Recent content by castlerobber

A stock Q45 with the seat at 45 degrees doesn't really need a headrest. I ride 25-30 slow miles at a stretch with a group of other recumbents, with no neck discomfort. I've had two other Cruzbikes with 45-degree seat angles (Silvio 1.5, Quest 2/3), and both of them were also comfortable with no...

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Interesting way to ask people to sell you a bike... But I can see you were posting on here last fall, and you sounded legit. Be aware that Canada is going to charge you a significant tariff on importing a bike. I sold a guy in Winnipeg my Cruzbike Quest a couple of years ago, and he had to...

I can ride both my S30 and my Q45 no-hands for short distances. I had about 3,000 miles on Cruzbikes (Quest and Silvio) before I even thought about trying it. I couldn't tell you how I do it, but I do it. In fact, I had to distract myself from thinking about how I was doing it at first, and...

We really don't have much in the way of moderation. I report the glaringly obvious spam posts, some in foreign languages, and they don't get removed. What we do have, is occasional scammers who join the forums only to make one for-sale post. Heck, some of them post road bikes for sale here...

I have a Garmin Edge 130 Plus on the S30, and a Garmin Edge 130 (not Plus) on the Q45, both wireless. Both can connect with the Garmin speed (hub) and cadence (crankarm) sensors. The screen isn't much bigger than the old Cateye wireless computers I used to use. You can customize what fields you...

I sold my Quest 2.0 to a forum member in Canada about a year and a half ago. We shipped the frame and the wheelset in separate boxes to reduce the Canadian tariff, which is higher on complete bikes than on bike parts. Shipping via BikeFlights, including tariffs and other such fees, was about...

One of the longtime members here did something like you're talking about several years ago: https://forum.cruzbike.com/threads/oops-i-did-it-again-introducing-the-folding-cruzitandem.11516/#post-130880

Thank you for this! I put the carbon fiber adjustable seat on my S30 several months ago. The vibration from the local roads was making my shoulder blades feel bruised after a ride, and I wanted to stay with the Ventisit pad rather than going to the stock cushion. Adhesive-backed padding in key...

I'm in central Mississippi and have a Q45 I'd let you try, if you can't find one closer. I also occasionally come up to the Memphis area to see family.

I'm 5'5", about 135 lbs. I got a Q45 last year, to replace a Quest with similar seat angle I'd had for 10 years before that. I can ride a couple of hours on the Q45 with no problems. So it has surprised me that so many riders mention recumbutt on a more-reclined bike.

I've been looking at the S40 as an eventual replacement for my S30, but the cries of "recumbutt" in the forums have made me hesitate. I realize people who are happy with their bikes don't comment "it doesn't give me recumbutt," but it's still nice to have someone explicitly say they aren't...

A Facebook friend who knows I ride weird bikes posted this to my timeline today. :D

I'm seeing an increase in posts from brand-new members who join only to sell non-Cruzbike bicycle-related gear, or to sell an old Cruzbike model "for a friend," without any actual interest in Cruzbikes. And there's one new member who has copied legitimate Cruzbike-related sales posts as his own...

The only two-wheeled recumbents I've owned have been Cruzbikes (almost 11 years now). After the initial learning curve and adjusting the bike fit, I've had no trouble keeping a straight line at those speeds. OTOH, I tried riding a friend's LWB recumbent last summer. The thing had a mind of its...