Eric,
Off the subject of tires, is your Quickbeam a regular or fixed 3-spd, or
more? I'm thinking of converting my fixed to multi-speed (with 700x40's).
Roy H. Drinkwater
Lititz, PA
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Roy:
In its current incarnation, my QB has a Sturmey-Archer 3-speed fixed hub (S3X)
with a one-speed freewheel, making it a standard 3-speed. I'm really enjoying
this setup, which expands the range of terrain that I can comfortably cross.
Gearing starts at about 74 inches in third gear (direct
On 01/21/2014 11:34 AM, Eric Norris wrote:
Roy:
In its current incarnation, my QB has a Sturmey-Archer 3-speed fixed hub (S3X) with a
one-speed freewheel, making it a standard 3-speed. I'm really enjoying this
setup, which expands the range of terrain that I can comfortably cross.
Gearing
I've had trouble with S-A hubs (although only the 8-speed version) that were
all the result of pawls breaking inside the hub. The S3X is a simpler hub that
should be more reliable. I'll let you know in 20 years ;-)
And of course the lack of ticking while pedaling is nice for those of us who
Nothing but 35s on my QB. Paselas, Kojaks, currently Schwalbe Marathon
Supremes.
Pete in CT
(Still in process of Norris-izing my QB with an S3X)
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My green QB was originally setup as a fixie with Speed Blends, fenders and SON
lighting for commuting. My thought was that any thief would get mesmerized by
the tires changing color, while the headlight lit up my itself, and they would
crash on the first corner when they tried to coast.
I
Inspired by the ride of the 42mm Grand Bois Hetres on my Bleriot, I spent a
couple of hours today changing out the tires on my Quickbeam from the 700x28
size I've been using forever to a set of 700x35s (Paselas, purchased from
another member of this list).
Changing the tires was no big deal.
I ruin my QB on 35mm paselas and love 'em. Waiting on your first ride
report.
Aloha,
Bob
On Jan 19, 2014 7:25 PM, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
Inspired by the ride of the 42mm Grand Bois Hetres on my Bleriot, I spent
a couple of hours today changing out the tires on my Quickbeam from
35mm Paselas are pretty hard to beat.
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 10:11 PM, Robert F. Harrison
rfharri...@gmail.comwrote:
I ruin my QB on 35mm paselas and love 'em. Waiting on your first ride
report.
Aloha,
Bob
On Jan
