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If the new bars have a flare and the old bars didn't, then the additional width is actually more than 2cm. That was probably the effective width you needed to make the bike work for you. Glad you sorted that out and safe riding.

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What did you ask the AI to write exactly? I'm curious about the process involved to produce this kind of result. I've written poetry in the past and it's as not easy as some people might think. Do you simply download it, ask specific questions and it searches the Internet for applicable...

Man, I'm terribly sorry this happened to you. If this is the rear suspension only model, then it's a fairly rare bike and quite a loss. I hope you replace it with something equivalent or better. Best of luck in your search!

Yeah, he's probably referring to the frame length of the CHR. It's a fairly long bike. Cruzbike frames can be broken down for more compact shipping is my guess.

Very nice bike. The brifters are installed on inverted bullhorns?

Do you have pictures posted somewhere? Interested to see how it looks.

I don't like small cogs and always try to create custom gearing but sometimes that isn't possible. 11T is as small as I'd want in any cassette and that is still too small for my tastes. I prefer 12T or even better 13T. The inefficiencies of small cogs is often ignored. Maybe for the...

Glad you were able to come up with a temporary solution but please be extra careful.

I wish I could answer the triangle aspect of the equation but don't know because I don't have a Vendetta and never covered that area. Others would know better, especially Larry, who is the king of Vendetta applied aerodynamics theory. What I do know is the Vendetta would benefit most from a rear...

There are two schools of thought on the matter. First one is what you said and applies mostly to DFs. Second school of thought will apply to recumbents more is a rear disc wheel could behave as a narrow tail fairing by dividing the rider's wake into two smaller areas of turbulence, partially...

Now you're really tempting me, Maria. Bad for my pocketbook...

Thank you for the ride reports, they're very useful. My bike is very similar to yours but without front suspension. To be honest, I'm surprised this kit added 20lbs to your bike. That seems a little excessive to me. Usually I hear of e-assist kits adding 8-10lbs of weight. Maybe these are low...

The only advantage in making the whole frame CF that I can possibly see is if the design was completely changed to make it optimized for aerodynamics, such as filling in the rear triangle. To do that in aluminum would increase weight. Wherever a large amount of material is required, that's where...