Quickbeam Hunqabeam here, so not what you’re asking about, but I’ve been fascinated by similarities and differences as I ride Shadowfax (my Hunqabeam) after riding the Quickbeam exclusively for six months. Much as Jim does, I ascribed many of the differences between the then Hunqapillar and QB to drivetrain deltas. Now, drivetrain is identical between, as are handlebar/stem. The only differences between them are geometry, tubing, and tire width (38mm knobbie vs. 2.1” knobbie).
Similarities: quinticential Rivendell smooth, stable ride and easy yet responsive handling. Differences: Shadowfax rolls over rocks and roots and even smooths out washboard better, yet I felt the tire inertia for the first ride or so (now it’s invisible to me). Shadowfax is more comfortable on the rough stuff and with a load. Quickbeam is spritely and geared higher. Interestingly, my ride times in the 71” QB and the 61” Shadowfax are nearly identical (though I donb’t time things to the second — they are within a minute or so of each other). I had thought Shadowfax would be my loaded bike, QB my dayload bike. It’s not going to be that simple, and that’s a fantastic “problem” to have! Grin. With abandon, Patrick -- 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.
