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chicorider reacted to roadhog's post in the thread Brevet 200 km - Mińsk Mazowiecki - Poland with
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Bought the frame second hand. It is set up for longer rides. Mixed components Sensah shifters with Sram derailleurs Juintech hybrid... -
chicorider reacted to roadhog's post in the thread Brevet 200 km - Mińsk Mazowiecki - Poland with Like.
Did my First 200 yesterday. Didn’t register since I was unsure if I could finish. I haven’t DNF once in 40 years so I don’t want to...
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chicorider reacted to Damien's post in the thread Brevet 200 km - Mińsk Mazowiecki - Poland with Like.
Second brevet of the season. Another one at a distance of 200 km, once again on the Cruzbike S40. This time through the eastern part of...
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chicorider replied to the thread New Cruzbike rider issues.When I was starting out, years ago, I was gripping the bars so tightly that I pulled a ligament in my right arm. It took seven months...
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Well have taken the plunge and ordered an ember S40. Will be interesting to see how it compares to my ICE VTX racing recumbent trike...
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I will be riding my Q-45 on a tour from New Orleans, LA to Key West, FL starting early next week. So happy to get out of Wisconsin...
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chicorider reacted to Tophat Fiddle's post in the thread Reeeeeport! Five Days of >10 Miles on the Q45 with Like.
Oh, heck--I know 10 miles isn't very far, but I'm trying to ramp up to daytime cycling--not so much from the legs point of view, but...
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chicorider replied to the thread New Cruzbike rider issues.Agreed. I only truly focus on holding a straight line when I have to, like when a car is passing, or a DF rider is trying to draft off...
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chicorider replied to the thread New Cruzbike rider issues.Just echoing what has already been said... I started out nine years ago with a V20, probably the hardest of the CBs to learn...
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Last Saturday, on April 12th, 2025, I kicked off the 2025 brevet season and at the same time debuted on my Cruzbike S40. The weather was...
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chicorider replied to the thread Uphill.What Henri said. You are on the learning curve, and it is real. It varies in steepness and length from rider to rider, but the main...
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chicorider reacted to Andrew Roerkohl's post in the thread Andrews V20C Build 2025 discussion (1st time building bike) with Like.
So glad you felt the need to tighten handlebar clamps to 10nm as well. Went out and rode bike for a few miles. Got everything super...
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chicorider replied to the thread Andrews V20C Build 2025 discussion (1st time building bike).Glad the go-for-a-ride tubeless tire setup suggestion helped. Setting up hydraulic brakes is often a fiddly business, especially if...
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chicorider reacted to Karl42's post in the thread Brevet 200km Twisteden 2025 (Germany, Netherlands) with Like.
Last Saturday the 2025 Brevet season started for me with a very easy 200 km starting at the border between Germany and the Netherlands...
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chicorider reacted to IyhelM's post in the thread Brevet 200 km Paname - Paris, France, March 30th with Like.
A quick report. Paname is slang for Paris so this was indeed a loop from Paris to the Vexin Regional Park, a hilly area in the...