Patrick, I am guessing less than 10,000 miles on the oldest parts. I do lots of short rides, and a few long rides. The hubs feel smooth and solid, as does the Phil bottom bracket. Headset with rollers on the bottom is smooth,, no notchiness. The rides are very different, QuickBeam is... quick to turn, and less forgiving on bumps. The LongLow has round forks, not ovalized, and they flex more. It's a very forgiving ride, made all the more so with the 35mm Compass tires.
- Andrew On Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at 7:09:04 AM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Kudos on the trip and the photos. Curious: how many miles on the Phil > hubs, and have you had to replace the bearings? I have Phils on my '99 Riv > Road (replaced the bearings proactively at about 14K miles because the Phil > bb was getting new bearings. > > How does the LongLow ride compare to that of the Quickbeam? Also, does > anyone know how the LL's ride compares to that of the Rambouillet? > > On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 7:25 PM BSWP <asht...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> I'm just back from a 215 mile loop out of Berkeley on my first Rivendell, >> a 65cm LongLow. We went to Point Reyes (over the RSR bridge!) then on to >> Tomales, where it's freezing cold at night but the saloon is hopping. Then >> a grunt out to Bodega Bay and second breakfast in Jenner, before meandering >> up the Russian River to Rio Nido for beer, and family hospitality in >> Heraldsburg. The rain came early, but relented enough to give us dry road >> into Calistoga, before hammering us the entire length of Silverado Trail, >> to an overpriced motel in Napa. Final day was like autopilot back through >> Vallejo and on down into Berkeley. >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclemoss/albums/72157712451755936 >> >> and >> >> https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31483686 >> >> The LongLow has its original Phil hubs, and six-speed freewheel, >> half-step + granny triple, simple Shimano 105 shifters, and nitto stem. It >> started with M'bars, but I've been riding on Noodles for five years now, >> and prefer them for long tours. The brakes are now "mini" Vees, and I very >> much like the Tektro interruptor levers. My luggage system is a basic Wald >> basket up front, with Sackville ShopSack, and a new-ish Banana bag under >> the saddle. For true camping, I have a stout Nitto rack and Ortliebs, this >> ride, I left the lightweight Nitto on, to carry beer or wine in case we >> needed extra capacity. Tires are now 35mm Compass something-something >> pass... very soft and forgiving, but still quite fast. >> >> I love the ride, so smooth and stable, and I can just pedal all day in >> comfort (except or my neck, it gets tired looking up, so I often go a few >> hundred feet looking down at the white shoulder line). There's a QuickBeam >> in my stable, and a new Riv-ish frame still to be painted and assembled >> (Rohloff meets MAFAC Racer), but I always enjoy this ride. Many thanks to >> Grant & crew for getting the frame sized right, and keeping me going. >> >> - Andrew, Berkeley >> >> -- > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ca477ca2-a18f-4b88-afbf-bab5263ba10b%40googlegroups.com.
