I agree with this sentiment. My 58cm QB is my “core” bike. Hills, long rides, errands — it does most of what I want from a bike and does it very well. Keeping this one is a good idea…
Sent from my iPhone On Aug 27, 2023, at 11:27 AM, Benjamin L. Kelley <benjamin.kel...@gmail.com> wrote:
Honestly, if I was somehow forced to winnow down to one bike, it would be my qb hands down no 2nd thoughts.
It's a pretty great do about everything except race or full on mtb frame.
Jason, glad you decided to keep it. It's also a great build.
--ben in Kansas City
APPROVE people keeping their bikes and using them.
BL in EC
And as it is Friday and I took an awesome joyride around the new area, I am calling it quits on calling it quits for this bike. I can say it is now sold, as you all sold me on keeping it. My plan is to keep riding it more now that I'm more confident with the climbs in the immediate area and if/when I put on the pass n stow rack and start using it for camping, I'm hoping to either: change the front chainring to 40t vs 48 and/or find a 16/19 DOS for the rear. That should give me all that I need for the terrain. For some reason the climbing isn't as bad as I initially assumed on the 48-18 and I'll just use the bombora when I'm pulling the baby.
Im super surprised this didn't sell, glad now that I've made my mind, but a head scratcher for sure.
Glad to get to know you all more, it's always a good learning opportunity.
Cheers,
Jason a proud old owner of a new old Quickbeam
On Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 7:03:51 PM UTC-5 Jason Zakaras wrote:
Indeed, super clean, it was a gem when I picked it up from you Dylan! I just took a small rip on it and it just glides. While I think the Rene Herse crank looks brilliant, the 48t is just too stout to have much fun for me now. I'm kicking myself for getting rid of the 40/32 crank and the 17/19 dos... doh!
If it doesn't sell I think I'm going to change out the chainring to 36t and maybe put a 17/19 dos on it and see if I can have a smile again. I can put my pull trailer adapter on the bombora and pull the lil one with that too. hmmmmm.... apostasy!
For what it's worth - this is my old frame and it's SUPER clean. Jason did a great job in updating it since I sold it to him.
On Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 2:42:48 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote:
Thanks, Jason. I looked them up on the Wolf Tooth site and as far as I can tell they are made only for mountain bike bars; are yours a road bike bar model, or did you just force them on to the bigger bar?
About that Quickbeam: I know from experience that you can list and relist a very nice bike and come away with far less than than expected; then a month later someone will post a similar bike and get a much higher price. This happened when I sold a very nice Sam Hillborne some years ago. FWIW. Patrick, they are wolf tooth's silicone grips, I believe the Karv maybe fatpaw. I recently switched all my mtbs over to them and they are lovely. Its a nice touch when you're feeling fatigued and can drop down into a cozy bed for yer hands. I highly recommend them.
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