on the contrary, ive been riding my quickbeam with a fixed/free setup on the free/free suzue hub, and so far zero problems. totally doable. the secret is in having two excellent brakes. obviously(?) much safer with a lockring but if yer not skidding to a stop i doubt it matters. got my advice from keven@riv and sheldonbrown.com. just my two cents. thanks for your time joe rex kelly
On May 13, 7:07 pm, Ron MH <[email protected]> wrote: > Andrew, sounds like a good set up. I'd make one change, though. > Instead of a free/free rear hub, I'd go for either free/fixed or fixed/ > fixed. The reason is, you can always put a freewheel on a fixed hub > but you can never put a fixed cog on a freewheel hub. You limit your > options by going free/free; you leave your options completely open > with fixed/fixed. Maybe you don't want to try fixed gear now, but you > may some day. I stared with a fixed/free setup and usually rode with > the freewheel side. Now I'd say 80% of my miles are on the fixed gear > side; it's a great way to go. > > Good luck with your mad plotting! ;-) > > Ron > > On May 13, 2:27 pm, andrew hill <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Ok.. I'm sure some of you can relate. > > > You think.. nice! A new Rivendell frame for ~ $1K. > > > I can build a less-expensive bike than what I've already got, and it's not > > that bad... feels totally justifiable. And this one is a single speed - > > how much will it cost even with a couple of nice parts, without all that > > expensive shifter/derailleur nonsense... > > > And then you start choosing parts. > > > Here is my "simple" build list, after I got done dreaming and plotting. > > Sadly, only a couple of these things were in my parts bin, so I managed to > > build my most spendy Rivendell yet. : / > > > 58cm SimpleOne > > > Interface: > > ---------------------- > > Nitto Randonneur bars (45cm) > > Newbaums Orange > > Dirt drop stem (10cm) > > Brooks Special, Honey > > Nitto S-84 seatpost > > White Industries urban platform / Bruce Gordon stainless half clips. > > > Wheelset > > ----------------------- > > Phil Wood high-flange free/free hubset, 32h, SLR drilled > > Velocity Fusion rims, double butted DT Swiss (laced radial front / 3-cross > > rear), brass nipples. > > Schwalbe Marathon Racer 700c x 35 > > > Drivetrain > > ----------------------- > > White Industries Ti BB (113mm) > > White Industries ENO Crank (170mm) silver > > White Industries Dos ENO 16/19t > > White Industries Double chainring, 38/35t > > 3/32 single-speed chain > > Sugino Crank Fixing Bolts (8mm) > > > Stoptrain > > ----------------------- > > Sram S500 road levers > > Jagwire brake cables > > Tektro CR720 cantilevers > > > Aside from rim-tape and tubes, did I miss anything? > > > I've got bottle cages, beeswax, corks, and twine, and the specific tools > > for those cranks and bb. The bar wrap will be shellacked down from orange > > to something approaching the honey of the saddle. > > > Might put on an extra R-15 rack that I've got, or a sturdier and sleeker > > pannier rack if i can find one. > > Thinking about a 21t freewheel for the other side, too, or a 14t... > > > Comon - who else has been madly plotting a SimpleOne or not-so-SimpleOne? > > > Best, > > Andrew- 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
