The scariest Rivendell - Halloween Special - Pumpkin QuickBeam and Carbon

[Max S]

Don't let Grant and the Riv gang see this, okay?.. 

- Max "Well, don't say I didn't warn ya in the subject line..." in A2 

[Bill Lindsay]

[Dave Grossman]

Not aero enough Max

[JohnS]

Looks like fun!

JohnS

[Eric Floden]

Does this count as scary? From BSNY...

[Wally Estrella]

Orange is now definitely the fastest color!  

Are you actually riding this faster Ent or just mock it up?  

if mocked up, send it for a spin anyhow!

[Matthew P]

Max I dig it!
What stem is that? Did you give it the dull finish or is that stock?
Heck of a seatpost too.
Newbaums bar tape? Pairs great.
Thanks for giving me some bikestoke.
-Matthew
San Diego, Kumeyaay Land

[Joe Bernard]

It's cool. 12/10 would ride 👍

Joe Bernard

On Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 5:50:37 AM UTC-7 Max S wrote:

[Ryan]

Agree about 12/10 coolness factor ...my knees find that gearing scary though... 

[Matthew P]

In hindsight I assume the stem and seatpost are Ti ...
That deeper/redder orange is fantastic.
-Matthew 

[Matt Beecher]

Is that a garmin mount at the rear?  Is it for their radar/rear light?  Where did you get it...or did you fabricate it?  

Best regards,

Matt Beecher

Oswego, IL

[Rob Kristoff]

I like it. Are those hubs from a Vanilla/Speedvagen? Looks sort of like their paintwork.

RK

[Max S]

Thank you all for your comments, questions, and apologies for the delay – I've been absolutely slammed with work and family obligations. 

Bill:  Yes, I've seen that picture of Grant... But Spinergies... Yikes! :-) 

Dave:  Indeed!.. In seriousness, I have fairly low flexibility naturally, and sit too much at work, so my lower back doesn't tolerate well more saddle-to-bar drop than ~1-2 inches. I might also have a shorter torso for my height. Whatever the biometrics, this 58 cm QB fits great. 

John: Yes. This past couple of years I've been re-discovering single-speeding / fixed gear riding, and it's somehow more fun for me. 

Eric: I did build a commuter bike for my oldest using BSPs and, for a moment, used Schraeder tubes. Then got a new wheelset on iBOB and prest(a)-change-o! 

Wally: I've been riding the QB off and on with different wheels, including some aluminum rim tubulars. To be perfectly honest, I've not had the chance to glue these specific ones yet (see above about work, etc.), so I only rode the bike around the neighborhood. But I've some tubular tape on order and want to give it a go with the crabon hoopz. 

Matthew: Yes, post and stem are Ti, brushed finish. Post is an Eriksen setback. Stem is an Ibis, 90° / 95 mm or thereabout. I've had them on my Ibis Spanky, but alas, not enough stack on that bike anymore. Saddle is a Selle Italia SLR 135g version. 

Joe: Thank you. More than 11 - wow! Must be the spicy color. :-) 
Ryan: Currently geared 50x18. There are definitely days where it's too much, but I've also set some nice PRs for 40+-mile rides on it on dirt, but elevation gain around here is maybe 1,500-2,000 ft over that distance, with occasional < 5% short kickers. It's the downhills that get me more. :-) 

Matt: The rear mount is actually what came with a Cyclic Fly6 rear camera / light. Not sure if it's strictly Garmin compatible, but possible. I think DCRainMaker might have more info on that?.. 

Rob: Yes, the wheelset came to me via another forum, and the original owner had it custom-built by Vanilla to match his custom frame. The red stripe ends up looking a close enough match for the deep orange of the QB that it somehow works. I can get unduly neurotic about color combos, so there's a good chance that after a few rides on these wheels I'll go back to my gray-painted Mavic Reflex tubies to match the post and stem. Otherwise I'll end up having to swap in a black post and black Salsa stem and black SRAM levers, and... well, you get the idea. Although, the winter is long here... 

- Max "will the tape arrive in time to glue the tires before it's officially 10/31??" in A2 

[Max S]

Punted out ~40 pretty bumpy miles on this purgatory pumpkin at a prompt pace on this pair of punchy hoops. Quite a few segment PRs set, probably from attempting to avoid the utter embarrassment of riding too slowly with such deep rims. 

It was a good fun Halloween bike dress-up project. Not sure what I'll do with them now. Maybe I can build up another non-sequitur of a bike, like a murdered-out Ebisu with SRAM brifters. 🙀

- Max "it's a long winter coming" in A2 

[Joe Bernard]

A dropbar Platypus with electronic shifting and carbon wheels. Do it!

[Michael Baquerizo]

I've wanted to make a post about Rivendell's not set up at all like Rivendell's, because they usually look pretty awesome. 

This bike delivers. 

On Friday, October 29, 2021 at 1:16:56 PM UTC-4 robkr...@gmail.com wrote: