Wow. Just wow. I rode a loop with downhill single track after a hearty 8
mile climb in poser SS mode in one of my future middle gears on the QB:
32-17. I started off just figuring I'll do my usual 10 mile connector route
to Woodland Park and back, but felt great so headed up Rampart to the top
To paraphrase Saint Sheldon: Shifting is a pernicious habit.* Your ride
description makes me want to resurrect a ss off roader.
*Originally: Coasting is a pernicious habit.
On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 4:29 PM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com wrote:
Wow. Just wow. I rode a loop with downhill
Ahhh... blush...
I have been trying to ride my QB a lot more recently. Even on rides I could
benefit from multiple gears on. I still shift it plenty between the 16 18
cogs, and occasionally between the 40 and 32 chainwheels, but hardly ever
mess with the 22T freewheel. If I really start putting
Och! I'm sorry, Doug.Thank you, for the great details!
I'll write Surly and WI and ask what chains work with their stuff and
report back.
How is the SX3 working for you? How much use, on what type of roads/trails?
With abandon,
Patrick
On Wednesday, April 30, 2014 10:02:18 PM UTC-6, D.L.
Doug,
White Industries said 8 speed is their recommended, but 9 works fine also,
and 1/8 works if I'm confident in my chain line. I'm curious, though, did
you try WI Eno freewheel with a 9-speed and it didn't work? Surly
apparently doesn't answer phones, but I've an email into them.
With
Congrats, Deacon!
that's one of my favourite looking bikes out there. Curious, are you going
with your old Albatross bars ?
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No, I'll be trying the noodles that come with it and see how I like them
for the type of riding I do, and if not going with Albastache. It's a 66
cm, so the fit is nearly identical on paper to my Hunqapillar, with
identical stand over height and TT length, so I've got a good reference for
how
After email Grant and talking with Mark and Kevin at Rivendell today I've
decided on a more conservative approach to fixed gear:
-- Get used to the bike and its pedal clearance with SS.
-- Try fixed after a while, once I know pedal clearance will work where I'm
riding.
Basic message from both
That sounds a very reasonable approach to me, given the QB's lower bb. Note
that if you decide you like fixed off road, nice mtbs from the immediately
pre suspension era are still relatively available and cheap, and with an
ENO hub'd wheel and some 60 mm tires, you'd be all set. One of the nicest
I've been riding various short rides and their hills in poser ss mode
that are shorter than many of the hills I ride on trails (that are still
snow locked, so inaccessible), so they are a good analog for at least
benchmarking where I am at the moment. My test gear is 46.8 (36-21) and
I'm
For comparison, my low gear on my Hunqapillar is 19.5, though I now have
an 18.4 low since switching to a 9-speed cassette (but I'll likely not use
that much -- I switched cassette to lower the range of the middle ring, a
conversion which worked spectacularly). But I load the Hunqapillar down
Congratulations on the QB acquisition! Looking forward to hearing all
about it when it arrives.
IanA.
On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 2:31:19 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote:
I’ve pulled the trigger on a beautiful silver Quickbeam, so Lord willing
and the creek don’t rise it should be here in a
Deacon, congrats on the new bike! It is pleasing to think about another
able to experience Quickbeam joy. It's just a hunch, but my guess is that
you'll enjoy the fixed gear experiement.
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Yes! Congratulations! I heartily recommend the the Surly dingle cog. I don't
know if you have lockring threading on your rear hub, but I've used the
rotafix method for years on my stock QB free/free wheels. If that sounds
iffy, don't do it. Avoid cheap cogs; I've been happy with Surly, Dura-Ace
Well dang! I did read that, many years ago. Interesting. Has anyone here done
that? It seems like it ups the fussiness factor by 4 or 5. Now I want to do it!
Honey, yes these Herse cranks, White freewheels and stainless chain cost a lot
NOW, but they'll last forever! Plus I need a grinding
Thanks, all! I'm excited to have a go-fast bike and looking forward to how
both bikes will inform my riding for the other.
It comes with the stock 18t Shimano freewheel and a new White Industries
17t freewheel. The flip-flop hub is freewheel on both sides, built on a 36
spoke Phil hub (I like
On my simpleone I run 40x18 for general loaded commuting. If I were riding
further and on more dirt I'd run a slightly lower gear. For tires I run
marathon supremes with fenders, but for dirt I'd run either clement xplors or
rock n roads if they fit, which I have seen fit on another simpleone.
Rotafixing: http://204.73.203.34/fisso/eng/schpignone.htm
That looks like a great method since I won't be skid stopping (I have
brakes, after all). Thanks, Philip!
With abandon,
Patrick
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Ha! I just grabbed that link for you!
I've used the rotafix method to remove a fixed cog that broke a shop's
chainwhip, too. If you do install a cog this way, just put it on tight,
don't go really tight or infinitely tight.
I tried a BB ring as a jam nut, and it didn't work, but I've heard it
Do you find this true of SS and fixed, or just fixed (due to wheel inertia
pushing you along)?
With abandon,
Patrick
Also, I've found that a single drivetrain allows a higher comfortable
gear than simply not shifting a derailleur'd bike.
Philip
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On Apr 30, 2014, at 4:08 PM, Deacon Patrick lamontg...@mac.com wrote:
Do you find this true of SS and fixed, or just fixed
Hello Patrick,
Wishing many happy miles on your new ride.
Were it I, I would go with a lower tooth count on the fixed side, with
slightly higher on the free side.
To me it feels easier to push a higher gear fixed.
And use the freewheel side for the rough stuff or the spent ride out/home!
In my
Thanks for the details, Dave. I presume that's supposed to be 32/40 in the
front? Can an 8-speed chain be run on the Dingle Cog and Dos Enos happily?
With abandon,
Patrick
On Wednesday, April 30, 2014 6:28:22 PM UTC-6, D.L. wrote:
Hello Patrick,
Wishing many happy miles on your new ride.
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Dave's not here.
Au contrair mon ami!
42 it was.
The SRAM 8 sp. chain works okay.
I recall, somewhere on the interwebs, a blogger saying they used 1/8th inch
chain with the Dingle, I *seriously* doubt that would work.
I stuck with the 9sp chain. No worries.
Pulled the WI freewheel and
White's are louder than Shimano, but not overly so. I don't notice it
unless I'm consciously looking for the noise. The chain on a single speed
bouncing around make a lot more annoying noise IMHO.
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at
Happy almost-new-bike day, Patrick.
RE: Gearing, AASHTA: http://sheldonbrown.com/chain-life.html
TL;DR-- go even/even teeth. But don't worry about it too much, either.
If you're riding fixed, you may want to calculate skid patches. (You're
riding SS or fixed for the trail?)
Happy riding,
shoji
Trail: definitely SS. Dirt road, I will likely play with fixed. Dos Enos
free hubs by White Industries look intriguing.
On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 2:52:43 PM UTC-6, Shoji Takahashi wrote:
Happy almost-new-bike day, Patrick.
RE: Gearing, AASHTA: http://sheldonbrown.com/chain-life.html
Ive got a QB and Ive never known about the even/ even gearing. Hmmm. My
gearing is 38/17 ( good for SF hills) for road and 32/19 fo dirt, couldnt be
happier, Im also lucky enough to have skinny-ish rims that allow me to run BG
RnRs. Hope this helps Patrick, youre gonna love it! -Mike
On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 4:59:07 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote:
Trail: definitely SS. Dirt road, I will likely play with fixed. Dos Enos
free hubs by White Industries look intriguing.
To which I reply:
Patrick- Congrats on the forthcoming new steed!
I am very interested in hearing
Congratulations on the new Quickbeam.
Some folks told me when I bought mine in February that it might become my
favorite ride and it certainly has become that. My gearing is for (mostly)
flat roads with an occasional hill and I settled on a 46t ring and an 18t
White Industries freewheel
Thanks, all! I'm excited.
DJ: Your description is exactly the poser ss I tested out today, and it
went well enough. I may settle on 28/36 front rings with 18/20 rear. But I
will tray the default setup first to learn from a baseline.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 3:43:23 PM
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