Patrick, I will have to dig up the drawing for the ST angle - I am not sure off the top of my head. I think most of the ugly threadless stem/headset setups are because so many of the stems come in ugly finishes. I think matte black looks (generally) terrible on bikes - especially in the areas that I expect to see polished chrome/stainless/alloy. MORE POLISHED THREADLESS STEMS, PLEASE!!!
The Brooks is a little forward on its rails, it's just what ended up being comfortable - this is the first bike I have ever had moustache bars on, so it was a bit of a guess on stem length, if I ever bother to switch it out for a shorter one, I will slide the saddle back - for now it's comfortable. The curved stays are just something he (josh muir at frances cycles) does on a lot of his bikes - I think it's just an aesthetic move. I like them, but I doubt they do anything significant to road shock; the fat-ish tires this bike was designed for are much more effective than any relieved stay will ever be! Bill - the fender was not effective once I got up over 14mph or so - I recently changed it out to a full size satin aluminum VO fender. I may crop it again, because I like the look - but it needs to be a good 6" or so longer than the fender in the picture. If I had it to do over again, I would probably consider horizontal dropouts so that removing a wheel for a tire change wasn't so hard. That said, I haven't had a flat yet on this bike. The Rivendell Jack Brown tires are awesome in that regard - ditto for the ruffy tuffy tires which I have used on a few long tours and never had a flat! Ryan - I have been riding fixed gear bikes for 14 years and my knees have never complained (knock on wood), even my days of brakeless riding/skidding in NYC. Thanks for all the kind words, everyone! Roberto On May 16, 4:14 pm, RoadieRyan <rya...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Very Sharp looking ride. My heart flutters but my knees shudder ;-) > > Ryan "my knees demand gears" Surface > > On May 16, 7:15 am, bpus...@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > > I really like what you've done with the rear fender. Think I'll do it to > > the Quickbeam since I'm really not concerned about people behind me - just > > concerned about keeping the bike clean (it's not that I'm a bad person, I > > just don't use the 'beamer for group rides). > > I'm assuming it's effective? > > Bill > > Louisville, Ky > > > In a message dated 5/16/2010 10:07:15 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > > bertin...@gmail.com writes: > > > On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 6:25 AM, Blindrobert <_roberto.cipri...@gmail.com_ > > > (mailto:roberto.cipri...@gmail.com) > wrote: > > > I just wanted to say that I tried this and I am very pleased with the > > results, after a year of use. I followed the instructions on the Riv > > site and it worked out perfectly. I have to say that it looks better > > after time than any cork or synthetic tape I have used. The bike is > > Frances Cycles custom "fixtonneur" that I had made, sizing is in the > > Riv/Grant philosophy (it rides big and I like it that way) - this is > > my city bike/commuter now. I love it. > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
