Thanks--I'm pretty pleased with it. Those are fatty Rumpkin tires with SKS P-50 fenders-they fit fine, and with no TCO! I wanted a slightly lower gear for freewheeling, so went with the 17-19 Dos Eno to balance my 16t fixed cog... Re my Curtlo, yeah, it's custom built for 650b. Doug was great to work with (it's my first custom) tho it took a lot longer to get to me than his estimate. I understand that's common for him. It is a fantastic bike--I got it late last fall so I've only put around 100 miles on it, but it handles and rides really nicely! Best handling mountain bike I've ever owned, no kidding... Steve
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of cyclotourist Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 10:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RBW] Quickbeam finished! The 650b QB looks great! Of course I haven't found a B-Bike that I don't think looks good!!! Could you put on a 16/18 Dos freewheel to get the lower gearing? Was your Curtlo a custom built for 650b wheels or did you fit them onto a 26" frame? Looks like a very nice ride! On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 6:00 AM, Frederick, Steve < [email protected]> wrote: I finished up my Quickbeam this last weekend and took it out for a quick 12 miles during a warm (upper 30's) snap on saturday. I'm really happy with the way it rides and the fit is great, too! My other Rivs are 54cm but I wanted a QB with 650b wheels so I took a chance on the 52cm and it's okay. The Tech. Deluxe stem's not even at the max height. I set it up as a 3-speed with a 16t fixed cog on one side, a Dos Eno 17-19 freewheel on the other and the stock 32/40/chainguard crankset. The gearing is okay with the exception of the low gear--32X19 is just too low, I think. I was twiddling like mad and barely doing 11mph! We just don't have the extended climbs in this area to justify such a low gear, unfortunetly. Since 32 is the biggest 74mm BCD ring made, I might have to lose the stock triple crank with ring guard setup, and switch to a more conventional 110mm BCD, 36-40 ring combo up front. I think a 36X19 low gear would be about right... Anyway, I put my favorite bartape on it, Fizik brand, in the metallic blue and I think it looks pretty good. More pics in an outdoor setting once the sun reappears in, say April...B-( The rear fenderline's wonky of course, to give room for shifting gears! Couple of Rec Room pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40738...@n08/4283362608/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/40738...@n08/4282618103/ Steve Frederick, East Lansing, MI -- 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] <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy--
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