+1 6'6", 230. have the QB set-up as a fixed, fendered, winter bike. It's a tank, dude. It's often stated in these forums where folks are worried about a steel bike somehow, just sort-of breaking. Won'y happen. I have old bikes w/ SL tubing, and while they are a bit whippy at times, they won't break.
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 9:13 PM, rcnute <rcn...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I'll dissent. I thought the QB was fine as-was. > > Ryan > > On Nov 19, 5:25 pm, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Wondering if the new Simple One will have a slightly heavier gauge > > tubing than the old QB. I'd like that but not sure where G is going > > with the new model. It seems more might buy one if they had a higher > > load rating. You'd think heavy guys wouldn't want a two speed bike but > > I loved riding my home made two speed on my work commute and the > > Simple One dropout design really opens an option for a lower climbing > > gear on the flip side. I've been holding off buying for a variety of > > reasons with the above being one of them. Basically I like the idea > > of a lugged and nicely made steel frame with a derailleurless drive > > train but hope the new frame is a little beefier. I think Riv is going > > in the right direction with more stoutly built frames. > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://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.
