LOL, sometimes i just have to wonder about the guys over at RBW, especially with folks lamenting the lack of larger sizes of the SO and here you go and find a Quickbeam that's prolly 5? years old just sitting in the rafters! Good fortune for you, but what else is up in the attics?
On Dec 19, 4:18 pm, Jeremy Till <[email protected]> wrote: > Some of you know me, I've been a Riv fan for a long time and have > participated here for a few years but up until now I've never had a > Rivendell to call my own. > > However, I decided to take the plunge and on saturday I went into Riv to > get a new frame for a fixed-gear daily driver. I was thinking a 62cm > SimpleOne would do the trick even though it's a bit on the short side for > my ~96cm PBH, esp. if I used upright bars as I was planning to do. > However, Vince was really hesitant about the compromises of such a setup, > and mentioned something about a bigger frame they had up in the attic...he > goes and comes back with a NOS 64cm Quickbeam f/f, from the 2nd (Orange) > production run! This just seals the deal for me, since I've always loved > Quickbeams, and the orange was definitely my favorite color. Seemed pretty > once-in-a-lifetime, so I went for it. > > I'm paying for the frame on a 4-month layaway, so I should take delivery in > April, and I'll be building it up myself. Can't wait. > > Also had a great time visiting, saw Erik of Cosmic Country fame and Manny > who was mourning the loss of his Bleriot, but had still ridden by on his > old road bike. Got to ride what I think was a 62cm Bombadil with the > Bullmoose bars and fenders over Schwalbe Nobby Nic tires, which was a > totally bomber setup. The bars esp. were awesome, think I may have to go > that route on the QB when I build it up. > > Pictures when i get it! -- 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.
