A simple new bike with a mechanically attentive build and excellent tires. That's a good recipe. It's like a chef that can throw together a sensational omelet with four ingredients.
Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 1:35:58 PM UTC-7 Edwin W wrote: > Bill is right (as usual), the Public V1 is fun to ride. > My brother and his wife got them. I made a huge improvement (to me!) in > putting paselas on and switching the 18t rear cog to a 16. > > I love the simplicity of a single speed and hope to get a roaduno and > "fix" it up, > > Edwin > > On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 1:08:27 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> There is no question there will be a Roaduno Complete in early 2024 that >> you will be able to purchase, and that bike will be both simple and a >> single speed. >> >> Another bike that meets both those criteria (simple and singlespeed) is >> the Public V1. >> https://publicbikes.com/collections/single-speed-bikes/products/public-v1 >> >> That's a simple, single speed bike. I bet it would be pretty fun to >> ride. >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 10:35:02 AM UTC-7 Dick Combs wrote: >> >>> I just want a simple, single speed bike >>> >>> On Monday, July 17, 2023 at 1:19:54 PM UTC-4 iamkeith wrote: >>> >>>> Changing subject slightly - there have been some comments worrying that >>>> this will simply be a homer and the logical "why bother" question >>>> implied, >>>> given that it's no longer a true single speed. I have no inside >>>> knowledge, >>>> but suspect it will be different. Specifically, I'd supect it to have a >>>> higher bottom bracket than the homer, to accommodate those who want to use >>>> it as a fixie. >>>> >>>> The Quickbeam had a higher BB, and I can't help wonder if that's the >>>> thing that made it's ride quality so magic and so unique compared to other >>>> contemporary models. (That was my riv era, so I also have a ram and a >>>> saluki and, as similar as they are on paper, they just feel totally >>>> different.) >>>> >>>> My newer rivs are the long, hilli bike type (susie/clem) instead of the >>>> road type. Because those are what I prefer most of the time is why I was >>>> excited about the first Roaduno concept /prototype. But, since it's now >>>> different, I just can't imagine it being less than a improvement to the >>>> QB/SO. >>>> >>>> Like most, I tired of the single speed limitations, and have spent >>>> years planning to add gears to my QB - via IGH in my case. This is >>>> despite >>>> owning the Saluki and Ram. It's just such a good ride, I can't imagine >>>> getting rid of it. The long winded point of this is that i totally >>>> understand the addition of features for adding gears. If the bike ends up >>>> being a "keeper " most are going to get there eventually. >>>> >>> -- 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/e06a631c-fb1b-4ab9-8f0b-f93f97a00ddan%40googlegroups.com.
