Patrick, Perhaps "better" is to strong a claim. Certainly any bike can be converted to SS/fixed. I have done it too too. Anything extra you want gone can be cut, ground, or filed off. Anything missing you want, short of room or a higher bb, can be brazed on (at least where I live such service is not hard to find). With White eno hubs even vertical drop outs are no real problem. All the track hubs in my garage are 120s, and I think that is much more common and standard. The SO/QB are/were perfectly suited as built. I think that makes them a unique niche product. That that niche is too small to be commercially viable seems to have been proven by demonstration.
On Apr 8, 12:47 pm, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > Curious: apart from the rear spacing (and there are fixed/flip-flop > hubs available in 126, 130 and 135), why would the SO be better than a > converted road bike, touring or otherwise? I've converted many racing, > touring and mountain bikes to fixed/ss and found them wonderful. > > Is it the handling? I know that my two Riv fixies are the darlings > just for that reason. > > Note: you can always convert your Sam Hill, Ram, Rom, Legolas or what > have you to fixed/ss -- just take out your Dremel, hacksaw and Vise > Grips ... > > Patrick "I've done it, too" Moore > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 12:57 PM, ted <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sure, and its great that works so well for you. Probably does, or > > would, for most other folks too even. > > But as you start "except for the dedicated single speed part". I don't > > think that should be overlooked so cavalierly. Things like the 120 > > rear dropout spacing matter to some of us. > > Any touring frame can be built as a ss/fixed bike but I don't think > > that really makes them direct SimpleOne/Quickbeam substitutes. > > The SimpleOne may have been superfluous but I still think it was a > > unique offering. > > For me, it does what it does better than a converted touring bike. > > > On Apr 8, 7:58 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> "Despite the bazillion "fixies" on the market, I don't think > >> anybody else has offered a dedicated single speed / fixed gear bike > >> with a real fork crown, fender eyelets (with room for fenders), and > >> all those braze on rack mounts. " > > >> Well, except for the "dedicated single speed" part, the Surly Cross Check > >> is an obvious SO/QB competitor. I run my CC as a fixed gear most of the > >> year. It easily fits a 700x40 with fenders, and accommodates front and > >> rear racks. I've occasionally lusted after the RBW single speeds, but my > >> CC is a bike I can beat up, ride it in winter, throw it around when I > >> portage it over rough terrain, and not feel remorseful if something bad > >> happens to it. I have a compact double crank and geared rear wheel for it, > >> and can convert it to a touring bike in under an hour. > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRWhttp://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.
