Well I would think the SO offers a great choice but since others have thrown out Surly, and Salsa I will mention that the Handsome Devil from Handsome cycles much like the CC and Salsa has drop outs to accommodate the single speed option. I have only run my HD geared but it has been a great bike for me in the past 2 years.
On Jul 26, 5:57 pm, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > SimpleOne is canti/V brake. Otherwise, also agree with Cross Check > (again, biased as I have one). Takes bigger tires than the SimpleOne, > easily 40 w/fenders. 45 or more? without. Personally also like the > higher bottom bracket and slightly shorter stays. Oh, yeah, and you > can do this radical thing called multiple gears if the mood hits. > With downtube shifters a swap could probably be finished in under an > hour. And the Cross Check takes rack and fenders (unlike the > Steamroller). > > That said, the SimpleOne just might be my next bike. Which is totally > not reasonable. But what the hey. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Jul 26, 7:37 pm, Eric Daume <ericda...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > The Surly Crosscheck is a better fit than the Steamroller: > > > - canti brakes > > - bigger tire clearance (as much or more than a QB) > > - angled dropouts so you can adjust the gearing without screwing up the > > brake adjustment > > > It's possible I'm biased, since I'm a CC owner :) > > > Another option to check out is the forthcoming Rawland Halvmaane. More like > > a SimpleOne in that it has caliper brakes. Which reminds me of the Salsa > > Casseroll, another canti-brakes, big tired, smart dropout designed bike. > > > Eric > > > On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Minh <mgiangs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > So i've been noodling a SimpleOne/Quickbeam for a few months now, i > > > still might end up with either, thought a QB in my size never seems to > > > come up anymore. But while i'm noodling that i really have to > > > research my alternatives, i'm not up to speed on what's the best > > > options for a single-speed frame at the moment. I know i could do a > > > surly steamroller, but what else is out there? In the same style/fit > > > of the rivendells? > > > > In the end i may end up with an SO because deep down i think that's > > > what i really want, but want to know all my options! > > > > -- > > > 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-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
