[RBW] Re: Pondering Sale of 68cm Quickbeam

2009-09-26 Thread Shaun Meehan
Interesting. Most who responded essentially said don't do it and no one expressed interest in buying my QB. If someone would've said please, please, please sell me your 68cm QB because I *really* want one and there are no more, I think I'd have thought seriously about selling it. After all I have

[RBW] Re: Pondering Sale of 68cm Quickbeam

2009-09-26 Thread David Estes
I'm guessing the QB has lighter tubing that an Atlantis. I know mine feels springy compared to my All Rounder, but less so than my Road. DE On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Shaun Meehan meehan.sh...@gmail.comwrote: Interesting. Most who responded essentially said don't do it and no one

[RBW] Re: Pondering Sale of 68cm Quickbeam

2009-09-26 Thread Esteban
I agree with most folks - especially David here. I'm sure a stripped- down, sans racks, fenders, twined-kickstand, etc...would still make you feel fast when you looked at it. I have the old Atlantis brochure, and the rough stuff and day-touring builds look pretty spartan to me:

[RBW] Re: Pondering Sale of 68cm Quickbeam

2009-09-26 Thread Esteban
Typically, going rate for a complete QB (as far as I've seen) is $900 - $1000 if its in very good condition. On Sep 26, 8:51 am, David Estes cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote: I'm guessing the QB has lighter tubing that an Atlantis.  I know mine feels springy compared to my All Rounder, but less so

[RBW] Re: Pondering Sale of 68cm Quickbeam

2009-09-25 Thread Tom M
Sounds like you should sell the Atlantis to fund a Roadeo... On Sep 25, 10:55 am, Shaun Meehan meehan.sh...@gmail.com wrote: It's not that I don't like the bike. It's not that I don't use the bike. I ride it nearly every day. In fact, in a way, it might be my favorite bike. But while I'm

[RBW] Re: Pondering Sale of 68cm Quickbeam

2009-09-25 Thread Bill Connell
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 9:55 AM, Shaun Meehan meehan.sh...@gmail.com wrote: It's not that I don't like the bike. It's not that I don't use the bike. I ride it nearly every day. In fact, in a way, it might be my favorite bike. But while I'm riding it, my poor Atlantis collects dust in the

[RBW] Re: Pondering Sale of 68cm Quickbeam

2009-09-25 Thread James Warren
, 2009 12:23 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Re: Pondering Sale of 68cm Quickbeam This is an easy one -- get a light set of wheels for the Atlantis. On Sep 25, 11:14 am, Shaun Meehan meehan.sh...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks guys. Yeah, I've thought of selling

[RBW] Re: Pondering Sale of 68cm Quickbeam

2009-09-25 Thread Shaun Meehan
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Dan pjssu...@gmail.com wrote: This is an easy one -- get a light set of wheels for the Atlantis. Definitely a possibility I suppose. I do have to say that it feels sort of weird showing up for a fast (it's all relative) ride or a triathlon on my fendered,

[RBW] Re: Pondering Sale of 68cm Quickbeam

2009-09-25 Thread Bill Connell
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Shaun Meehan meehan.sh...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Dan pjssu...@gmail.com wrote: This is an easy one -- get a light set of wheels for the Atlantis. Definitely a possibility I suppose. I do have to say that it feels sort of weird

[RBW] Re: Pondering Sale of 68cm Quickbeam

2009-09-25 Thread Seth Vidal
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Bill Connell bconn...@gmail.com wrote: FWIW, i did the bike leg of two duathlons on my fendered, twined, bar-end-shifted and brass-belled Redwood, and smiled a little smile every time i passed someone (and not just because the 2nd race was rainy and i was

[RBW] Re: Pondering Sale of 68cm Quickbeam

2009-09-25 Thread PATRICK MOORE
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Tom M tmil...@att.net wrote: Part of me thinks that someday I might regret selling the QB, especially since RBW may not do QB's anymore. Let alone 68cm QB's. I would ponder this possibility very carefully, if I were considering your choice. I know that I

[RBW] Re: Pondering Sale of 68cm Quickbeam

2009-09-25 Thread David Estes
Getting into the conversation kind of late, but yea, what he said. Set up the Atlantis w/ light wheels and maybe drop some weight elsewhere (saddle, cranks, shifters, whatever) and see how you keep up w/ the buds. Still doesn't do it for you, then you have a bunch of lightweight parts that you