Beautiful pictures. In the second one it looks like a QB sprouted among the birches. I have some great all-around/grocery-capable bikes, but the quickbeam is definitely the best for riding in the woods and enjoying the sounds of the birds, frogs, katydids, etc. Also great bike for riding back from a long day on the trails.
On Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 7:44:17 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Because of the mechanicles on the Quickbeam (as described at the top of > this thread, and which are thankfully resolved now), I hadn't done any but > shortish test rides in a wee while. Today I joyously took the Quickbeam out > on a longer ride to Rampart Reservoir. Wow. I'd forgotten how smooth and > silent the QB is. Single speed, supple Barlows and, everything in proper > working order. Butter smooth. Hear grasshoppers hop silent. Delicious! > > I should have had more air in the rear tire as I got a pinch flat. First > and hopefully last real world use of my dinky hand pump. It barely got my > Barlows to 20-25 psi and that took 200 strokes. Lezyne pump for me next. > > Pictures prove the mountains are cool and refreshing in the dappled aspen > shade by the water. Just two pics today. Scroll right for the second one. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/deaconpatrick/28466140286/in/album-72157666852892563/ > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Friday, July 22, 2016 at 1:25:59 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> I ask too many questions. Grant and Co. help me anyway. My LBS doesn’t do >> that. Nowhere else I’ve been for bike stuff does that. So I buy from them >> whenever I can (or from the secondary market here, which indirectly >> supports them, I think, but that’s a different kettle of wax. Grin.). >> >> On my Quickbeam I’ve been puzzling out a series of creaks, chinks, binks, >> and shifts, all seeming to center the cranks, and happening in multiple >> layers but at least some of them always happening with each pedal stroke, >> mostly on the left. >> >> Because one layer of them was more with my climbing gear and I could see >> some shark toothing, I replaced both chain rings and the chain. One layer >> gone, remaining layer(s?) more apparent. Replaced the pedals (which do feel >> a bit wobbly on their axel, so I’ll rebuild), and another wee layer gone). >> But that last layer: how could I tell if it was cranks or BB? So I called >> Riv. >> >> After explaining my question, they asked me to hold. Grant pops on the >> phone! So I ask. “Try tightening the drive side cup.” Bingo. Rides smooth >> as butter again. Beautiful! >> >> Thanks, Grant! >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.ourholyconception.org> >> www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.mindyourheadcoop.org> >> >> >> -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
