[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
> On Jan 27, 3:30 pm, "colin p. cummings" > wrote: >> As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear >> changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB >> frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I >> live in a pretty flat place (TX panhandle) and can only imagine >> changing gears to climb out of a canyon... I'm not a QB owner, but i had a bike set up with a 3-cog/SS setup ala Lon Haldeman for over a year, so i thought about the gear changing thing quite a bit. The bike was set up with a 42t ring, and 16-18-20t cogs in the rear. It was a Surly Crosscheck, and the dropouts handled that spread with no problem, even the brake adjustment was fine. Anyway, i probably changed gears less than a half-dozen times over the year: once from the 20 to the 16 in the spring, then to the 18 for most of the summer when i wanted to spin more. A couple of times for trailer hauling, then maybe once again for cyclocross season. I never changed mid-ride, just changed when the intended conditions or usage seemed to warrant it. That bike now has a standard flip/flop wheel; both sides same cog side, just the choice to coast or not now. -- Bill Connell St. Paul, MN --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
My gearing set up may set a record for biggest wienie. What can I say, I'm 100kg and ride some steep hills. "stock" chainrings - 32/40. Flip flop rear hub = 17 fixed gear cog, and on the other side (let me introduce you to my leetle fren), a White Industries 23 tooth single cog freewheel. The combo is very, very handy for Sonoma County rides. I typically due just one gear change, from the high fixed gear to the LOW freewheel. 40/17 fixed down Hiway 12, then into the 32/23 to ride CX in Annadell park, or climb Los Alamos Rd. The QB is a very competent, fun CX bike. I ride steep, rocky singletrack comfortably - lots of other riders out there on dual suspension on these trails. On Jan 28, 8:27 am, usuk2007 wrote: > I have 40/32 crank and 16/18 and 22 freewheels on my QB. 90% > of the time I'm in 40/16. 32/22 is for tough hills. I rarely use the > other > combos. > > I'll be credit card touring through England on it in late spring so I > might use more of the gears then, > > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/England2009 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
I have 40/32 crank and 16/18 and 22 freewheels on my QB. 90% of the time I'm in 40/16. 32/22 is for tough hills. I rarely use the other combos. I'll be credit card touring through England on it in late spring so I might use more of the gears then, http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/England2009 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
I have spent some considerable effort and money to maximize my Q gearing...that I don't use! http://tinyurl.com/43md96 Actually I use the 71 inch for most valley road riding, switch to 63inch for non-gnarly dirt. The lower gears are designed to get me up the surrounding hills here in Western Colorado especially the Monument ride: http://www.nps.gov/colm/planyourvisit/bicycling.htm But I find stopping to change gears at least 4 times for such hilly rides breaks the ride rhythm too much for my tastes. So for awhile now I haven't used the Q for this ride Also I have been free vs fixed all this cold season and loving a freecog. I seem to go thru free/fixed phases, generally following the seasons. As for gear changing, I now use my dirt lube of choice on the Q, White Lightning. Needs to be reapplied often, but keeps my chain clean in the fine dust here and my fingers clean when I change gears. One cheap, thin rubber glove in my side saddlebag pocket helps with gear changes. On Jan 27, 4:30 pm, "colin p. cummings" wrote: > As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear > changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB > frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I > live in a pretty flat place (TX panhandle) and can only imagine > changing gears to climb out of a canyon... > > Cheers, > > Colin Cummings > Amarillo, TX --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
I love trails, but here in San Mateo County, CA they're all pretty upsey-downsey My QB is all about the mostly flat commute and 90 minute, rolling (but not extended upsey-downsey) rides on the weekend through Portola Valley and Woodside. Especially in inclement weather. This is what it looks like: http://picasaweb.google.com/Wheelsmith91/Quickbeam# He (She?) wears 37c Panaracer tires and Berthoud 50mm fenders, so flipping the hub is a PITA for me. I got a Romulus about 18 months later, but until then I would occasionally shift to a 32x18 for some long climbs (with some paperboy weave) and rode almost exclusively fixed on it until recently. Now it's 46x16 with a White 16/18 Dos. Still thinking about a Sunrace/SA 3sp fixed epicyclic hub and barcon shifter -br On Jan 27, 10:36 pm, CycloFiend wrote: > on 1/27/09 3:30 PM, colin p. cummings at colinthehip...@gmail.com wrote: > > > As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear > > changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB > > frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I > > live in a pretty flat place (TX panhandle) and can only imagine > > changing gears to climb out of a canyon... --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
on 1/27/09 3:30 PM, colin p. cummings at colinthehip...@gmail.com wrote: > As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear > changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB > frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I > live in a pretty flat place (TX panhandle) and can only imagine > changing gears to climb out of a canyon... The great thing about that bicycle is its versatility - you can set it up precisely for the type of riding you encounter. I would tend to start simply and do the things that make sense for your style of riding and the conditions you encounter. The place I tend to make a gearing change is usually the transition from road to trail, as sometimes its a long road jaunt to the trailhead. I think it matters whether or not you are going to set up a fixed gear on the Quickbeam. Or maybe not. Lately, I've been riding narrower trails on the fixed setup. And openly wondering about my sanity. Having fun, though. But, the weird thing is that on the bigger gear, it feels to me that you have more time to correct for trail obstacles. A few times, I've almost had the feeling that I was leveling the pedals. Slow speed + big gears. On the QB, since it takes a moment or two to shift, the question is often whether conditions warrant it. If you haven't ridden a singlespeed before, you'll probably find that you'll learn a lot about maintaining momentum in the first month or so of riding. If I change gears 4 times in a longer ride, that's probably a lot. Typically if I'm going to have a long, twisty descent, I prefer a coastable setup. Technical trail work is usually in the stock 40 x 18. A long climb will use the 32. Otherwise, I'm running it fixed. A couple of longer QB ride reports here: http://www.cyclofiend.com/brevet/2007_200k.html http://ramblings.cyclofiend.com/?p=186 - Jim -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Current Classics Bicycle Photo Gallery - http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc Cross Bike Photo Gallery - http://www.cyclofiend.com/cx Single Speed Garage Photo Gallery - http://www.cyclofiend.com/ssg Working Bikes & Practical Hardware - http://www.cyclofiend.com/working Work Shops of the iBob's - http://www.cyclofiend.com/shop Send In Your Photos! - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "That which is overdesigned, too highly specific, anticipates outcome; the anticipation of outcome guarantees, if not failure, the absence of grace." William Gibson - "All Tomorrow's Parties" --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
My last post made me think. I came over to steel lugged Rivendells from riding a LItespeed Vortex ( the one Lance used, painted as an Eddie Merx, while riding for Motorola), and, while I still love and ride the Litespeed, I never felt the need to give it a name as I've done with Homer, Maureen, and Hunter. Is it just me? Bill In a message dated 1/27/2009 9:29:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, bpus...@aol.com writes: While we do have enough hills that require a bike with a triple, I haven't taken Maureen on those routes. The longest I've taken her is on a club 60 miler - and enjoyed every minute Bill **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/10075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
Colin, I ride my Quickbeam in the Tyler TX area and find my self shifting less and less frequently. I pick a geat at the begining of the ride and stick with it. If I end up with a long slog into the wind or a steep uphill, I would drop it down a gear...assuming I'm not already in the low one. Angus On Jan 27, 5:30 pm, "colin p. cummings" wrote: > As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear > changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB > frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I > live in a pretty flat place (TX panhandle) and can only imagine > changing gears to climb out of a canyon... > > Cheers, > > Colin Cummings > Amarillo, TX --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
Love reading all the comments, great question! I switch gears VERY rarely. Only on pretty steep roads and/or dirt trails. Dropping from the 40 to the 32 is VERY easy. I just use my thump nail or a nearby rock to avoid getting greasy. I never flip to fixed/free during a ride though. If you're riding in the flatlands, don't bother worrying about it, just find the right gear (unless there's wind, as mentioned). DE On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 3:30 PM, colin p. cummings wrote: > > As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear > changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB > frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I > live in a pretty flat place (TX panhandle) and can only imagine > changing gears to climb out of a canyon... > > Cheers, > > Colin Cummings > Amarillo, TX > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
i'm 48x19, fixed. Soon to be 48x18 since i got used to much more rolling resistance from my winter bike--i spin that gear out on the flats anymore, and don't need the advantage of prime cogs as i don't skid stop on the beam. On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 8:05 PM, Dan wrote: > > I don't think that I have ever shifted mine but I plan on doing some > more riding on unpaved trails this spring and I can see switching to > the smaller chainring for the off road portions as I have found the 40 > x16 I usually run a little tall for any offroad with a bit of hills. > > Dan Abelson > St. Paul, MN > > On Jan 27, 5:30 pm, "colin p. cummings" > wrote: > > As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear > > changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB > > frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I > > live in a pretty flat place (TX panhandle) and can only imagine > > changing gears to climb out of a canyon... > > > > Cheers, > > > > Colin Cummings > > Amarillo, TX > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
Colin, Here in Kentucky, I never change gears on the Quickbeam. While it's hard to find a flat road, most of the hills are short enough that it would not be worth my while to shift at the bottom and again at the top. While we do have enough hills that require a bike with a triple, I haven't taken Maureen on those routes. The longest I've taken her is on a club 60 miler - and enjoyed every minute Bill In a message dated 1/27/2009 6:31:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, colinthehip...@gmail.com writes: As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I live in a pretty flat place (TX panhandle) and can only imagine changing gears to climb out of a canyon... **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/10075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
I don't think that I have ever shifted mine but I plan on doing some more riding on unpaved trails this spring and I can see switching to the smaller chainring for the off road portions as I have found the 40 x16 I usually run a little tall for any offroad with a bit of hills. Dan Abelson St. Paul, MN On Jan 27, 5:30 pm, "colin p. cummings" wrote: > As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear > changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB > frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I > live in a pretty flat place (TX panhandle) and can only imagine > changing gears to climb out of a canyon... > > Cheers, > > Colin Cummings > Amarillo, TX --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
I shift to 32-20 for climbing Mt Diablo or for riding on mountain trails -- otherwise it stays 40-16, so I don't shift very often. I could probably change to one chainring and 2 rear cogs if I wanted to find the right combination, but I'm too lazy to do that. Jim M walnut creek On Jan 27, 3:30 pm, "colin p. cummings" wrote: > As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear > changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB > frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I > live in a pretty flat place (TX panhandle) and can only imagine > changing gears to climb out of a canyon... > > Cheers, > > Colin Cummings > Amarillo, TX --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
I know one QB rider actually switches gear in the middle of the ride. It only takes a minute if you done it a few times but I will not do that myself. Not because one minute will change the ride, but I don't like getting cold and get grease on my fingers if I don't have to. For a while I was going to do a 42/39 in the front and 17/20 in the rear fixedgear, but after a while I drop that idea because when I ride fixedgear, I ride one gear. If I want gears, I bring my other bike with gears. Just my 2 cents. On Jan 27, 4:03 pm, Elfardo wrote: > Hey Colin, > > Man, I don't think I'd bother with 4 gears up in the flatlands. I ride > two (68 inches and 53 inches I think) down here in Austin and that's > plenty. > > I've considered getting a dos for the hill country but kinda doubt I > will anytime soon. Just doesn't seem like I need to. Of course, the > hills aren't as much of an issue as wind up on the caprock. Still, I > think the 50ish inch low gear would work fine. > > You're going to dig the Quickbeam. If I make it up to see the kinfolk > with my QB we'll have to find some dirt roads to ride. > > Ride on, > Clif Wright > > On Jan 27, 5:30 pm, "colin p. cummings" > wrote: > > > As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear > > changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB > > frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I > > live in a pretty flat place (TX panhandle) and can only imagine > > changing gears to climb out of a canyon... > > > Cheers, > > > Colin Cummings > > Amarillo, TX --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
Colin -- I live in San Francisco, and do most of my riding in the city, Marin County to the north, and San Mateo/Santa Clara to the south. All in all, many more hills than flats, and many steep rides (I enjoy climbing). I have configured my QB with stock chain rings, but a White Industries 16/18 free on the drive side, and a 20 free on the flip side. After all of that, I do about 65% of my riding in the 40x18, another30% in the 32x18, and I use the flip side 20 for long extended climbs up Mt Tam in Marin, or Mt. Diablo in the east bay. I can't remember when I last used the 16. For the record, I'm no hammer rider, I just tool along. Ray --- On Tue, 1/27/09, colin p. cummings wrote: From: colin p. cummings Subject: [RBW] QB gear changes To: "RBW Owners Bunch" Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 3:30 PM As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I live in a pretty flat place (TX panhandle) and can only imagine changing gears to climb out of a canyon... Cheers, Colin Cummings Amarillo, TX --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
I sprang for a dos, and I, too, just pick a gear and ride on any given ride. I live in a schizoid region which is as flat as Amarillo (inside the Phoenix AZ metro sprawl), and as hilly as it gets anywhere on the roads (White Mountains and Mogollon Rim, basic Basin and Range, Mountain and Abyss topography). Wind is wind, and sometimes no gear makes much of a difference, but I always tell myself to gear low and ride slow to save the knees, it's the airspeed that matters, etc. I got it with the idea that when touring (I tend to ride heavy with gear), I wouldn't be stopped, just left behind... However, it's the smooth and sophisticated machining of the cogs (my imagination?) and the expensive Salt-Water Fly-Fishing Reel sound of the all those pawls that really made more of an impression on me, once I got it. It's louder than cheaper freewheels when coasting, but in town and down fast runs and on long days, I'm not fixed, I'm free. I like riding fixed, just not so much in homicidal urban traffic. And I feel like I'm riding a bike I can ride forever, anywhere. Just not too hastily. Hoom. See Kent Peterson's post: http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/2009/01/tringle-speed-bicycle.html On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 5:03 PM, Elfardo wrote: > > Hey Colin, > > Man, I don't think I'd bother with 4 gears up in the flatlands. I ride > two (68 inches and 53 inches I think) down here in Austin and that's > plenty. > > I've considered getting a dos for the hill country but kinda doubt I > will anytime soon. Just doesn't seem like I need to. Of course, the > hills aren't as much of an issue as wind up on the caprock. Still, I > think the 50ish inch low gear would work fine. > > You're going to dig the Quickbeam. If I make it up to see the kinfolk > with my QB we'll have to find some dirt roads to ride. > > Ride on, > Clif Wright > > On Jan 27, 5:30 pm, "colin p. cummings" > wrote: >> As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear >> changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB >> frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I >> live in a pretty flat place (TX panhandle) and can only imagine >> changing gears to climb out of a canyon... >> >> Cheers, >> >> Colin Cummings >> Amarillo, TX > > > -- Bill Gibson Tempe, Arizona, USA --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
Hey Colin, Man, I don't think I'd bother with 4 gears up in the flatlands. I ride two (68 inches and 53 inches I think) down here in Austin and that's plenty. I've considered getting a dos for the hill country but kinda doubt I will anytime soon. Just doesn't seem like I need to. Of course, the hills aren't as much of an issue as wind up on the caprock. Still, I think the 50ish inch low gear would work fine. You're going to dig the Quickbeam. If I make it up to see the kinfolk with my QB we'll have to find some dirt roads to ride. Ride on, Clif Wright On Jan 27, 5:30 pm, "colin p. cummings" wrote: > As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear > changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB > frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I > live in a pretty flat place (TX panhandle) and can only imagine > changing gears to climb out of a canyon... > > Cheers, > > Colin Cummings > Amarillo, TX --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
In my humble experience, you pick a gear and stick with it. I rode 72" across California and Nevada and for all of Paris-Brest-Paris. I rode all four brevets in the 2007 season and changed gears a total of about three times (all on the 600K brevet, and two of those changes to were to gear down for several miles of 10% uphill and then back down again). --Eric "Who Needs Gears?" Norris campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com www.wheelsnorth.org On Jan 27, 2009, at 3:30 PM, colin p. cummings wrote: > > As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear > changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB > frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I > live in a pretty flat place (TX panhandle) and can only imagine > changing gears to climb out of a canyon... > > Cheers, > > Colin Cummings > Amarillo, TX > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[RBW] Re: QB gear changes
Not a QB, but i do most of my riding on bike with a fixed/SS flip flop, with a 56" fixed gear and 40-something-ish" freewheel gear. Whether or not I flip really depends on my mood, but when i do flip to the lower-geared freewheel it's for an extended climb or descentmost other times I just keep it fixed. On Jan 27, 3:30 pm, "colin p. cummings" wrote: > As a survey of sorts, how many QB owners out there do much gear > changing on a regular or semi-regular basis? I just bought a used QB > frame and am wondering if a 4-gear configuration would be worth it. I > live in a pretty flat place (TX panhandle) and can only imagine > changing gears to climb out of a canyon... > > Cheers, > > Colin Cummings > Amarillo, TX --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
