[RBW] WTB: Quickbeam or Simple One
I'm planning to buy the new Riv single speed but thought I would see if there are any on the market used. I would need a 54 to 56 size range (I'm not sure what sizes were made) as I am 5'10" with an 83 PBH. If you want to sell to buy the new model or just don't dig single speed let me know. Doug Athens, Ga -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4b5d1a15-3bae-46a8-a9b4-6b0dc7f842d9n%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [RBW] WTB quickbeam or simple one
One of the nicest riding -- on road -- bikes I ever rode was an early or mid-1960s Paramount track bike owned by my brother; from the days when there was surprising clearance between ~23 mm tires and crown and bridge; more than the 1980s Schwinn Tempo that was my first fixed gear (and a nice riding bike, too). This handled so much like my custom Riv Roads that I almost bought it from my brother; I'm rather sorry I didn't. (The crown was drilled for a brake.) I recall riding it through West LA with some 40-spoke tandem (?) Campy Record wheels; perhaps it was just the weight of the wheels -- my brother said it was the bearings -- but that was on of the the smoothest riding bikes I've been on, and the handling was quick but very surprisingly neutral in transition between straight and turn, like Rivendell road bikes. As for shipping: I've shipped a number of frames and whole bikes by charging the buyer not only shipping but packing by a reputable bike shop; the folder I sent, and I think it was shipped unfolded; it included rack and stand; cost about $150 including packing and Bike Flights or somesuch. It's not too much bother to drive a bike down to the nearest LBS, at least if you live in a decent sized city (ABQ, NM). On Sat, May 30, 2020 at 7:33 PM Andrew Huston < firsttolastinaninst...@gmail.com> wrote: > I’m considering the cross check strongly but have a strong desire for > the ultra clean lines of a track bike. Don’t ask me why. > A QB and a SO we’re possibilities but as I mention I need shipping. The > owners preferred not to bother with it and I don’t blame them. --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfguCpYKD6y4BDPL3oBv8-TMpTGsMaAHh1beVrGf2irBV4Q%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [RBW] WTB quickbeam or simple one
As anyone who is looking at bikes recently will find, there are not many available. Of those mentioned, only a cross check is available locally. Craigslist is becoming less of a resource, likely where the more vintage bikes could be found. I’m considering the cross check strongly but have a strong desire for the ultra clean lines of a track bike. Don’t ask me why. A QB and a SO we’re possibilities but as I mention I need shipping. The owners preferred not to bother with it and I don’t blame them. So, still on the hunt. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3f6790ab-dc4c-4445-be6a-e10f7cc00709%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [RBW] WTB quickbeam or simple one
Probably needless to say, but that should be "32 mm ...". On Sat, May 30, 2020 at 7:07 PM Patrick Moore wrote: > . -- at the time, circa 2003 -- fat, white 23 mm Vittoria clinchers > ... > > --- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgs2YV-1G-R1HXernYvXeHx4sL%3DJtCNRSBTc2gG8V0iaWA%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [RBW] WTB quickbeam or simple one
Andrew may well have found his QB, but besides the Surlys and Somas he might want to consider an old road race bike from the 1970s (or earlier, or later if with long horizontals, long stays, reasonable hta and sta) -- if you can still find them; I hear there's a run on any good bike nowadays. My first several (2 or 3; starting with the Tempo in 1996 or 1997) fixed gear bikes were repurposed old road frames and I liked them enough to order a custom RIv fixie in 1999; that is to say that the experience of these repurposed road frames was so delightful I paid for a fixed Riv Road custom. One advantage of such old frames can be that many are made from surprisingly light tubing and thus give a very nice ride. I recall my 1973 Motobecane Grand Record, a ~1966 Bottechia with World Champion sticker but no model nomenclature, and -- other side of the range -- a very early '90s or very late '80s Tange Prestige mountain bike that with sufficiently fat 60 mm Big Apples made a wonderful fixed gear all-rounder. The Bottechia and the Motobecane had longer stays than the mountain bike, and of course had smaller diameter, if possibly thicker gauge tubing; both very flexy and very comfortable and nice -- not like my Riv fixies or, I daresay, like a QB or SO, but worthy substitutes. Oh, another that I remember fondly: An early Raleigh Technium sports tourer with long stays and reasonable angles, standard gauge tubes IIRC but made from (presumably thickwall) aluminum bonded into straight-shouldered steel "lugs" or sockets. A tank, heavy, but flexy and with the -- at the time, circa 2003 -- fat, white 23 mm Vittoria clinchers, a Cadillac. I used it to commute ~ 30 miles rt, and carried some heavy loads, also using it to pull my then-2-year-old daughter's doublewide trailer (67" gear) against headwinds on our scheduled Saturday morning outings; great fun. -- --- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgtL%2BLPDA5TFDF0M%3DSSdUSfT6s0xwUXahr_W7G92Fbzypg%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [RBW] WTB quickbeam or simple one
I've owned: - Cross Check (62 cm) - Quickbeam (64 cm) - BMC Monstercross (62 cm) - Soma Wolverine (62 cm) - Mercier Kilo WT (62 cm) (like a long reached Steamroller) - and too many others to list Honestly, among those six bikes, they all rode within a good day/bad day of each other. That is, no bike really stood out more than me having a good or bad day. Nothing amongst them was dead and wooden, like some bikes I've had, but none of them have the liveliness of the standard gauge bikes I've had (the Rawland rSogn particularly stands out, but some vintage Treks have been good, as was my old Raleigh Technium). So base it on fit, features, color, price, etc. I wrote up my thoughts about the CC vc. QB vs. MC here: https://bikingtoplay.blogspot.com/2019/05/rivendell-quickbeam-vs-surly-cross.html Spoiler: I would probably pick the CC of those three. Eric On Sat, May 30, 2020 at 7:54 PM Andrew Huston < firsttolastinaninst...@gmail.com> wrote: > I’ve considered both the Fredward and cross check. I’m concerned the rides > will be uninspiring. Maybe I’m wrong. Carla, what’s your experience? Any > cross check lovers want to chime in? > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/13c15cec-5956-443c-8a00-82a78dc162ca%40googlegroups.com > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAHFNW5DdoyZi%3DkUTWSX_mdPQ7Wyo7F6mq%3DpKk%3DJ%2BXd0UcKm1qQ%40mail.gmail.com.
Re: [RBW] WTB quickbeam or simple one
Diverging further you might look into a soma wolverine -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9aad6bd3-473f-400d-86cc-0829e3c09b83%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [RBW] WTB quickbeam or simple one
I’ve considered both the Fredward and cross check. I’m concerned the rides will be uninspiring. Maybe I’m wrong. Carla, what’s your experience? Any cross check lovers want to chime in? -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/13c15cec-5956-443c-8a00-82a78dc162ca%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [RBW] WTB quickbeam or simple one
I would say the Cross Check is more comparable to the QB. The Steamroller has quite a bit steeper geo. Eric On Saturday, May 30, 2020, Andrew Huston wrote: > I’ll add to this a 56 surly steamroller as another option. > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8b782f27-6d22-4e38-9640- > b3cf1c0d9851%40googlegroups.com. > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAHFNW5B28T5qjSEOxip%3Dv6%3D1cuTLp8r79L8HXRuHugzcbtFQzw%40mail.gmail.com.
[RBW] WTB quickbeam or simple one
I'll add Handsome Fredward and I understand it's not a Riv. I have a ton of fun on mine. You can choose your color as well. I have never seen a QB or SO because I live in Ok. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/54bd9dc7-40a9-4af2-bda3-b6e394e3e993%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] WTB quickbeam or simple one
I’ll add to this a 56 surly steamroller as another option. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8b782f27-6d22-4e38-9640-b3cf1c0d9851%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] WTB quickbeam or simple one
Either one. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a0a9fe76-083b-4d7e-b6f6-92cbc672cb7b%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] WTB quickbeam or simple one
Are you looking for F/F/HS or complete ? -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/af10115a-04b8-45b3-96c3-8ebea167222b%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] WTB quickbeam or simple one
Both inputs appreciated. Let me know if yours comes online! -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9d543fec-f9a0-49ee-b6c5-bcb659370550%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] WTB quickbeam or simple one
I’m 5’10” with a ~83cm pbh and am very happy on a 56cm SO. Just another data point, but I think the 54 would be too small given your dimensions. Not selling right now, but I’ll let you know if I change my mind! Hudson in ATX -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9ab66efb-5aba-4609-8c44-4e6e2ef843f8%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] WTB quickbeam or simple one
Likely a long shot. Probably a 54 or 56. 5’10 and 84 PBH. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/66e6820e-bd23-40fc-8640-2af41cecd563%40googlegroups.com.
