A quick comment to say the 66cm Quickbeam arrived, and I've been tending to its bits and quirks. New tires (Jack Browns), new wheels (Dyad Velocity, built by Rich Lesnick), and my pedals and seat, plus a 16t cog on the rear... and I took it for a spin today, mt first time on a fixed-gear bike.
Oh, it rides like a dream! Perfect fit (I have a 94cm PBH), and holy-moly, I can't coast! Have to pedal through turns, yow! I'll keep at it, seems fun and just a bit scary right now. Everyone who walks by while I'm working on it falls in love with the colour (Quickbeam Orange). Still to come, moustache bars w/ non-aero levers, and I'll upgrade at least the brake saddle to a nice Tektro "Deluxe" yoke. I put in a new plastic BB left cup, which promptly cracked, so now I'll see if the "Problem Solvers" aluminium left cup holds up. I'll have a Noodle cockpit for sale soon, and the Mavic wheels that it was originally sold with. The previous owner could not have put more than 100 miles on the bike, judging by the tires, chainrings, brake pads, etc. And kudos to the crew at Rivendell for working with me on new parts for this. - Andrew, Berkeley -- 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.
