[RBW] Frank Jones, latest Knothole post

2017-12-16 Thread Joe Bernard
I love that the Blue Lug people were like, "Yeah, we'll take the random American name, let's go with that." -- 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

Re: [RBW] Frank Jones, latest Knothole post

2017-12-16 Thread christian poppell
If I didn't already own a Quickbeam I would be picking one of these up. It might be the most fun bike I own. -- 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

Re: [RBW] Frank Jones, latest Knothole post

2017-12-16 Thread Clayton.sf
consider me very tempted. need geo. at 6" I might be pushing it. though I am not in the super high bar camp Clayton Scott SF, CA -- 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

Re: [RBW] Frank Jones, latest Knothole post

2017-12-16 Thread RandoNate
He did mention that if you run 33’s or larger you can still go fixed, so you Barlow pass el’s would be great! -- 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

Re: [RBW] Frank Jones, latest Knothole post

2017-12-16 Thread Patrick Moore
Aha; got it. On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 5:13 PM, iamkeith wrote: > > >"But with long (and slanted!) track ends, why not fixed? What am I > missing?" > > I had to read it a couple of times to understand, not being a fixed gear > rider. Basically, he's saying there's too much

[RBW] Frank Jones, latest Knothole post

2017-12-16 Thread iamkeith
>"But with long (and slanted!) track ends, why not fixed? What am I missing?" I had to read it a couple of times to understand, not being a fixed gear rider. Basically, he's saying there's too much chance of pedal strikes with such a low bottom bracket. Think corners without the ability to

[RBW] Frank Jones, latest Knothole post

2017-12-16 Thread Patrick Moore
Queries: it’s for single-speed freewheels, not fixed gear bikes. But with long (and slanted!) track ends, why not fixed? What am I missing? 6 or 8 tooth accommodation; that's enough to give you quite a range, from 16 t to 21 t easily; with a 42 t ring, 72" to 55", 16 t one one side, 17/20 or 21