That is a great story! Only Riv's would have such a history! Matt has my old green 58 and I'm currently on Jamisons old 62 so this is the carousel of QBs!
On Monday, January 31, 2022 at 11:39:35 AM UTC-6 Bill Lindsay wrote: > Laing pointed out the FJSr has a "smaller diameter tube set". > > It's just the downtube that is smaller diameter, but I agree with you that > the planing zealots should love that. That said, the planing zealots > generally scoff at long chainstays and/or easily find other things to > complain about. > > If that $1500 MSRP frameset was being sold used for $750, I'd grab it. I > don't think I could part out that $2800 build to get it down to $750 for a > F/F/HS. > > On Monday, January 31, 2022 at 9:22:12 AM UTC-8 lconley wrote: > >> I would classify the FJ Sr as the Rivendell most likely to "plane" of any >> recent Rivendell bike doe to it's smaller diameter tube set, that is, if I >> had any idea what "planing" was. >> >> Laing >> >> On Monday, January 31, 2022 at 12:11:11 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >>> Thanks Doug, but that's out of my price range. It may be naive of me, >>> but I think used-anything should be half-retail. $2800 for that build >>> strikes me as a fair bit more than half retail, even though it is a >>> high-end build. Add to that the fact that the FJ Senor has essentially >>> zero cult following. Maybe it's collectors prices for the Paul Racer >>> brakes? HAHA >>> >>> Bill Lindsay >>> El Cerrito, CA >>> >>> On Monday, January 31, 2022 at 7:54:44 AM UTC-8 Doug H. wrote: >>> >>>> Bill, >>>> There is a 57 cm Frank Jones Sr. on eBay if that interests you. I'll >>>> post the link in case you hadn't seen it. >>>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/185245621839?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&siteid=0&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&toolid=20008&campid=5335981329&customid=with-subcat >>>> Doug >>>> >>>> On Monday, January 31, 2022 at 10:46:59 AM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: >>>> >>>>> APPROVE! >>>>> >>>>> I want a silver 58cm Quickbeam. There's a green 60cm locally, but I >>>>> don't like British Racing Green on bikes. I might end up with it anyway, >>>>> but I'm not going to cry if somebody else buys it. If that 60cm green >>>>> was >>>>> a 58cm silver, I'd already have it... >>>>> >>>>> Bill Lindsay >>>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>>> >>>>> On Monday, January 31, 2022 at 6:28:48 AM UTC-8 Patch T wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Bunch, >>>>>> >>>>>> *tl:dr - Kyle's Quickbeam was too big. Mine was maybe too small. We >>>>>> swapped. Photos.* >>>>>> >>>>>> I've ridden an orange Quickbeam for about 5 years. It's seen all >>>>>> sorts of builds, all sorts of rides, camping trips, commutes; the slow >>>>>> end >>>>>> of a toxic relationship and the start of a healthy one, an engagement, a >>>>>> cross-country move (again), a pandemic a career change... As you can >>>>>> imagine, I'm in love with the bike. My first and only Rivendell (so far) >>>>>> but I don't really feel the itch for another. Ok maybe a Mountain Mixte. >>>>>> Or >>>>>> Roadeo. Or Saluki, maybe. I digress. >>>>>> >>>>>> I sold a few frames so I could purchase it, used, from an angel named >>>>>> John who even let me pay in installments. I've learned a lot about bikes >>>>>> and about wrenching, but also about sizing in the short 5 years since - >>>>>> one >>>>>> thing I learned is that I should/could ride larger bikes than I thought. >>>>>> >>>>>> For a while it was my only bike. Kyle from Golden Saddle Cycles used >>>>>> to frequently catch me outside riding the QB back when I lived in LA, or >>>>>> when I visited his shop, and every time he would remind me he'd gladly >>>>>> purchase that bike when I'm ready to sell. You can imagine my answer - >>>>>> however, he never let up. >>>>>> >>>>>> Fast forward to cruising Instagram late last year, now living in NYC, >>>>>> and I saw that Kyle finally got his holy grail - a silver Quickbeam - >>>>>> but >>>>>> in a size too big for him. He thought he'd like to try out a French fit, >>>>>> but it didn't work out. So I wrote him, thinking his new-to-him 56 would >>>>>> fit me better (or, differently + nicely) than my beloved 54. He agreed, >>>>>> and >>>>>> we packed and shipped each other our frames (he had me ship his to Black >>>>>> Magic Paint!) >>>>>> >>>>>> I've spent the past month rebuilding; highlights include a TA crank, >>>>>> shiny VO fenders, Compass Maes Parallel bar, Swift rando bag, dyno >>>>>> lighting, Paul brakes (minimoto front, touring rear), 38mm Gravelking >>>>>> slicks. >>>>>> >>>>>> Was it worth the $80ish in shipping? Maybe. It's not necessarily >>>>>> *more* comfortable, but *differently* comfortable. I do like having a >>>>>> shorter stem, and less seatpost showing than before - that feeling of >>>>>> being >>>>>> *in* it, rather than *above* it. All in all - with the new color and >>>>>> different (again) parts - it's kinda like a new bike day, for under $100. >>>>>> >>>>>> Patch >>>>>> BK/NYC >>>>>> [image: image3 (2).jpeg][image: image1 (16).jpeg] >>>>>> >>>>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c723e686-fe7f-4746-a4b1-3e2d226a1369n%40googlegroups.com.
