Looks great! I'll echo Patrick on tire size. On my Quickbeam, a 40 tire would really limit my ability to use the full extent of the rear fork ends. I used a 40/32 up front, with a flip flop 16 and 22. That resulted in only needing 2-tooth adjustability, and gave me reasonable dirt and road gears. Though here in Mt Diablo territory, the steep climbs had me switching to my 24" gear (two feet) plenty.
happy trails! jim m. wc, ca On Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 11:55:09 AM UTC-7, jandrews wrote: > > Thanks Patrick > No it's not a new bike for me. I bought it new from Rivendell in about > 2011...and have ridden both fixed and free. > I hadn't thought about fixed for trail but that's an interesting idea. > Maybe I'll throw a cog on the other side of my hub/ > but mostly it's been a city bike in NYC > Now I'm out in the country and it will be set up similarly to how it was > set up last ..pic below > > [image: IMG_5786.JPG] > > > On Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 12:53:45 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> jandrews, >> >> Sweet! You're gonna love it! A few thoughts to keep in mind: >> >> -- not sure the clearance on the S1 v QB silver, but while I could fit a >> 44 Snosqualmie on it there was little tire clearance in the rear axel >> forward gear, and that's without nobbies. >> -- I like your "ride whatcha got" philosophy with the 20t freewheel. Keep >> in mind with a freewheel you can gear lower than fixed because you can >> coast, which gives more effective range. But what terrain are you riding? >> My fixed QB has 42 x 17/21 for a go-fast allways (w/ underbiking) spirited >> ride, and it's delightful. So, I agree with you, 40/32 x 20 sounds low. 48 >> x 40 as a starting point? >> -- another option is to play with the rear cog sizing if you have a >> flip/flop (and if you have a fixed/free flip flop, give fixed a try even >> with a same size cog! What a blast!). Gear a lower fixed gear for trail >> riding, where the fixed gear really shines on stable climbs, rolling over >> rocks and roots, and "pushing" you up hills (still don't grasp the physics >> of that, but it's a real thing, at least by feel and by gearing size). >> -- Reading between the lines, you've not ridden the QB/S1 before? Wow, >> are you in for a treat! Prepare to be coached. SS and fixed are the best >> cycling coaches I can imagine and their first and constant lesson is >> humility. 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/54787b5c-b654-4aa9-baa9-f4735d4d3225%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
