Re: [RBW] Quickbeam Question - main bike, or backup bike?

2010-11-08 Thread PATRICK MOORE
On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 9:25 PM, Dan Abelson d...@abelsons.net wrote: While I have 2 nice bikes in addition to my Quickbeam (a AHH and a Crosscheck), the Quickbeam is my favorite and my go to bike.  There is something magical (to me at least) about the ride.    I like it so much that I was

[RBW] Quickbeam Question - main bike, or backup bike?

2010-11-08 Thread Robert F. Harrison
My QB has grown into my primary bike in the year that I've owned it. For the first few months i was much warier of using everywhere and would ride my beater if I was going to have to park it outside for long. After a while I just ended up preferring the ride so much that I ride it pretty much

[RBW] Quickbeam Question - main bike, or backup bike?

2010-11-08 Thread Robert F. Harrison
My QB has grown into my primary bike in the year that I've owned it. For the first few months i was much warier of using everywhere and would ride my beater if I was going to have to park it outside for long. After a while I just ended up preferring the ride so much that I ride it pretty much

Re: [RBW] Quickbeam Question - main bike, or backup bike?

2010-11-08 Thread Robert Harrison
Thatt was supposed to say without hills not with w hills. sigh. Sent from my iPad On Nov 8, 2010, at 6:30 PM, Robert F. Harrison rfharri...@gmail.com wrote: My QB has grown into my primary bike in the year that I've owned it. For the first few months i was much warier of using everywhere and

Re: [RBW] Quickbeam Question - main bike, or backup bike?

2010-11-08 Thread Dan Abelson
I've got two Riv custom fixies, but I'd love a Riv-made fixie to replace the (admittedly rather nice, but still not Riv) '73 Grand Record I use as a grocery fixie. So, tell me: what is the difference between Simple One and QB, and when is the SO due? And, will it be available as a frameset?

Re: [RBW] Quickbeam Question - main bike, or backup bike?

2010-11-06 Thread Dan Abelson
On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Philip Williamson philip.william...@gmail.com wrote: I was looking at A D's fantastic SimpleOne: http://www.flickr.com/photos/livepake/5133139965/ I think because it looked so beautiful, I wondered if it was his main bike, or one of many. That made me wonder

[RBW] Quickbeam Question - main bike, or backup bike?

2010-11-05 Thread Philip Williamson
I was looking at A D's fantastic SimpleOne: http://www.flickr.com/photos/livepake/5133139965/ I think because it looked so beautiful, I wondered if it was his main bike, or one of many. That made me wonder who of us with QBs consider it our primary bike, and who uses it for a specialized

RE: [RBW] Quickbeam Question - main bike, or backup bike?

2010-11-05 Thread Larry Powers
09:32:10 -0700 Subject: [RBW] Quickbeam Question - main bike, or backup bike? From: philip.william...@gmail.com To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com I was looking at A D's fantastic SimpleOne: http://www.flickr.com/photos/livepake/5133139965/ I think because it looked so beautiful, I

RE: [RBW] Quickbeam Question - main bike, or backup bike?

2010-11-05 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
, November 05, 2010 12:32 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Quickbeam Question - main bike, or backup bike? I was looking at A D's fantastic SimpleOne: http://www.flickr.com/photos/livepake/5133139965/ I think because it looked so beautiful, I wondered if it was his main bike, or one of many

Re: [RBW] Quickbeam Question - main bike, or backup bike?

2010-11-05 Thread CycloFiend
on 11/5/10 8:32 AM, Philip Williamson at philip.william...@gmail.com wrote: My Quickbeam this morning: http://www.flickr.com/photos/philipwilliamson/5149030862/ So, Quickbeam owners, is your QB your main bike? to paraphrase Joe Gideon - The Quickbeam is Life. The rest is merely riding...

Re: [RBW] Quickbeam Question - main bike, or backup bike?

2010-11-05 Thread Timothy Whalen
Phillip, Beautiful! What are those tires? Tim On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Philip Williamson philip.william...@gmail.com wrote: I was looking at A D's fantastic SimpleOne: http://www.flickr.com/photos/livepake/5133139965/ I think because it looked so beautiful, I wondered if it was his