Re: [RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

[John G]

I also have run a QB as a three speed, for several years as my only 
multi-geared bike. Although it is back to SS duty, if I ever come across 
another 64 QB and my finances are right, I'd pick it up to be a dedicated 
three-speed townie bike.  Love the way my QB rides. 
 I ran the shifter cable along the toptube and down the seatstay, after 
trying along the chainstay and whacking my foot against it too often. 
https://flic.kr/p/cScz1E
You can also see the non-rotation chain tugs I got a machinist friend to 
make me.
https://flic.kr/p/cScyTj
I put the shifter on a bar stub used as a bar bag mount point.  A bit 
kludgey, but worked fine for several years.
https://flic.kr/p/ofKPxf

Cheers,
John G

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Re: [RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

[Abcyclehank]

Tom,

Would love to pass the wheel on to you.  I am settling into my new home in 
North Muskegon.
Let me know if you want to see it and my other bikes, you are welcome anytime.

Sincerely,
Ryan Hankinson
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Re: [RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

[Michael Rivers]

https://flic.kr/p/pBp2SL

This is a picture of the front before I added the rack and basket. The grey 
cable housing goes to a clamp on cable stop that I sourced from Riv. The 
shifter cable continues under the BB shell which on my silver QB has metal 
cable guides on the bottom. The cable continues on to the S3X hub connection. 

Note the Paul Minimoto front break which fits behind the rack and basket 
nicely. 

Since I bought this new from Riv in 2009, I have had a lot of fun with 
different drive trains. See the whole set here:
https://flickr.com/photos/63018801@N00/sets/72157618452191962

Michael

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[RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

[JohnS]

I'm very happy with my two speed fixed Bendix hub on my QB. It's the 
picture of simplicity, I have my cruising gear which I use most of the time 
and a 25% reduction low gear for the tough hills or when I'm feeling a 
little less motivated. Two issues though, spinning out the cruising gear on 
a down hill requires riding the brakes and the other is that to enjoy the 
bike, I have to get a couple of good rides in a week, at least one of 20+ 
miles and a second around 40 or more. 

I can't understand why someone would have made those modifications to a 
QB/SO. 

JohnS


On Monday, December 28, 2015 at 1:11:38 PM UTC-5, nathaniel nichols wrote:

> Found this on local CL, not mine, but I would think the dropout would make 
> it shift funny or just kinda annoying to change a flat..idk looks fun 
> though 
> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/bik/5375840206.html

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Re: [RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

[Abcyclehank]

Christopher,
My 68cm Quickbeam is set up as a 3 speed.  Although the bike functions great as 
is I am switching back to its original build.  Let me know if you might be 
interested in either the wheelset or rear wheel and shifter.

Sincerely,
Ryan Hankinson
West Michigan

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Re: [RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

[Palmer]

Hi Ryan,
I may be interested in the rear wheel if Christopher is not.  
Tom Palmer
just up M120 in Twin Lake, MI

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Re: [RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

['joe kelly' via RBW Owners Bunch]

those silver quickbeams are great looking. i really like that color.


On Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 6:35:12 PM UTC-5, Michael Rivers wrote:
>
> I stole Eric's and Phillip Williamson's idea, and use my QB in the same 
> way. Three speeds are great around relatively flat Washington, DC, and the 
> low gear helps when I'm bringing home groceries or adult beverages. My top, 
> direct drive gear is also 72 in, and I have a freewheel in the back. There 
> is a bar end shifter on the right side of the handlebars. 
>
> This is a seriously bomb proof bike.
>
> https://flic.kr/p/vVXhPB
>
> Michael 
>
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

[Eric Norris]

How did you run the cable under the bottom bracket? I went with the traditional 
fulcrum pulley at the top of the seat tube, but your solution looks very nice.

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> On Dec 29, 2015, at 3:35 PM, Michael Rivers  wrote:
> 
> I stole Eric's and Phillip Williamson's idea, and use my QB in the same way. 
> Three speeds are great around relatively flat Washington, DC, and the low 
> gear helps when I'm bringing home groceries or adult beverages. My top, 
> direct drive gear is also 72 in, and I have a freewheel in the back. There is 
> a bar end shifter on the right side of the handlebars. 
> 
> This is a seriously bomb proof bike.
> 
> https://flic.kr/p/vVXhPB
> 
> Michael 
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Re: [RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

[Christopher Murray]

This does look like a nice bike but why? I don't get it. 

Cheers!
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Re: [RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

[Patrick Moore]

Why the 3 speed instead of single speed? I can see having some lower gears
for longer rides, and the S3X is a way to get them when you don't have a
derailleur hangar or don't want multiple cogs.

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> This does look like a nice bike but why? I don't get it.
>
> Cheers!
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Re: [RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

[Patrick Moore]

If anyone has a 130 spaced, 32 hole, S3X in good condition -- no rim,
please -- I am interested. Stevie's ordered me a 36 and couldn't find a 32
to replace it on the market.

On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 4:35 PM, Michael Rivers  wrote:

> I stole Eric's and Phillip Williamson's idea, and use my QB in the same
> way. Three speeds are great around relatively flat Washington, DC, and the
> low gear helps when I'm bringing home groceries or adult beverages. My top,
> direct drive gear is also 72 in, and I have a freewheel in the back. There
> is a bar end shifter on the right side of the handlebars.
>
> This is a seriously bomb proof bike.
>
> https://flic.kr/p/vVXhPB
>
> Michael
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Re: [RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

[Michael Rivers]

I stole Eric's and Phillip Williamson's idea, and use my QB in the same way. 
Three speeds are great around relatively flat Washington, DC, and the low gear 
helps when I'm bringing home groceries or adult beverages. My top, direct drive 
gear is also 72 in, and I have a freewheel in the back. There is a bar end 
shifter on the right side of the handlebars. 

This is a seriously bomb proof bike.

https://flic.kr/p/vVXhPB

Michael 

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Re: [RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

[Christopher Murray]

I was referring to the bike in the original post. I don't understand all the 
work put into adding a derailer to a QB/SO. I have a QB and would love make it 
a 3 speed!

Cheers!
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Re: [RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

[Eric Norris]

I use Sturmey-Archer's S3X hub, which has a reasonably wide range, coupled with 
a spin-on singlespeed freewheel to allow coasting. The top gear (3rd) is direct 
drive (the most efficient on any IGH), and the bottom gear (1st) is about 60% 
of top. With a 72-inch top gear, that puts the lowest gear at about 43 inches, 
which is low enough for me for all but the steepest pitches.

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> On Dec 28, 2015, at 11:46 AM, Steve Palincsar  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 12/28/2015 02:19 PM, Eric Norris wrote:
>> I've done a lot of riding on 3-speed equipped bikes, including my venerable 
>> (first gen) Quickbeam, which I converted from a fixed gear several years 
>> ago. Only very seldom have I had to resort to the 24-inch gear (two feet). 
>> 
>> Remember that, back in the day, bikes with 3-speed IGHs were much more 
>> common, and were used for the same type of riding that we now do with 
>> 21-speed bicycles. There's much to said for the simplicity of a 3-speed bike.
> 
> Much to be said about the inadequate low gear offered by a 25% reduction and 
> the monstrous, enormous step up to a high gear that is 33% higher, too.  Some 
> of the 4 speed Sturmeys offered a much better selection of gears, in my 
> opinion.
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[RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

[Pondero]

Interesting approach.  I put a 3-speed IGH (with stem shifter) on my 
Quickbeam and did a short self-supported tour with it back in May.  There 
were a few places where lower gears would have been ideal, but overall I 
enjoyed the QB in touring mode.

[image: IMG_9322]


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Re: [RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

[Eric Norris]

I've done a lot of riding on 3-speed equipped bikes, including my venerable 
(first gen) Quickbeam, which I converted from a fixed gear several years ago. 
Only very seldom have I had to resort to the 24-inch gear (two feet). 

Remember that, back in the day, bikes with 3-speed IGHs were much more common, 
and were used for the same type of riding that we now do with 21-speed 
bicycles. There's much to said for the simplicity of a 3-speed bike.

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> On Dec 28, 2015, at 10:57 AM, Pondero  wrote:
> 
> Interesting approach.  I put a 3-speed IGH (with stem shifter) on my 
> Quickbeam and did a short self-supported tour with it back in May.  There 
> were a few places where lower gears would have been ideal, but overall I 
> enjoyed the QB in touring mode.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Chris Johnson
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Re: [RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

[Steve Palincsar]

On 12/28/2015 02:19 PM, Eric Norris wrote:
I've done a lot of riding on 3-speed equipped bikes, including my 
venerable (first gen) Quickbeam, which I converted from a fixed gear 
several years ago. Only very seldom have I had to resort to the 
24-inch gear (two feet).


Remember that, back in the day, bikes with 3-speed IGHs were much more 
common, and were used for the same type of riding that we now do with 
21-speed bicycles. There's much to said for the simplicity of a 
3-speed bike.


Much to be said about the inadequate low gear offered by a 25% reduction 
and the monstrous, enormous step up to a high gear that is 33% higher, 
too.  Some of the 4 speed Sturmeys offered a much better selection of 
gears, in my opinion.





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[RBW] Re: Interesting Simple One mod into "touring/cx" bike

[Lungimsam]

It really baffles me as to why people publicly put their address on Clist.

Either they could get themselves robbed, or the person that lives at the 
actual address shown on the map, if it isn't the sellers'.

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