I solve the problem in a different way: Riding hills on my gearies, I shift just a little lower than on my fixies. Well, sometimes a lot lower, as with loads and very steep hills.
I deal with the problem of fitness lost on gearies for fixed riding by downshifting rather little for hills, except for the very steep ones. Seriously, I can't spin a granny up a hill with comfort: I very quickly get out of breath. It's easier to sit and torque at 50 - 60 rpm in a 30 to 40" gear, depending on tires, load and hill. More seriously: wouldn't it make more sense to use a Rivendell road bike instead of a QB if you want multiple gears? Is there something wholly unique about the QB (or Simple One, for that matter) that you don't find with other Rivs? Me, I'd love a QB or a SO -- or to get back that converted 1995 Waterford Riv. On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 11:27 AM, James Warren <[email protected]>wrote: > > 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.
