I tend to agree with you on this. I have a oldie that has been converted with some Riv purchased parts and it rides nicely. If I could afford a QB now I would probably buy one since I like the concept. I may unfortunately have to modify an old steel frame I have with horizontal dropouts and use most of my old parts until I can buy a new bike. I'd like to end up with a 'four speed' and would use this type of bike as a daily rider. I like the simple concept and I can buy cheap 6 speed chains for $8.00. There isn't much else to wear out on a non shifting bike other than tires and brake pads. I want a bike that I can put a bunch of miles on and avoid high parts replacement/ maintenance costs. Silver is a good color too, elegant and understated plus it goes with everything, color wise.
On Feb 27, 1:54 pm, Patrick in VT <psh...@drm.com> wrote: > On Feb 27, 2:18 pm, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think the QB is the prototypical touring singlespeed. > > maybe, but there are other options, which are actually more versatile. > the cross-check, casserole and old lugged steel road bikes come to > mind - these can all be very comfortable, fit fat tires and fenders, > accept racks and be converted back to geared rides if one had the > notion. > > no doubt the QB is wonderful - it's a smart, sweet looking bike. I > just don't think it's the be-all-end-all of singlespeeding with so > many good options out there. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
