If you crave clearance get an All City Nature Boy. If not, get a Big Block
(28mm) or a Wabi (32mm)
IMO all are better options than the Roller.
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If I remember correctly they did state in the Blug that "a few" of the Blue
Lug singlespeeders (Senor Frank Jones, I think) would likely be available
in the US but not to expect any tall ones. The Rosco Roads have Simpleone
forks and the same clearances as QB/Simpleone but not the long track
Take a look at the All City Nature Boy as well. My father-in-law has one
that I ride when I visit him. I love it. I also owned a QB for a while,
just sold it. Hard to compare since I had the quickbeam setup as a commuter
with Jitensha bars, and the Nature Boy I ride is more of a flared drop bar
On Friday, October 20, 2017 at 10:04:45 PM UTC-4, tc wrote:
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> With my 90(.5) PBH, that 60cm QB on eBay is a tad small. Will confirmed
> I'd ride a 62...
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I have a 90(.5) pbh and easily ride a 64 QB, so you might keep an eye out
for those as well.
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> Thanks for all the thoughts and comments. Regarding Surlys in general,
> yes they seem to be made for long torsos. My Ogre has an uncut steerer and
> all the spacers my LBS had...and with a Jones bar, it's a dream.
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With my 90(.5) PBH, that 60cm QB on eBay is a tad small. Will confirmed
At the risk of over simplifying things, a QB vs. Surly x or Surly y is
going to as different/similar as a geared Riv and a somewhat similar Surly.
My approach to this question was simple. I did a national search of
Craigslist and found my 66cm QB and we've been bashin' n' crashin',
crankin' n
I rode a friend's Quickbeam a few years ago. I enjoyed it.
I ended up buying an All-City Space Horse frameset and having that built
into a single-speed. It has canti brakes and semi-horizontal dropouts. I
like the way it rides more than the QB.Different build and
personal preference
There's a 60cm orange Quickbeam on eBay right
now:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rivendell-Quickbeam-Orange-60cm-Good-Used-Condition-/152729592842?_trksid=p2385738.m2548.l4275
I've never ridden a Steamroller, but I do have a 60cm green QB, and could
easily fit on a 62. I got 60cm frame to better run
"of course, right after that, they came up with the track style dropouts
used on the rosco bubbe bikes"
The Rosco Bubbes do have semi-horizontal dropouts, but I wouldn't call them
track style. I'm sure that's all you meant. Track style would be rear
facing horizontals with no derailer tab.
I know it's not quite the same thing, but there's always the option of a white
industries eccentric eno hub. Works on ANY riv frame. There was a blug entry
or reader article or something, that specifically said that this was the reason
Rivendell is unlikey to do any more single speeds (of
I've been getting the single speed itch, too, especially looking ahead to
the winter and the type of riding I usually do. I've never ridden a QB, but
I have borrowed a friends Steamroller for a few rides. I really liked it.
I'm around 200lbs, and the tubing didn't feel dead to me.
I wish Riv
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