I'm hoping to do that ride soon as well. Isnt' the Quickbeam the most regal of bicycles?! ;-)
On Apr 1, 9:06 am, Philip Williamson <philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well that just sounds like a new Flickr group > abornin'!http://www.flickr.com/groups/1369...@n20/ > > I'd like to ride my Quickbeam up there - it looks stunning. And I > can't believe I beat Cyclotourist to the punch on the super-niche > Flickr group... It's about the closest thing I'll ever get to an April > Fool's joke. > > Philip > > On Mar 31, 5:04 pm, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > > > > > Hey--I've been there on my Quickbeam, too! > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/sets/72157623619748297/ > > > --Eric > > campyonly...@me.comwww.campyonly.comwww.wheelsnorth.org > > > On Mar 31, 2010, at 4:51 PM, Mike wrote: > > > > So I've had my Quickbeam for 6 or 8 weeks and am really loving it. I > > > purchased the frame used and had most of the parts just laying around. > > > The wheels I bought new from Universal Cycles (Salsa rims, XT front > > > hub, Surly fixed/free rear). The frame is a 64cm and looked huge when > > > I first got it but fits perfect now that I've got the right stem size. > > > I originally had a 10cm but went down to a 9cm. > > > > I've gotten in a fair amount of rides on it with 3 of them being over > > > 50 miles. The bike is great and I really love it. I still need to fuss > > > with the fenders but for the most part I think I'm going to leave it > > > as is for now. Initially I had SPDs on it but put on some MKS touring > > > pedals which I really like and will leave on the bike for a while. I'm > > > enjoying pedaling free. > > > > Today I went on a 50+ mile ride out to the Crown Point on the Columbia > > > River Gorge. There were a few showers but for the most part I stayed > > > dry. I think this was one of my longest rides pedaling free. I also > > > eschewed the bib knickers I normally wear for some MUSA knickers, a > > > Smartwool LS shirt and a wool jersey. I have a feeling I'll be > > > pedaling in this kit more frequently in the coming months. I don't > > > mind bibs and SPDs but this is just a nice change. > > > > Here's a picture of the QB at Crown Point. > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335...@n00/4479752019/ > > > > --mike > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted > > > text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
