[RBW] Re: My Quickbeam was sad after the Entmoot...
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: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrivers/14449164508/ https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fmrivers%2F14449164508%2Fsa=Dsntz=1usg=AFQjCNHKnNMgv43OyJeSKbRiz-Gl03x4MA After seeing all the other Quickbeams having fun on the left coast, I brought her home to try something new. First new brakes (Paul), then new tires (Schwalbe), but the real fun part (thanks Phillip Williamson!) was a wheelset with a real S3X hub! I set her up with a WI 20t freewheel, so there is a 70 in. direct drive third gear, and two lower gears. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrivers/15496776908/ Her brother wanted in on the upgrades, and a new set of Soma terra-cotta tires made him happy. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrivers/15682166135/ Twins https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrivers/15505589565/ Michael -- 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-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: My Quickbeam was sad after the Entmoot...
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 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: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrivers/14449164508/ https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fmrivers%2F14449164508%2Fsa=Dsntz=1usg=AFQjCNHKnNMgv43OyJeSKbRiz-Gl03x4MA After seeing all the other Quickbeams having fun on the left coast, I brought her home to try something new. First new brakes (Paul), then new tires (Schwalbe), but the real fun part (thanks Phillip Williamson!) was a wheelset with a real S3X hub! I set her up with a WI 20t freewheel, so there is a 70 in. direct drive third gear, and two lower gears. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrivers/15496776908/ Her brother wanted in on the upgrades, and a new set of Soma terra-cotta tires made him happy. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrivers/15682166135/ Twins https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrivers/15505589565/ Michael -- 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-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Cheers, David Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal -- 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-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: My Quickbeam was sad after the Entmoot...
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 it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: My Quickbeam was sad after the Entmoot...
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 gearing is 44t front and White Industries 17t freewheel back. Plugging that into Sheldon's Gear calculator gives me 70 gear inches in third, with lower gears of 53 and 44. If I switched to a 20t freewheel, that would change to 60, 45 and 37. Around here (Washington, DC) the first set of gears has been fine, especially since I don't carry large bags. Here is another picture of the silver on gravel with a few hills, and the 44 has worked well. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrivers/15090081494/ Thanks again, Michael -- 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-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: My Quickbeam was sad after the Entmoot...
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 same bike at the same time! Philip www.biketinker.com On Monday, November 3, 2014 3:26:51 PM UTC-8, Michael Rivers wrote: ... and so I changed her around again. Enjoying the beach in Cape Cod, but missing the herd: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrivers/14449164508/ After seeing all the other Quickbeams having fun on the left coast, I brought her home to try something new. First new brakes (Paul), then new tires (Schwalbe), but the real fun part (thanks Phillip Williamson!) was a wheelset with a real S3X hub! I set her up with a WI 20t freewheel, so there is a 70 in. direct drive third gear, and two lower gears. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrivers/15496776908/ Her brother wanted in on the upgrades, and a new set of Soma terra-cotta tires made him happy. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrivers/15682166135/ Twins https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrivers/15505589565/ Michael -- 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-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: My Quickbeam was sad after the Entmoot...
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 S3X is more durable than standard Sturmey Archer hubs due to the simpler internals. Moving the pawls outside the hub and into the freewheel makes the hub simpler and quieter, and makes repairs so much easier—just spin on a new freewheel (or, if you have a White Industries, rebuild it). --Eric N campyonly...@me.com www.CampyOnly.com Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy Blog: http://CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com On Nov 4, 2014, at 8:11 AM, Michael Rivers mriver...@gmail.com wrote: 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 gearing is 44t front and White Industries 17t freewheel back. Plugging that into Sheldon's Gear calculator gives me 70 gear inches in third, with lower gears of 53 and 44. If I switched to a 20t freewheel, that would change to 60, 45 and 37. Around here (Washington, DC) the first set of gears has been fine, especially since I don't carry large bags. Here is another picture of the silver on gravel with a few hills, and the 44 has worked well. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrivers/15090081494/ Thanks again, Michael -- 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-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: My Quickbeam was sad after the Entmoot...
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 I also appreciate being able to shift when stopped, and might convert the other Quickbeam with a lower gear ratio for riding in Downtown DC. Michael -- 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-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
