Congratulations on picking up such a neat bike. I'll add to the quotes StatrixBob provided, with the description below which is from the Riv site, and a post here on the ROB by Grant about the differences below that. The HTA on the QB is 72.5 if you go by the geometry chart, and I think the tubing may have been slightly lighter.
"Rear Spacing: 120mm. A good width for a single-speed. Tubing: Butted CrMo steel. The butts are 0.9, the bellies, 0.6, the seat stays are 0.9, so are the chainstays, and the fork is 1.1 x 0.8. If those numbers mean nothing to you, rest assured that they mean something to me/Grant, and they are good. Top tube upslope: 2-degrees. Other geologicametrical features: Like all of our bikes, the SimpleOne has a relatively shallow seat tube angle (72-deg in most sizes), and moderate head tube (also 72-deg). The BB drop is 73 when the wheel is centered in the rear dropout. This is a hair higher than our normal frames, but accounts for the possibility of a fixed gear and the higher clearance requires. And yet, it is still low-to-medium by industry standards." >From a post here by Grant: "On the plus side: The clearance is more than on the QB. The chainstays are longer. it has a kickstand plate. The fork crown is swirly-girly. The rear dropouts are the same (our own) model as the Q's and the angle is the same, so it should be doublable with the pads still one the rim. But we're selling it as a ONE speed frame, and what you do with it is up to you. We have QB cranks, though. The fork rake is delightful. It's not a crafty artisanal frame in the megabuck showy sense, but some details could certainly shame some frames that cost thrice as much. I'm looking forward to mine. " On Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:35:36 PM UTC-4, Tim W wrote: > > I can't tell if these are the exact same frame built different places or > what? > > Does anyone know what is different between the two, if anything? > > Thanks, > Tim > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
