Yeah, I'm finding my Alfine-11 QB cooler than my 2-speed wide-ranging front shifter QB, even though the latter got my name in the paper!
-Original Message- From: Larry Powers
I will second the internal hub. Sounds like your knees are no longer up to having only one speed any more so
That was (and still is) mine. Joe, you have it mostly accurate. A couple corrections will follow shortly, but first and foremost, I did successfully run a 40-24, so that was nice. I wanted to have a two-mode singlespeed basically (one gear for flats and one for serious uphills), and I wanted the
I will second the internal hub. Sounds like your knees are no longer up to
having only one speed any more so it is time to get some gears. When I have to
do something with my QB because of my old knees this is the way I will go. It
has much more cool factor then a deraileur bike.
Larry Pow
I'm sure the OP is enjoying all the "derailer snark", but I've seen a QB
with a rear derailer in a Reader. As I recall (it's around here somewhere)
it kept the standard flip-flop hub, then added a cheap Shimano derailer
with the "claw" attached so it would fit the tabless frame, and had a wide
I've had very good luck with Sturmey Archer's S3X fixed gear 3-speed hub. The
low gear is 60% of the top gear, so a reasonable flatland gear around 72 inches
would give you a 43-inch low gear. That should be enough to get you up most
hills, and you can shift on the fly. If you don't want to ri
My QB is currently set with a 26/34 chain ring comb, and a 16/18 FW. I do have
a 22 FW on the flip which I seldom use. My comfortable top speed on flats is
only 14-16 mph. I live in SF, though, and I climb lots of hills of varying
degrees of grade. I like the current configuration.
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