Thanks all, for the great information. That's a lot of food for thought. I do like the idea of the DOS freewheel. Does anyone know the chainline of the DOS in combination with the Riv Suzue free/free hub?
Best, Lee On May 20, 3:00 pm, Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> wrote: > Congratulations. That's a nice color. > > I ride the QB more than my other bikes. It just makes me smile. > > I kept the 32t chainring and changed out the 40t in front for a 36t. I > run a White 16/19 freewheel. I usually ride everywhere/all the time in > 36/16 (about the same as the stock 40/18). I use the 32/19 only when > I'm carrying a load or riding alone out of town into the mountains. > The advantage of my set-up is that it's close to the original range > (which is pretty good for mixed riding) and yet it requires very > little axle movement with the gear switch. This allows me to have a > really nice fender line and also lets me remove the rear wheel without > touching the fender Also, chainline is better compared to the stock > set-up. > > As of yesterday, I've got the Nitto Big rack in the back and Nitto > small in the front (with a basket). I installed the Nitto big rack in > the rear to give me a little more carrying capacity. This required > sawing off the little tabs on the rack that would have made getting > the wheel off more complicated. > > Dave > > On May 20, 10:27 am, Lee <leec...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi everyone. I just joined this group, though I've been lurking for a > > while. Yesterday, through a fast and fortunate series of events, I > > picked up a used Quickbeam frame/fork/extras. Here's a small Flickr > > set: > > >http://tinyurl.com/2ctq33t > > > I'm currently mulling over drivetrain ideas and would be happy to hear > > suggestions or experiences. Currently, I'm thinking I'll do fixed/free > > for a while to get used to the bike. Then, make changes as needed. > > > Best, > > Lee > > SF, CA > > > -- > > 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
