[RBW] Re: My Quickbeam was sad after the Entmoot...

2014-11-04 Thread WETH
Michael, Those are two stunning bikes. The Quickbeam with the blue handlebar wrap matching the blue frame accents is beautiful. On Monday, November 3, 2014 6:26:51 PM UTC-5, Michael Rivers wrote: ... and so I changed her around again. Enjoying the beach in Cape Cod, but missing the herd:

Re: [RBW] Re: My Quickbeam was sad after the Entmoot...

2014-11-04 Thread cyclotourist
I mentioned this on flickr, but it needs to be said again: That blue Quickbeam is a fantastic color! On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 5:43 AM, WETH erlhous...@gmail.com wrote: Michael, Those are two stunning bikes. The Quickbeam with the blue handlebar wrap matching the blue frame accents is

[RBW] Re: My Quickbeam was sad after the Entmoot...

2014-11-04 Thread Deacon Patrick
Amazing Beamers! I'll be curious how you and the hub get along, particularly on long, high torque climbs. With abandon, Patrick -- 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

[RBW] Re: My Quickbeam was sad after the Entmoot...

2014-11-04 Thread Michael Rivers
Thanks all for the nice comments. They are pretty, but more importantly I love to ride the snot out out of them both. Patrick (who I thank for Luna Sandals), I wanted to have the top gear my cruising gear because the S3X hub is direct drive in third gear, unlike other SA three speed hubs. My

[RBW] Re: My Quickbeam was sad after the Entmoot...

2014-11-04 Thread Philip Williamson
Your bike is the business! I've gone back and looked at the pictures a couple of times. I think it looks so good because it looks so ready for riding. Dialed. I hope those wheels give you years and years of solid use. It looks like they finally came home - I don't think I ever had them on the

Re: [RBW] Re: My Quickbeam was sad after the Entmoot...

2014-11-04 Thread Eric Norris
The S3X/freewheel combo is a really great solution to making the QB more versatile than a fixed gear or a single speed. I’ve got lots of miles on the two S3X hubs I use, including several double centuries and a lot of climbing, with no problems. As I’ve postulated in other posts, I believe the

Re: [RBW] Re: My Quickbeam was sad after the Entmoot...

2014-11-04 Thread Michael Rivers
Hi Eric, I credit you with my first hearing of putting an S3X hub on a Quickbeam when you posted about it here, which prompted me to grab Phillip's wheelset. I too hope that the hub is reliable, and found this video that shows the limited number of moving parts. http://youtu.be/AJmUds2YQ74