[RBW] Re: Continuing Quickbeam Saga
the light looks good! the reflecting tape around the rim is clever. did you cut the tape yourself ? -Manny -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Re: Continuing Quickbeam Saga
I've found that a mudflap there has been very useful in keeping the drivetrain much cleaner, even though in my case it's keeping more dust off the chain than water, and it works for water, too. That Rohloff hub is amazing; I hope you've seen this: http://videos.mtb-news.de/videos/view/3575 I wonder if there is a video like that about the SON hubs. One of my dreams is to live to see frames like Quickbeams and otheres, and parts like the Rohloff made in the USA again, made by my high school students... MUSA parts! On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 6:04 PM, manueljohnacosta manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com wrote: the light looks good! the reflecting tape around the rim is clever. did you cut the tape yourself ? -Manny -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- Bill Gibson Tempe, Arizona, USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Continuing Quickbeam Saga
On Jan 2, 8:36 pm, Bill Gibson bill.bgib...@gmail.com wrote: That Rohloff hub is amazing; I hope you've seen this: by the looks of the cables, that's not a rohloff. also by the looks of the cables, non-aero levers are going on my next project bike. love it. Eric - do you have that rear fender optimized for wheel removal? track ends + fenders + IG hub seems like it could be a little finicky. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Re: Continuing Quickbeam Saga
It's a Sturmey hub: http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/4238927602/sizes/o/in/set-72157622999588839/ On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Patrick in VT psh...@drm.com wrote: On Jan 2, 8:36 pm, Bill Gibson bill.bgib...@gmail.com wrote: That Rohloff hub is amazing; I hope you've seen this: by the looks of the cables, that's not a rohloff. also by the looks of the cables, non-aero levers are going on my next project bike. love it. Eric - do you have that rear fender optimized for wheel removal? track ends + fenders + IG hub seems like it could be a little finicky. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comrbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym. ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Continuing Quickbeam Saga
Very cool. Speaking of Sturmey, it looks like the 3-speed fixed hub is finally availablein europe: http://www.bike-eu.com/products/3692/sunrace-sturmey-archer-with-s3x.html One of those would be fun on a quickbeam! Isaac On Jan 2, 6:34 pm, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote: It's a Sturmey hub:http://www.flickr.com/photos/35176...@n03/4238927602/sizes/o/in/set-7... On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Patrick in VT psh...@drm.com wrote: On Jan 2, 8:36 pm, Bill Gibson bill.bgib...@gmail.com wrote: That Rohloff hub is amazing; I hope you've seen this: by the looks of the cables, that's not a rohloff. also by the looks of the cables, non-aero levers are going on my next project bike. love it. Eric - do you have that rear fender optimized for wheel removal? track ends + fenders + IG hub seems like it could be a little finicky. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comrbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib e...@googlegroups.com . For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym. ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Continuing Quickbeam Saga
The reflective tape on Eric's wheel is more eligant that what I did. I purchased some relfective tape from RBW and cut it into short lengths and stuck it between the spokes. http://www.flickr.com/photos/16951...@n08/3197299097/ I also put reflective tape ON the spokes. http://www.lightweights.org/store/home.php I kind of got carried away with the reflectors and lights when I started riding the bike to work a couple times each week. Angus On Jan 2, 7:04 pm, manueljohnacosta manueljohnaco...@hotmail.com wrote: the light looks good! the reflecting tape around the rim is clever. did you cut the tape yourself ? -Manny -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Re: Continuing Quickbeam Saga
That is indeed a Sturmey Archer hub. And yes, the cabling and mounting is much cleaner than the Rohloff, although that's a very fine unit as well. I particularly like the J-Tek bar-end shifter (many thanks to the member on this list who let me know about them, and to Jim at Hiawatha Cycles for getting it to me). I like the non-aero routing of the cables, which I think lends the bike a more classic look. I've just finished reading and drooling over The Golden Age of Handbuilt Bicycles (Christmas gift from my mother-in-law), and it confirmed my notions of how a randonneuring bike should look. And ... the rear wheel has to be deflated to get it in and out of the frame. Other than that, it's pretty straightforward. The cable for the shift mechanism comes on and off the hub without tools, and the wheel is otherwise like a singlespeed or fixed gear from that point on. --Eric www.wheelsnorth.org www.campyonly.com On Jan 2, 2010, at 6:21 PM, Patrick in VT wrote: On Jan 2, 8:36 pm, Bill Gibson bill.bgib...@gmail.com wrote: That Rohloff hub is amazing; I hope you've seen this: by the looks of the cables, that's not a rohloff. also by the looks of the cables, non-aero levers are going on my next project bike. love it. Eric - do you have that rear fender optimized for wheel removal? track ends + fenders + IG hub seems like it could be a little finicky. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners- bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . 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 rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Re: Continuing Quickbeam Saga
The rim reflectors are from a company called Fun Reflectors (http://www.funreflector.com/ ). They make reflective tape in a variety of fun shapes and colors (http://funreflector.com/gallery.html ). The rim reflectors are here: http://funreflector.com/shop/ shop.html (scroll down to the bottom of the page). Their black reflective tape is very cool--not quite as reflective, but during the day it's almost invisible when applied to black surfaces (I have some on the black rims of another bike). --Eric www.wheelsnorth.org www.campyonly.com On Jan 2, 2010, at 5:04 PM, manueljohnacosta wrote: the light looks good! the reflecting tape around the rim is clever. did you cut the tape yourself ? -Manny -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners- bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . 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 rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
