A Quickbeam could easily be my "only" bike. Congratulations on the green steed! It looks great.
Philip www.biketinker.com On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 8:53:24 AM UTC-8, Tom Goodmann wrote: > > Thanks, Minh, and all; I'm really happy with this one, so glad that Frank > offered it to me here locally. Our South Florida roads are--ahem--not the > most friendly for bicyclists, but the cycling community here is more active > each year, and the weather is mostly cooperative, rain being the only > natural hazard (and the occasional hurricane). Everything I have read > about the QB feels spot-on: it just makes you want to go, and it may well > become (as Frank predicts) my daily commuter. The Pasela 35s feel good, > but I will try bigger tires too--he had Conti Cross tires on it, I think, > which made me want to find paved trails, or more challenging terrain. BTW, > very impressive, Ray Shine, that you can ride Mt. Tam on the QB--suddenly, > it's an All-Rounder! (As any bike can be--the "engine" being a big factor, > as GP offers in *Just Ride*). So far, in this flat terrain, 40/17 gives me > an easy-going ride, and I think I'll appreciate a 16 in back to let me dig > a bit deeper. This is a great bike; will post more photos as I sort it > out; it's a well-chosen green, to boot. Thanks, Rivfolk. --Tom > > > > On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Minh <mgian...@gmail.com > <javascript:>>wrote: > >> Tom, >> >> Congrats on the new-to-you-QB. it's always nice to see a matching green >> one finding a new home. My build is very similiar to yours with the Pauls >> brakes, dos eno fw. Mine came with moustache bars (the old style) which i >> really liked because they were aggressive and responsive. i swapped them >> out for albatross bars just to see the difference and never went back. i >> love the laid back position for cruising and the curves for out of the >> saddle climbing. with the moustache (and i would think drops) i always >> felt the need to 'go faster' with the alba it feels more relaxed and i ride >> more, enjoy it more. >> enjoy yours! i wish it wasn't so darn cold here so i could ride mine >> today! >> >> >> On Monday, December 30, 2013 3:50:23 PM UTC-5, Tom Goodmann wrote: >>> >>> Thanks to listmember Frank Neff, who delivered this beautiful Quickbeam >>> about forty-eight hours ago, building it up right here at the house using >>> Open Pro rims, Pasela 35s (from listmember Anne up in Michigan; thanks) and >>> Paul Touring brakes I had sourced elsewhere--come to think of it, the >>> bars/stem/levers are from this list or the BOB list. It takes an e-village >>> . . . . >>> >>> I'm not settled yet on bars (or colors of saddle and bar tape)--the bike >>> will likely have Moustache or Albastaches sooner or later--but, oh, does it >>> ride nicely! Running 40/34 up front and 17 in the rear . . . and looking >>> at the Dos Eno 16/18 for the other side of this wheel. >>> >>> Happy New Year, indeed. --Tom Miami, FL >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/uGYtiHxImHI/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
