Quickbeam and Road Custom For Trade

[Robert Dowtin]

Hello everyone!

Well, after about a 16 month, torrid, love affair and a good amount of hemming and hawing, I think I need to part with this Riv Custom Road bike and my Quickbeam. They are both available for trade.

Photos of Bikes Here

Components and specifics of Road:

Frame built by Joe Stark Paint by Joe Bell Feb 1999

VO Drillium 48/36 172.5 Crank

SunTour Cyclone shiny Deraileur (Saw somewhere it's still the lightest modern deraileur or some such nonsense?)

11/32 9sp Cassette

Silver2 shifters

Matching Lugged Setback Seat Post and Stem

Black All Weather Brooks Saddle

Paul Racer brakes in black with silver adapter

Tektro black hoods levers

Nitto Rando bars 46mm

36h Phil Wood wheels 100mm Front 135mm Rear (Rear Frame Dropouts 132.5mm, btw)

Panaracer Pasella 32mm Tires

Components and specifics of QuickBeam:

2004 OG Green Panasonic Factory Brazed

Riv Double Crank 39/32 178mm

16t freewheel Yellow SS chain

Nitto stem

Lugged setback seatpost

Brooks well loved saddle, maybe I should swap it out for something else? We can talk.

Paul Canti Brakes, Drillium brown hoods

32h Phil Wood hubs High Flange 100mm Front 120mm Track Hubs

Sun CR18 Rear Rim and A Velocity A23 Black front

Schwalbe g one all around 35mm rear tire, Specialized Trigger 38mm front

I cracked the front CR18 rim a few months ago and gashed the tire. My LBS gave me a deal on a Velocity A23 they had sitting in their rafters. So I built it back up and put on a tire I had laying around. They don't match, and to some that is sightly.

I'm looking for, pretty sure at least, an Appaloosa, Atlantis, Hunq, Platy, Cheviot, Clem L, Gus/Sus, in the 57-59mm range. Let me know what you've got!? I'd also consider a Crust Evasion, Bombora...

I'm happy to assist in coordinating and splitting the cost of shipping.

I am interested in trading or a combo of trade and cash, (I guess I'm open to offers of purchase but think it sure would be neat to work out a deal with someone looking for some rad road oriented bikes?) I am looking for something fair and even as possible for all parties but could very well be open to a 2 for 1 swap for the right bike. What I am looking for I think is a swept back fatter tired geared Riv, I need less reach, more upright, geared for big climbs and dodging chunky dirt and rock.

The Quickbeam is the most comfortable bike I had ever been on, until recently, but alas the single (2) speed is just not enough for the Ozark hills around me. Realistically neither bike has tires wide enough to deal with the gravel roads around here.

This custom road (custom for someone else in 1999) is a rocket ship but it just stretches me out too much, I want to want to ride it, and I love it, but I really love to stare at it more than I love to be on it, if I'm really to be honest.

Above and below I have pasted links to the photo album with what I hope are ample photos of both bikes. I will happily take more photos as well as answer any questions, of course.  Everything will get a fresh bath before packing to ship, btw. Along with geometry for the QB, highlighted is the size 58 (57mm top tube). I have held up a tape measure best I can for measurements of the Road bike, it is a pretty standard 58^2 nearly level, if not completely level, top tube. I'm 6'1" 89pbh and the Road bike is a little long for me, but I seem to be sensitive to long reach.

Photos of Bikes Here

I had discussed with some folks on this list about selling this bike a month or so ago, I am not interested in breaking these bikes down and parting them out or just selling the frames, as of now. If I get no interest, then maybe I need to consider that route and buy the last 59 Susie frame on the site....?

It's a lot of info here but I am sure I have missed something so, please feel free to contact me with any questions or offers.

Thanks and Cheers!

Rob in NW Ar

[Robert Dowtin]

Hey there everyone! I have spoken to a few people about some possible interest but nothing really substantial. The original owner of the Road Custom reached out to me, which was super cool. Turns out it was built custom but was simply a size 58 Road Standard that was a normal Riv model at that time. I have been able to squeeze 35mm Schwalbe g one all road in there, btw.

I think I am ready to just sell the frames by themselves, but would still prefer to move them whole of course. Also, I would really prefer limiting shipping and am willing to meet within reasonable distance, I am in the Southern Midwest. Everything is kinda far from everything, I get that. So, with that. If there is still interest in the frames, I think Bill Lindsay was interested and I haven't gotten back to him yet so I will do that asap, then everyone after him? Thanks!

Cheers

[Robert Dowtin]

Road is officially spoken for and the Quickbeam is pending a trade.

Cheers