Oh, +1. The old standby AW (or whatever they call it nowadays) works well if you use a big cog and a small ring so that the 33% overdrive is your flatland, hard-surface cruising gear. Direct and underdrive then give you a decent if slow offroad gear and a climbing gear. Example: If you set up direct for a 50" or so gear, 133% overdrive will give you a roughly 67" cruising gear and 75% underdrive a 38" uphill gear.
I recall riding through deep streams on an AW-equipped bike and seeing the water drain out of the hub upon reaching the far bank. I didn't keep the bike very long, but as long as I kept it this made no difference to the performance of the hub. Proper shifter adjustment and a bit of lightish oil over so often is all that this hub needs to keep going. On Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 8:50 AM Will Boericke <wboeri...@gmail.com> wrote: > Were it me, I'd be inclined to build an IGH rear wheel for it. I have a > Sturmey Archer 3sp path racer that is one of my favorite bikes right now, > and I commute on an 8sp Nexus IGH that is not light, but works well. You > could have an attractive frame that is also a practical family rider that > way. > > > Will, fan of the IGH > > On Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 8:11:49 PM UTC-4 jasonz...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> So as its been posted, I'm selling my Quickbeam, but even with "too low" >> prices, its still not moving. I also have options to figured out how to >> tow my newest addition and I can make space/have the space so who cares. >> The big concern for me is riding it and I don't find myself jumping on it >> as often as I'd like. Partially due to the epic mtn bike scene immediately >> around me and my newly rebuilt bombora that I absolutely love. That said, >> It would be fun to hit the trails on a QB and I have a pass&stow rack and >> some bags I'd like to use to do some camping with my twin boys (7) and the >> SS would be a nice way to enjoy the trip out to the woods with them. >> >> The question I pose is what gear options do you all enjoy. I've dug into >> the internets and I'm sure there is a post or 100 on this here already but >> I figured with the upcoming roduno and its many possibilities, this might >> be a fun chat to dig into. >> >> I'm currently at 48-18 and its great climbing around rural gravel roads >> in the midwest but now I'm in steeper hills its a bear-cat. >> >> Thanks xo >> Jason Cheap QB For Sale. >> > -- > 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/d44391d8-2c33-42f7-b412-0bb8295fb367n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d44391d8-2c33-42f7-b412-0bb8295fb367n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other less well defined but still important writing services. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage,* *Know thine own meaning, but wouldst gabble like* *A thing most brutish, I endowed thy purposes* *With words that made them known.* Tempest Act 1 Scene 2 -- 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/CALuTfguu%3DCV4%2BE7KEYtmkZDueckWbmy1q%2B6D5ndqa%2ByXdp8K2Q%40mail.gmail.com.
