Re: [RBW] Simple One
on 5/5/11 4:30 PM, charlie at [email protected] wrote: > Looks like I will finally be a Rivendell owner..and not just > an accessory purchaser. Can't wait to set up my new "simple bike". Charlie - you've always been a Rivendell owner, you just hadn't gotten the bicycle yet... ;^) Good to hear! - J -- Jim Edgar [email protected] Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Gallery updates now appear here - http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com "'You both ride your bike?' He held his hands out and grabbed imaginary handlebars, grinning indulgently, eyeing Tom's helmet. Double disbeleif: not one, but two grown Americans riding bicycles." -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Simple One
on 11/20/10 5:49 AM, robert zeidler at [email protected] wrote: Just as an added thought He is going too far in the "stout" direction. These things are way overbuilt and as a result, too heavy, or at least heaveir than they ought to be. I know they don't care about that, but at the end of a long day, that is when you start to notice the weight. I used think, well, I'll just get 5 lbs lighter and it's a wash, but it doesn't work that way for some reason. My .02, YMMV. I'd have to dig back into my notes, but I think the resultant frame differences between "heavy" tubing and "light" tubing might mean a pound on a ~60 cm frame. Now, you might be able to come up with a five pound difference in the full build pretty readily, but it's not specifically a frameset issue. It does seem that the most recent models and revisions have tended towards stouter framesets, but now that those changes have shaken through, we're presented with a range of models, which you could think of as "limber" to "stout"... Roadeo/San Marcos - > Hilsen - > Hillborne -> Atlantis -> Hunquapillar - > Bombadil My Quickbeam seems just a hair more limber than my Hilsen, and they are both right in that range of feel that works for just about everything I like to do. - Jim -- Jim Edgar [email protected] Three T-shirts Now Available: "I've Got Downtube Shifters..." S/S T-shirt Cyclocross - "More Cowbell" L/S T-shirt "One Cog - Zero Excuses" L/S T-shirt http://www.cyclofiend.com/stuff Gallery updates now appear here - http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Simple One
Just as an added thought He is going too far in the "stout" direction. These things are way overbuilt and as a result, too heavy, or at least heaveir than they ought to be. I know they don't care about that, but at the end of a long day, that is when you start to notice the weight. I used think, well, I'll just get 5 lbs lighter and it's a wash, but it doesn't work that way for some reason. My .02, YMMV. On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 8:25 PM, charlie wrote: > Wondering if the new Simple One will have a slightly heavier gauge > tubing than the old QB. I'd like that but not sure where G is going > with the new model. It seems more might buy one if they had a higher > load rating. You'd think heavy guys wouldn't want a two speed bike but > I loved riding my home made two speed on my work commute and the > Simple One dropout design really opens an option for a lower climbing > gear on the flip side. I've been holding off buying for a variety of > reasons with the above being one of them. Basically I like the idea > of a lugged and nicely made steel frame with a derailleurless drive > train but hope the new frame is a little beefier. I think Riv is going > in the right direction with more stoutly built frames. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Simple One
I'm a big guy (240) and my QB is just fine. Over the past year it's become about the only bike I ride. It's a daily commuter, a weekend bike for long rides (30-80 miles usually), the bike I use for century rides, and even loaded down a couple times a year for weekend camping. The only thing it's a little iffy on is the camping...I would like a bike that doesn't require stopping to shift for that...and...I thinking 2011 will be a good year. :-) I'm hoping I can figure out how to get a Bombadil this coming year...I figure it'll handle the camping gear just fine and have the added benefit of being great off-road (as well as on) when I'm out there. That's the plan anyway. We'll have to see if my personal economy agrees with the plan. Bob On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 3:25 PM, charlie wrote: > Wondering if the new Simple One will have a slightly heavier gauge > tubing than the old QB. I'd like that but not sure where G is going > with the new model. It seems more might buy one if they had a higher > load rating. You'd think heavy guys wouldn't want a two speed bike but > I loved riding my home made two speed on my work commute and the > Simple One dropout design really opens an option for a lower climbing > gear on the flip side. I've been holding off buying for a variety of > reasons with the above being one of them. Basically I like the idea > of a lugged and nicely made steel frame with a derailleurless drive > train but hope the new frame is a little beefier. I think Riv is going > in the right direction with more stoutly built frames. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Robert Harrison [email protected] statrix.statrix.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
RE: [RBW] Simple One
And while I like my QB I was hoping the Simpleone would be slightly lighter then the QB. Larry Powers Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain > Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:25:24 -0800 > Subject: [RBW] Simple One > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Wondering if the new Simple One will have a slightly heavier gauge > tubing than the old QB. I'd like that but not sure where G is going > with the new model. It seems more might buy one if they had a higher > load rating. You'd think heavy guys wouldn't want a two speed bike but > I loved riding my home made two speed on my work commute and the > Simple One dropout design really opens an option for a lower climbing > gear on the flip side. I've been holding off buying for a variety of > reasons with the above being one of them. Basically I like the idea > of a lugged and nicely made steel frame with a derailleurless drive > train but hope the new frame is a little beefier. I think Riv is going > in the right direction with more stoutly built frames. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
