On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 7:42 PM, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net>wrote:
> > on 2/27/09 1:54 PM, Patrick in VT at psh...@drm.com commented: > > > 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. > > I have to say I've ridden a couple of Surlys over the years, and although I > think they are a good value, it's hard to make a case that they have the > same ride. > > You absolutely can make a comfortable bike out of those, and thank goodness > for the braze-on's on both models. If you think you might want to rig it > with geary/shifty bits down the road, there are not a lot of options > available which have horizontal dropouts and will let you run it both > modes. > > But, as I've said before I think Grant is onto something with the > combination of rider position and frame angles that just feels comfortable > and right for me. I had other singlespeeds mountain and road bikes and > fixed > gear rigs of various ilk before. The Quickbeam really replaced them all. > > So, for me, it kinda is the be-all-end-all in that realm. > > - Jim > > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > > And Jim, I think in addition to that, the loooong track ends give you an exceptional degree of gearing choices that a converted road bike doesn't. You just don't have the range that the QB gives you. Don't know about the Surly or Soma bikes mentioned above, YMMV -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
