF hub, 3 close gears with a semi bail out
low.
AW hubs are available at the Goodwill for the cost of beach clunker.
Then there is SBX hub c
You could do a 3sp QB without coldsetting.
I cringe at the thought of ruining a nice bike with a chaincase,
though.
On Apr 23, 9:39 pm, William Henderson
wrote:
> Not so. There have been many folks who have setup an 8+ speed
> Quickbeam simply by coldsetting the frame. I'm not saying that's t
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:08:57 -0700
> Subject: [RBW] Re: Quickbeams are here
> From: william.c.hender...@gmail.com
> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
>
>
> I love the quickbeam. Anyone else hoping they'll add one with an 8-
> speed internal hub? Perfect city bike!
In a message dated 4/24/2009 5:47:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
angusle...@sbcglobal.net writes:
If I have to repaint one of the Rivendell's it will either be silver
or "Rambouillet orange."
That's what I did with my Hilsen (Rambouillet orange). While, I really
like my orange Quickbeam
I really like the silver...had a silver Rivendell cyclocross bike for
a while.
If I have to repaint one of the Rivendell's it will either be silver
or "Rambouillet orange."
Angus
On Apr 23, 11:11 pm, JimD wrote:
> I'm a fan of orange Rivs
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasterdogs/3041950359/
I'm a fan of orange Rivs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasterdogs/3041950359/in/
set-72157604146015375/
but gotta say I think the silver/blue Quickbeam is quite handsome.
-JimD
On Apr 23, 2009, at 8:18 PM, Esteban wrote:
>
> I love my orange (more of an Ent in autumn color), but these silver
>
I love my orange (more of an Ent in autumn color), but these silver
ones also look quite nice!
On Apr 23, 8:10 pm, Seth Vidal wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:00 PM, usuk2007
> wrote:
>
> > When I'm out on my QB I get a lot of puzzled stares from other
> > cyclists. They can't see any derai
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:00 PM, usuk2007 wrote:
>
> When I'm out on my QB I get a lot of puzzled stares from other
> cyclists. They can't see any derailleurs, yet it still has 2
> chainrings..scratching of heads all round. When I show them the
> "digital" shift mechanism they love it. I hav
When I'm out on my QB I get a lot of puzzled stares from other
cyclists. They can't see any derailleurs, yet it still has 2
chainrings..scratching of heads all round. When I show them the
"digital" shift mechanism they love it. I have mine with
a 16/18 double freewheel on one side and a 22t fr
Doesn't the Quickbeam beg for innovation? I ran it fixed initially,
freecog this last cold season. At one point I actually bought a
Shimano internal 7-speed hub to put on it, but then decided the Q
would become just another city bike. So I sold the wheel without using
it.
I have decided to keep t
Not so. There have been many folks who have setup an 8+ speed
Quickbeam simply by coldsetting the frame. I'm not saying that's the
best solution, but it has be done and works fine. Still, I'd like to
see a wider spaced Quickbeam, with all the braze-on fixin's for a
proper internaly-geared setup
I followed the link all excited to see the new QB and I must say I
don't like the colour scheme.
What's going on at RBW? I find myself writing a lot of negative
comments and I don't really want to,
but that silver and blue doesn't come close to the green or orange
QBs. My orange QB is my favourite
On Apr 23, 6:33 pm, cm wrote:
> Just noticed this on the site:
>
> Sneak peak can be found here. We are building and shipping them AQAP.
>
> http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/bicycle_models#product=50-150
>
> Cheers!
> cm
--~--~-~--~~~---~--~~
You received thi
I'd buy one of those in a heart beat. The 120 spacing on my 'beam precludes
rigging with an internal 8 without respacing the chainstays.
Sent From My iPhone
On Apr 23, 2009, at 6:08 PM, William Henderson
wrote:
I love the quickbeam. Anyone else hoping they'll add one with an 8-
speed inte
I love the quickbeam. Anyone else hoping they'll add one with an 8-
speed internal hub? Perfect city bike!
wc.
On Apr 23, 3:50 pm, Dustin Sharp wrote:
> The Quickbeams will always be cool, but orange was definitely my favorite.
>
>
>
> > From: cm
> > Reply-To:
> > Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:
The Quickbeams will always be cool, but orange was definitely my favorite.
> From: cm
> Reply-To:
> Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:33:09 -0700 (PDT)
> To: RBW Owners Bunch
> Subject: [RBW] Quickbeams are here
>
>
> Just noticed this on the site:
>
> Sneak peak can be found here. We are building
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