[RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simple One as Singletrack MTB?

2014-04-05 Thread Philip Williamson
Hi Ted, I was running the stock 40/32 rings with a Surly Dingle 17/21 fixed 
cog. I thought the hills were effin' steep. 
https://flic.kr/p/mMU4bk
https://flic.kr/p/4YmkCu
I also used an S3X hub and a mountain bike up there. The fixed drivetrain made 
descents more confidently controllable, I thought, but slower. It was basically 
all logging roads up, some singletrack traversing and descending, then more 
logging roads down. It's fun. No table drops, or ripping gravity car runs down 
the graded road, but fun. All that area is really fun, especially with an off 
leash dog - they can really run.
I did ride in Annadel with fatter tires (Smokes) and the 32x15, too. 

It's no harder or weirder than any of the other things people on this list do 
with bikes.

Philip
www.biketinker.com

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[RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simple One as Singletrack MTB?

2014-04-05 Thread Cyclofiend Jim
And for those of you eyeing the China Camp part of the Jamboree/Entmoot, 
those are good conditions to play with the notion of fixed gear on trails.

- J  

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[RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simple One as Singletrack MTB?

2014-04-04 Thread ted
Philip, pray tell what are the tooth counts on your dingle and rings, and 
what % grade are the climbs you ride?

On Monday, March 31, 2014 11:38:31 PM UTC-7, Philip Williamson wrote:

 I think riding my Quickbeam fixed on singletrack is fantastic fun. 
 You'd be looking at cyclocross tires for the most part. David is right on 
 with the clearance maxing out a bit over 40mm. I think I have my tire size 
 greed under control now, but it's been 10 years of trimming side knobs and 
 picking gears and chain length to get the over-fat tires centered right at 
 the widest spot in the chain stays. Choosing narrower knibblies will let 
 you move the axle further, which is going to give you easier gearing 
 options.
 Off-road is when you're going to like the ability to roll a second gear 
 for climbing! I really like the single sided switch - two rings, Dingle 
 cog, quick release hub. Dismount, release the QR, slide the wheel forward, 
 lightly reengage the QR. Shift the chain to the smaller ring or cog 
 (depending on the gear your changing to), get the chain started on the 
 bigger ring or cog, and roll the bike forward. Undo the QR, tension the 
 chain, snug up the QR and ride away. Super fast, like 15 seconds.
 Especially if you have a Hunqapillar for geared fatter tired gear hauling, 
 but even if it's your only woodsmobile, I think you'd have great fun on a 
 Quickbeam.
 I don't know how you'd like the buzzing of a White Industries freewheel; 
 the Shimano ones are quieter. Fixed is quietest of all. I think the flared 
 drops we discussed elsethread are a perfect match for a Quickbeam. Once I 
 put the WTB drops on, I've never taken them off.

 Philip
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[RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simple One as Singletrack MTB?

2014-04-04 Thread Cyclofiend Jim
I run a pretty big gear on the QB when fixed, but do find that you can 
climb better than you'd think. 

There was a site dedicated to this particular pursuit - 63xc.com - which is 
still viewable.   The idea being that a 63 gear is a nice place to start 
for most fixed trail riding.  There are some good references and 
experiences on that site.

Before using the fixed setup off road, I had set up gearing my singlespeed 
mtb a bit higher than the 2:1 you generally see recommended, so I was 
already a bit used to pushing a big gear on trails.   But, then again, I 
definitely get off and rest, get off and push, and lapse into 
Tourette's/Sailor level of cursing from time to time.  It is part of my 
practice, though.  So, use only what makes sense to you.

- Jim / cyclofiend.com





On Friday, April 4, 2014 3:18:03 PM UTC-7, ted wrote:

 Philip, pray tell what are the tooth counts on your dingle and rings, and 
 what % grade are the climbs you ride?

 On Monday, March 31, 2014 11:38:31 PM UTC-7, Philip Williamson wrote:

 I think riding my Quickbeam fixed on singletrack is fantastic fun. 
 You'd be looking at cyclocross tires for the most part. David is right on 
 with the clearance maxing out a bit over 40mm. I think I have my tire size 
 greed under control now, but it's been 10 years of trimming side knobs and 
 picking gears and chain length to get the over-fat tires centered right at 
 the widest spot in the chain stays. Choosing narrower knibblies will let 
 you move the axle further, which is going to give you easier gearing 
 options.
 Off-road is when you're going to like the ability to roll a second gear 
 for climbing! I really like the single sided switch - two rings, Dingle 
 cog, quick release hub. Dismount, release the QR, slide the wheel forward, 
 lightly reengage the QR. Shift the chain to the smaller ring or cog 
 (depending on the gear your changing to), get the chain started on the 
 bigger ring or cog, and roll the bike forward. Undo the QR, tension the 
 chain, snug up the QR and ride away. Super fast, like 15 seconds.
 Especially if you have a Hunqapillar for geared fatter tired gear 
 hauling, but even if it's your only woodsmobile, I think you'd have great 
 fun on a Quickbeam.
 I don't know how you'd like the buzzing of a White Industries freewheel; 
 the Shimano ones are quieter. Fixed is quietest of all. I think the flared 
 drops we discussed elsethread are a perfect match for a Quickbeam. Once I 
 put the WTB drops on, I've never taken them off.

 Philip
 www.biketinker.com



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Re: [RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simple One as Singletrack MTB?

2014-04-04 Thread Patrick Moore
I tried a 60 fixed gear off road, with 175 mm cranks (I am used to 170s)
and hated it -- useless flailing to get nowhere; lower was even worse. But
a 63 ss was just right for my riding: few steep and long hills, and fewer
steep, long hills with deep sand. The 63 gear (on the Monocog 29er I
owned) allowed me to cruise at 18 mph on smooth surfaces but was low enough
to bull through (flat) sandy stretches and to climb long, gradual hills
easily, and to climb short, steep hills with a sufficient effort. 170 mm
cranks (130s, as a matter of fact, with a 39 t ring and an 18 t cog).

The 63 XC site has some interesting features including one about the
conversion of a KHS track bike into a 559-wheeled all rounder and the old
British man who makes extremely powerful drum brakes.

On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Cyclofiend Jim cyclofi...@earthlink.netwrote:

 I run a pretty big gear on the QB when fixed, but do find that you can
 climb better than you'd think.

 There was a site dedicated to this particular pursuit - 63xc.com - which
 is still viewable.   The idea being that a 63 gear is a nice place to
 start for most fixed trail riding.  There are some good references and
 experiences on that site.

 Before using the fixed setup off road, I had set up gearing my singlespeed
 mtb a bit higher than the 2:1 you generally see recommended, so I was
 already a bit used to pushing a big gear on trails.   But, then again, I
 definitely get off and rest, get off and push, and lapse into
 Tourette's/Sailor level of cursing from time to time.  It is part of my
 practice, though.  So, use only what makes sense to you.

 - Jim / cyclofiend.com





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Re: [RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simple One as Singletrack MTB?

2014-04-04 Thread Steve Palincsar

On 04/04/2014 09:34 PM, Patrick Moore wrote:


I tried a 60 fixed gear off road, with 175 mm cranks (I am used to 
170s) and hated it -- useless flailing to get nowhere; lower was even 
worse. But a 63 ss was just right for my riding: few steep and long 
hills, and fewer steep, long hills with deep sand. The 63 gear (on 
the Monocog 29er I owned) allowed me to cruise at 18 mph on smooth 
surfaces but was low enough to bull through (flat) sandy stretches and 
to climb long, gradual hills easily, and to climb short, steep hills 
with a sufficient effort. 170 mm cranks (130s, as a matter of fact, 
with a 39 t ring and an 18 t cog).




60 is so low it feels like useless flailing and 63 is Just Right? Now 
that is sensitivity 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_and_the_Pea for sure.



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Re: [RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simple One as Singletrack MTB?

2014-04-04 Thread Patrick Moore
No doubt a good part of the difference was the shorter cranks. I remember
taking the 60 fixed gear with 175s for the first and only time on a flat,
smooth bike path, for fewer than 5 miles, and getting so frustrated with
the awkward pedaling that very literally the next thing I did with the bike
was to swap in a smaller cog and 170 cranks, which made the bike -- the old
Diamond Back 26er -- a very, very nice ride. The new gear was IIRC about
64.

The later Monocog 29er with the 39X18X29 wheels and 170 road cranks was
also much better.

But crank length apart, yes, I can tell the difference between a 60 gear
and a 63 gear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=echQxJZe-wA


On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 8:07 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:

  On 04/04/2014 09:34 PM, Patrick Moore wrote:


 I tried a 60 fixed gear off road, with 175 mm cranks (I am used to 170s)
 and hated it -- useless flailing to get nowhere; lower was even worse. But
 a 63 ss was just right for my riding: few steep and long hills, and fewer
 steep, long hills with deep sand. The 63 gear (on the Monocog 29er I
 owned) allowed me to cruise at 18 mph on smooth surfaces but was low enough
 to bull through (flat) sandy stretches and to climb long, gradual hills
 easily, and to climb short, steep hills with a sufficient effort. 170 mm
 cranks (130s, as a matter of fact, with a 39 t ring and an 18 t cog).


 60 is so low it feels like useless flailing and 63 is Just Right?  Now
 that is sensitivityhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_and_the_Peafor 
 sure.


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Re: [RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simple One as Singletrack MTB?

2014-04-04 Thread Patrick Moore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=echQxJZe-wA

Doubtless part of the difference was the 175 mm cranks but yes, I can tell
the difference.


On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 8:07 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:

  On 04/04/2014 09:34 PM, Patrick Moore wrote:


 I tried a 60 fixed gear off road, with 175 mm cranks (I am used to 170s)
 and hated it -- useless flailing to get nowhere; lower was even worse. But
 a 63 ss was just right for my riding: few steep and long hills, and fewer
 steep, long hills with deep sand. The 63 gear (on the Monocog 29er I
 owned) allowed me to cruise at 18 mph on smooth surfaces but was low enough
 to bull through (flat) sandy stretches and to climb long, gradual hills
 easily, and to climb short, steep hills with a sufficient effort. 170 mm
 cranks (130s, as a matter of fact, with a 39 t ring and an 18 t cog).


 60 is so low it feels like useless flailing and 63 is Just Right?  Now
 that is sensitivityhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_and_the_Peafor 
 sure.


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Re: [RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simple One as Singletrack MTB?

2014-04-04 Thread ted
That's twice 1.5, which is what one tooth on the ring does, and that's not 
picky. Going up three in front and up one in back takes the gear up .5. Now if 
that were make or break, that might be sensitive. But 3 is certainly not 
trivial. My curiosity is because the climbs in my local open space have my 
diving to gears several 10s of inches lower than what I typically run on my 
simple one. I suspect we're I to go up there with the SO I'd be walking 
basically the whole way up, even if I had a dingle and two rings.

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[RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simple One as Singletrack MTB?

2014-04-01 Thread C.J. Filip
Having discovered the joys of riding a cross-ish setup bike ('86 B-stone 
T700 w/ mustache bars) on our local offroad offerings, a 40-32 XD double 
just arrived from Rivbike for the S1.  I think the fatter tires than 27x1 
3/8 and the simpler nature of gearing will make it tons o fun offroad. 

On Monday, March 31, 2014 6:35:27 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote:

 How would a QB/SO be as a single speed mountain bike? What are the tire 
 clearances and what knobbies are there within that clearance?

 I’m just playing and dreaming with where my riding has gone and wondering 
 how it meshes with the single speed dream.

 With abandon,
 Patrick

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[RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simple One as Singletrack MTB?

2014-04-01 Thread Avery Wilson
I'll second the El Mariachi recommendation.  I've got a second generation 
steel El Mariachi with the sliding dropouts. I had it set up as a single 
speed for awhile, then built up a wheel around a Shimano Nexus 3 speed 
internal hub, which I treat like a single speed with a bail out gear, and a 
go-fast gear.  Everybody said it wouldn't work, or that it would break, but 
its awesome.  Most fun I've ever had on a mountain bike.

Avery

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[RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simple One as Singletrack MTB?

2014-04-01 Thread BSWP
Some pictures of BG 43mm Rock 'n Roads on my 66cm QuickBeam. They just... 
barely... fit... and while they didn't rub, I was worried they would be too 
tight if any mud or rim wobble happened.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/71141757@N02/7531752382/

While I still have Jack Blues on there now, and they've been fine on 
hard-packed dirt, there's a pair of 38mm Soma C-Lines from OceanAir ready 
to go on, which I look forward to testing on some softer surfaces.

- Andrew, Berkeley

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[RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simple One as Singletrack MTB?

2014-04-01 Thread Cyclofiend Jim
I think it has a lot to do with where you find your challenges.  Back when 
I first got enthralled by cyclocross and the bicycles, I started venturing 
onto more and more challenging trails.  What I found is that the technique 
is very different.  The closest I can describe (if you have ever fished) is 
light tackle fishing - you generally cannot muscle through things the way 
you can when riding 2 tires.  Your line becomes very important.  

Most of the first trail riding I did on 700C/622 wheelsets used 30-35 mm 
knibblie tires - CX tires. Some of the 30's were really more like 28's.  
These days, I'm actually riding Jack Browns over almost everything, 
maintaining very odd internal dialogues about how tire placement and center 
of gravity are much more important than tread.  I also end up suddenly 
pondering the sky from time to time, so I wouldn't necessarily recommend 
that.

At the same time I was first messing with CX bikes, I was also setting up 
my first singlespeed.  (I've mentioned this before, but it was an El Nino 
year here in CA, and I was literally melting drivetrains on the trails.)  
These two streams finally got crossed when I got my Quickbeam.  

Now, I'll say that I've ridden a lot of trails, and learned to mtb on long, 
rigid frames.  So, I'm not really learning trail technique as much as 
expanding it.  

And it depends a lot upon the trails you ride.  A nice swoopy forest 
singletrack is a fine place to try this out.  The local technical, boulder 
roller, throat-clencher not so much.

Small tires can beat you up a bit, as the cushion isn't there. Plus, I tend 
to ride higher tire pressures because I really dislike flatting on trails. 

But, in the end, I like simple systems.  I like the consistency of knowing 
that the climb is the same, the bike is the same, and the variable is how I 
feel on a given day.  I love the silence (and generally increase that by 
running fixed).   You don't get there the same way.  You don't follow the 
same lines. 

Kinda like life.

- Jim / cyclofiend.com

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[RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simple One as Singletrack MTB?

2014-03-31 Thread Jim M.
Here are 2 pics of my QB on the trail. One has 38mm knobs, and the other 
has 40mm Marathons:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/20986098@N04/2041112320/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/20986098@N04/5604642330/
You can't fit much wider than that with knobbies.

I'm curious what you think a QB would give you that your Hunq doesn't, 
other than the chance to walk-a-bike more. I'm all for SS'ing, but if you 
put any kind of load on it, you will spend a lot more time pushing uphill 
than riding. Even without a load, it can feel a bit masochistic at times. 
I'm not saying that pejoratively, it's just the reality of mountain single 
speeding in my experience. Also, at heart the QB is a road bike. I like the 
feel of a road bike on dirt, but it's not for everyone. And I have a rigid 
29er with disc brakes for really rigorous mountain rides.

happy trails
jim m
wc ca

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[RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simple One as Singletrack MTB?

2014-03-31 Thread Deacon Patrick
Great questions, Jim. it would (perhaps, someday) be my go light/fast 
mountain bike. I imagine David is right, and it's a Salsa or Surly that 
makes sense down the road. At this point all dream, no reality.

With abandon,
Patrick

On Monday, March 31, 2014 7:54:50 PM UTC-6, Jim M. wrote:

 Here are 2 pics of my QB on the trail. One has 38mm knobs, and the other 
 has 40mm Marathons:
 https://www.flickr.com/photos/20986098@N04/2041112320/
 https://www.flickr.com/photos/20986098@N04/5604642330/
 You can't fit much wider than that with knobbies.

 I'm curious what you think a QB would give you that your Hunq doesn't, 
 other than the chance to walk-a-bike more. I'm all for SS'ing, but if you 
 put any kind of load on it, you will spend a lot more time pushing uphill 
 than riding. Even without a load, it can feel a bit masochistic at times. 
 I'm not saying that pejoratively, it's just the reality of mountain single 
 speeding in my experience. Also, at heart the QB is a road bike. I like the 
 feel of a road bike on dirt, but it's not for everyone. And I have a rigid 
 29er with disc brakes for really rigorous mountain rides.

 happy trails
 jim m
 wc ca


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Re: [RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simple One as Singletrack MTB?

2014-03-31 Thread Patrick Moore
I created a very nice fixed/ss mountain bike with an ENO hub on a very nice
early '90s Diamond Back Axis Team. With 559X60 mm Big Aples the handling
was outstanding. A 10 cm Dirt Drop stem put the Noodles about 3 cm below
saddle with plenty -- at least 1.5 inch --  of quill remaining below the
surface -- and this on such a short steerer tube that I couldn't use a
high-stack headset.

I wish I'd kept it.


On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 7:59 PM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com wrote:

 Great questions, Jim. it would (perhaps, someday) be my go light/fast
 mountain bike. I imagine David is right, and it's a Salsa or Surly that
 makes sense down the road. At this point all dream, no reality.

 With abandon,
 Patrick


 On Monday, March 31, 2014 7:54:50 PM UTC-6, Jim M. wrote:

 Here are 2 pics of my QB on the trail. One has 38mm knobs, and the other
 has 40mm Marathons:
 https://www.flickr.com/photos/20986098@N04/2041112320/
 https://www.flickr.com/photos/20986098@N04/5604642330/
 You can't fit much wider than that with knobbies.

 I'm curious what you think a QB would give you that your Hunq doesn't,
 other than the chance to walk-a-bike more. I'm all for SS'ing, but if you
 put any kind of load on it, you will spend a lot more time pushing uphill
 than riding. Even without a load, it can feel a bit masochistic at times.
 I'm not saying that pejoratively, it's just the reality of mountain single
 speeding in my experience. Also, at heart the QB is a road bike. I like the
 feel of a road bike on dirt, but it's not for everyone. And I have a rigid
 29er with disc brakes for really rigorous mountain rides.

 happy trails
 jim m
 wc ca

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[RBW] Re: Quickbeam/Simple One as Singletrack MTB?

2014-03-31 Thread ted
Gotta agree with Jim. I love my simple one, and it's great on pavement or dirt, 
but if your mntn biking involves mountains I prefer to have a geared bike.

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