Prior to selling my lovely Ahearne I managed to score a near perfect Quickbeam frame and fork. The previous owner had the paint bead blasted off (the original QB orange), then made the effort to carefully sand away most of the surface colour irregularities in the steel. The result is really sharp. The build took some time, as I had to collect the parts from various sources. You'll probably guess where much of it came from by looking at the build list. John at Rivendell was kind enough to send me the old style decals for the bike. They'll go on in the next few weeks (after I build up the expertise and the courage to apply them). I took the 'beam out on it's maiden voyage on Christmas eve. It performed beautifully. I love the cush of the Jack Brown tires and the quiet of the drive train as I pedal along.
Here is a link to one of several photos (just browse around that part of my flickr site for the rest) and a partial parts list: http://www.flickr.com/photos/visiondrawn/4211930749/in/photostream/ - Rivendell Quickbeam 62cm clear powder coat over bare steel - Sugino XD-2 triple crank (with 40-32 rings and a chainguard) - MKS touring pedals with Powergrips - Phil wood high flange flip flop rear hub/ Schmidt 20R front hub laced to Velocity Synergy 32 hole rims (built by Rich Lesnik of Hands on Wheels) - White Industries 16-19 DOS freewheel, Shimano Dura Ace 16t fixed cog - Nitto: M-12 rack, Technomic D'xe stem, 42 cm Noodle bars, Crystal fellow seatpost - Velo Orange grenouille brakes - Brooks B-17Ti (an old friend) - Busch & Mueller IQ Cyo Senso Plus dyno light, Planet Bike Superflash rear light - Nigel Smythe & Sons Banana bag (washed and rewaxed - thanks to cyclofiend's recent video tutorial) - SKS fenders (until I figure out if I can get along with Honjos with a sliding rear fork end) Have a great holiday season to everyone! Ron -- 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-bu...@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.
