Tough hills and just a great riding bike from that Quickbeam frame - that's why many of us have spent a lot of hours working up gearing schemes for the Quickbeam. Can't wait till JTEK makes that 11-speed bar-end shifter for drop bars!
On Dec 31, 2011, at 10:19 AM, cyclotourist wrote: > Yes!!! I regret selling my... QUICKBEAM!!!! > > Well, only partially really. Like you, I just didn't ride it much, > and when I did I wasn't conditioned to ride a SS so the hills around > here were less than pleasant. When I rode it consistently it wasn't a > problem, but hopping on it once a month or so was tough. Gears are > good and all that. > > That said, it was the most unique bike I've ever had, and a pleasure > to ride. It just felt better to me than my other bikes for some > reason. I miss it a lot, and if I had the space for it, would have > kept it. I did use the money to buy another bike, which has been sold > to buy another one. > > Bikes do come and go, but a QB is pretty unique. If you think at all > you'll use it more in the future, maybe hold onto it. But if it's > really just going to be an extra bike you hop on now and then, I'm > sure there's someone who could use it :-) > > > > On 12/31/11, Greg J <[email protected]> wrote: >> Too many to count. Ibis, Appel, Bontrager, Ritchey, on and on. But >> realistically, I couldn't have kept them all, so you gotta do what you gotta >> do. Another one, or an even better alternative, will come along. >> >> Greg >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/1sqgyvMVyE4J. >> 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. >> >> > > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, 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 [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. > -- 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.
