FS: QuickBeam 58 cm

[Jason Zakaras]

Back on the market is my beautiful Quickbeam 

asking 1800 plus shipping/packaging/paypal fees

all the details on crust trader:

https://crustbikes.com/a/shopicial/topics/166629

Thanks!

[Jason Zakaras]

Bump: Price drop to 1750 Located in Bentonville AR buyer to work with local bike shop for packing and shipping I can help with the coordination, but there are plenty to work with.  

I've gone back and forth on this but I don't ride it now that I'm relocated and while I love the bike, don't like the idea of just looking at it on the wall or in the garage, my favorite place to see my bike is between my legs.

https://crustbikes.com/a/shopicial/topics/173086

[Bill Lindsay]

Your OP claimed that all the details were on the Crust site.  That listing has been deleted, and the one that is now "active" doesn't have an explicit build list.  It looks like there's a dynamo hub, but in some of the photos there's a headlamp, and others not.  Your buyer may want an enumerated list of what they are actually buying.  An entrepreneurial type may see that list as a project to sell down parts and end up with a super cheap QB frameset!  

Also, what's the story with the fork braze ons.  Were those factory?  Or did you have that changed?  I'm not used to seeing frenchie mid fork tabs like that on a Rivendell.

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

[JohnS]

Hello Bill,

FWIW, my orange QB has the same "frenchie mid fork tabs". The work fine and they seem to be original to the bike.

JohnS

[Bill Lindsay]

That's dynamite.  Frenchie tabs are super trick.  The modern barrel ones are probably more versatile and stronger, but the Frenchie tabs look so minimalist and cool.  

BL in EC

[Jason Zakaras]

thanks for the catch Billiam, its been on and off so I forgot to check the sweet deets, for your consideration:

A quick beam is a single speed bike that you might want to consider making into a multiple geared single speed with a dos freewheel and double up front, sorry no hangers like these new fangled "single speed" wanna be bikes.

made in Japan.

polished everything…

paul rear flip/flop hub with surly free and fixed 18t on both sides, front hub is polished shutter precision and the rims are polished velocity quill 700c with ultradynamico rubber rose/cava combo

trp brake levers- polished silver w/ gum hoods , brooks tape/saddle b17 in honey, 600 towel rack, some nice brass spacers and  brass bell.

paul tall and handsome seatpost again polished

paul neo retro brakes and touring canti in rear for that extra nice look and feel

rene herse crank 171 48t chainring

edulux lamp that is hung with a nitro hanger, it was added later to the fork

the pedals, bag, and bottle holders do not convey with the sale.

xo 

[Patrick Moore]

All this for $1750?? The "Quickbeam financial index" must truly have bottomed out. That's a nice build. I recall when a nicely built QB would command much more.

Question: What are those grips or padding at the ends of the drops?

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[Jason Zakaras]

Patrick, they are wolf tooth's silicone grips, I believe the Karv maybe fatpaw.  I recently switched all my mtbs over to them and they are lovely.  Its a nice touch when you're feeling fatigued and can drop down into a cozy bed for yer hands.  I highly recommend them.

And yep, the bike market has gone back to normal, bikes don't appreciate in value (gasp) and new bikes won't sell out immediately.  I for one am thrilled about this, its kinda adds to the "not going to ride my bike and get it dirty" vibe, in my opinion.

This bike has been rode well but its in great shape, I commute to work from it and work from home so mostly casual rides around the rural parts.  The new landscape I'm in begs for different gearing and my new Baby begs for a bike I can pull her in with the burly trailer so  that's part of the selling rational.  Also, I have 5 kids and 4 ride plus my wife's couple o bikes and mine, the gearage could use some weight loss.

[Patrick Moore]

Thanks, Jason. I looked them up on the Wolf Tooth site and as far as I can tell they are made only for mountain bike bars; are yours a road bike bar model, or did you just force them on to the bigger bar?

About that Quickbeam: I know from experience that you can list and relist a very nice bike and come away with far less than than expected; then a month later someone will post a similar bike and get a much higher price. This happened when I sold a very nice Sam Hillborne some years ago. FWIW.

[dylan green]

For what it's worth - this is my old frame and it's SUPER clean. Jason did a great job in updating it since I sold it to him. 

[Jason Zakaras]

Indeed, super clean, it was a gem when I picked it up from you Dylan!  I just took a small rip on it and it just glides.  While I think the Rene Herse crank looks brilliant, the 48t is just too stout to have much fun for me now.  I'm kicking myself for getting rid of the 40/32 crank and the 17/19 dos... doh!

If it doesn't sell I think I'm going to change out the chainring to 36t and maybe put a 17/19 dos on it and see if I can have a smile again.  I can put my pull trailer adapter on the bombora and pull the lil one with that too.  hmmmmm.... apostasy!

[Jason Zakaras]

And as it is Friday and I took an awesome joyride around the new area, I am calling it quits on calling it quits for this bike.  I can say it is now sold, as you all sold me on keeping it.  My plan is to keep riding it more now that I'm more confident with the climbs in the immediate area and if/when I put on the pass n stow rack and start using it for camping, I'm hoping to either: change the front chainring to 40t vs 48 and/or find a 16/19 DOS for the rear.  That should give me all that I need for the terrain.  For some reason the climbing isn't as bad as I initially assumed on the 48-18 and I'll just use the bombora when I'm pulling the baby.

Im super surprised this didn't sell, glad now that I've made my mind, but a head scratcher for sure.

Glad to get to know you all more, it's always a good learning opportunity.

Cheers,

Jason a proud old owner of a new old Quickbeam

[Matt]

As a humble newb who'd looked enviously at the Frenchie tabs, I think you've made the right decision ;)

[Joe Bernard]

I think you made the right decision, at least for now. From what I'm seeing of my particular bikes of interest in FS sections NOTHING is selling right now. I assume the price of gas and eggs has hit everybody pretty hard, plus ebikes have fully invaded the used bike market. It's tough sledding for sellers at the moment and not looking to change anytime soon. 

On Friday, August 25, 2023 at 6:52:50 PM UTC-7 jasonz...@gmail.com wrote:

[Bill Lindsay]

APPROVE people keeping their bikes and using them.  

BL in EC

On Friday, August 25, 2023 at 6:52:50 PM UTC-7 jasonz...@gmail.com wrote:

[Benjamin L. Kelley]

Honestly, if I was somehow forced to winnow down to one bike, it would be my qb hands down no 2nd thoughts.

It's a pretty great do about everything except race or full on mtb frame.

Jason, glad you decided to keep it. It's also a great build.

--ben in Kansas City

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[Robert Gardner]

I agree with this sentiment. My 58cm QB is my “core” bike. Hills, long rides, errands — it does most of what I want from a bike and does it very well. Keeping this one is a good idea…

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[Cyclofiend Jim]

The flat tabs ("Frenchie tabs"? hmmm.... h'ain't heard that one before) were on the orange model for sure - you can see them on mine - 

http://www.cyclofiend.com/ssg/2006/ssg017r2-cyclofiend1006.html

IIRC, the first green runs did not have them. I've definitely seen a few that did not sport them.
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