The threads on Platypus versus [name] and using versus "saving" your
Rivendell raises an interesting if (fortunately!) academic question: if you
could have only 1 Rivendell as your only bicycle, and that Rivendell had to
serve all purposes -- fast pavement, commuting, errand loads, at least
light d
My riding is 75% around town on a fixed gear, with the rest made up of
mountain biking and some geared road rides.
I would probably end up forgoing my mountain biking and get a Quickbeam as
my Riv one and only bike.
Eric
On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 4:35 PM Patrick Moore wrote:
> The threads on Pla
Since I opened the thread I get to set the (ironclad) conditions of the
thought experiment. The conditions allow you to have several wheelsets for
the "one-and-only." So -- how fat a tire can a QB contain? Perhaps with 42
mm knobbies and a bigger cog or fw you might be able to do at least "light"
m
I had an Orange QB, and it was a bit tighter clearance than I expected (my
Surly Cross Check had better clearance). Maybe a 42 would fit, but that's
not enough to let me ride briskly with my friends on their 29ers. Which is
why I currently have a handful of mountain bikes in addition to a pair of
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