Curious: apart from the rear spacing (and there are fixed/flip-flop hubs available in 126, 130 and 135), why would the SO be better than a converted road bike, touring or otherwise? I've converted many racing, touring and mountain bikes to fixed/ss and found them wonderful.
Is it the handling? I know that my two Riv fixies are the darlings just for that reason. Note: you can always convert your Sam Hill, Ram, Rom, Legolas or what have you to fixed/ss -- just take out your Dremel, hacksaw and Vise Grips ... Patrick "I've done it, too" Moore On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 12:57 PM, ted <ted.ke...@comcast.net> wrote: > Sure, and its great that works so well for you. Probably does, or > would, for most other folks too even. > But as you start "except for the dedicated single speed part". I don't > think that should be overlooked so cavalierly. Things like the 120 > rear dropout spacing matter to some of us. > Any touring frame can be built as a ss/fixed bike but I don't think > that really makes them direct SimpleOne/Quickbeam substitutes. > The SimpleOne may have been superfluous but I still think it was a > unique offering. > For me, it does what it does better than a converted touring bike. > > > On Apr 8, 7:58 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> > wrote: >> "Despite the bazillion "fixies" on the market, I don't think >> anybody else has offered a dedicated single speed / fixed gear bike >> with a real fork crown, fender eyelets (with room for fenders), and >> all those braze on rack mounts. " >> >> Well, except for the "dedicated single speed" part, the Surly Cross Check is >> an obvious SO/QB competitor. I run my CC as a fixed gear most of the year. >> It easily fits a 700x40 with fenders, and accommodates front and rear racks. >> I've occasionally lusted after the RBW single speeds, but my CC is a bike I >> can beat up, ride it in winter, throw it around when I portage it over rough >> terrain, and not feel remorseful if something bad happens to it. I have a >> compact double crank and geared rear wheel for it, and can convert it to a >> touring bike in under an hour. > > -- > 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. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.
