Andrew While I agree that it would not compare to a QB ,as the owner of a Handsome Devil I can tell you I have been very pleased with it, Especially at the $400 price point. I got mine last year and have probably put about 3000 km on it. One of the things that drew me to it (besides being too impatient/stupid to save a little more and get a Bleriot) is its versatility. With its drop outs and eyelets it can do everything from a Fixie, to Cyclo cross, to touring or even a sport road bike. I generally have the bike set up with fenders, 35c Pasela's, and racks but I also stripped it down recently and put my Mavic Askiums with 25c tires on it and did a fast, for me, 100km ride on it.
If you want a QB wait on it or the Simpleone, if you want a very versatile, economical and versatile frame then the Handsome Devil is a good bet. And no, I am in no way affiliated with Handsome other than being the owner of one of their frames. Either way good luck. My 2 cents Ryan On Jul 28, 3:11 pm, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: > thanks Esteban, > > you might be right - a Handsome might not fit the bill.. but i'm still torn. > making it easier is the fact that i've already got a Hillborne, so have my > go-anywhere needs covered :) > > best, > andrew > > On Jul 28, 2010, at 2:56 PM, Esteban wrote: > > > Andrew - without knowing your attraction to the Devil -- if you're > > interested in the QB because its a Grant-design, Riv-quality ride, I > > don't think the Devil would be a suitable replacement by any stretch. > > > That being said, you could pick up a *waterford*-made Hillborne and > > set it up with an eccentric bottom bracket and run it as a > > singlespeed. Then, when the Simple-one comes out (or when a 58cm QB > > pops up), convert the Hillborne to a geared go-anywhere bike. Also, > > if you're willing to wait just a bit, you can have any number of > > custom builders craft you a nice singlespeed in the spirit of the QB. > > > Just a thought or two. > > > Esteban > > San Diego, Calif. > > > On Jul 28, 1:20 pm, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> hi folks, > > >> just poking this thread (again) to see if anyone has a 58 Quickbeam (stock > >> setup) that they might be willing to sell..? i'm considering going for a > >> Handsome Devil if not.. > > >> would prefer a Rivendell, obviously, but not sure i want to wait (some > >> indeterminate amount of time) for the SimpleOne. > > >> thanks, > >> andrew > > >> On Feb 27, 2010, at 4:31 PM, neurodrum wrote: > > >>> just wondering if anyone has a 58 cm quickbeam that is seeking a new > >>> home. > > >>> google shows a few have sold used in the past year, and since i'm > >>> toying with the idea of buying one, i'm wondering if anyone on the > >>> list is toying with the idea of selling one :) > > >>> i would also be interested in hearing about any other used Rivendell > >>> frame about that size. > > >>> thanks, > >>> andrew > > > -- > > 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.
