Re: [RBW] Quickbeam fixed question

2018-12-01 Thread Philip Williamson
That’s a great looking bike. I love the color, and the build. Philip Santa Rosa, CA -- 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

Re: [RBW] Quickbeam fixed question

2018-11-30 Thread Lee Chae
Thanks, Patrick. They are the original Mustache bars--a la Pineapple Bob! Cheers, Lee Chae SF, CA, USA On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 9:52 AM Patrick Moore wrote: > Lee: I approve of your Quickbeam. Albastache? > > Over and out. > > Amen. > > Patrick > > On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 8:25 AM Lee Chae

Re: [RBW] Quickbeam fixed question

2018-11-30 Thread Patrick Moore
Lee: I approve of your Quickbeam. Albastache? Over and out. Amen. Patrick On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 8:25 AM Lee Chae wrote: > Hey Joe, > > I did the Sheldon trick on my Quickbeam with the original Suzue rear hub: > a fixed cog, blue loctite, and a bottom bracket lock ring. Many years of >

Re: [RBW] Quickbeam fixed question

2018-11-30 Thread Patrick Moore
FWIW, if you really want cog security on a hub without provision for a reverse-threaded lockring, use red Loctite. I did this with a very nice and expensive ENO hub. Dura Ace -- so top quality -- cog. When it came time to remove it, and being ignorant of the need for heat, I tried force: almost

Re: [RBW] Quickbeam fixed question

2018-11-30 Thread Patrick Moore
Screw-on track cogs have the same threading as screw-on freewheels. Does this other side also have a smaller-diameter, reverse-threaded section for a lockring? If so, the fixed cog ought simply to fit over -- bypass -- that section and screw on as with a freewheel. (Note: There's no great danger,

Re: [RBW] Quickbeam fixed question

2018-11-30 Thread Lee Chae
Hey Joe, I did the Sheldon trick on my Quickbeam with the original Suzue rear hub: a fixed cog, blue loctite, and a bottom bracket lock ring. Many years of commuting, errand running, occasional long day rides and overnight camping trips and nary a problem. I say thumbs up. Gratuitous

[RBW] Quickbeam fixed question

2018-11-29 Thread Joe Bernard
*Suzue, not Suzie  -- 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 post to this group, send email to

[RBW] Quickbeam fixed question

2018-11-29 Thread Joe Bernard
I've done just about every type of cycling but this, so here goes. I just picked up a lovely silver Quickbeam with the stock Suzie hubs Riv used. It's threaded on both sides and had one freewheel. Will a fixed cog work on the other side, or does that take a specific threading? I know these