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I did a 150k ride this past weekend on the V20c that included a number of 9%-10% climbs of varying lengths. This was the first time I've...

Forgot to post Day 3 pics so here they are

I attended the 2026 Calvin’s Challenge along with 73 others. Ten recumbents, eight of which were V20c riders. Most miles in the 12 hour...

Ditto what @Greg S said. Many disc brake calipers have that tiny bit of play as the pads move back and forth as you rock the bike with...

Another 10.5 today. Big accomplishment today.., reaching behind the seat for my water bottle and I kept a straight line (granted, I was...

On Saturday and Sunday I rode my first ever 400. Start from Paris with 130 other riders at 4pm (with an escort by police to regulate...

I do have a v20c but would you really want to mount all this to stuff to the most beautiful and comfortable bike ever created? And it...

I am running 32mm Schwalbe Pro Ones on rims with 25mm internal width (pretty wide). I like 'em a lot. There is room to go up to 35mm...

Clever. I will try some of this out the next time I do brake work.

I bedded in the pads for the new front brake. They work impressively well. Installed the rear brake today. I reused the existing...

That is a Shimano Di2 front derailleur, with the wire running behind the derailleur and chain catcher, held to the stalk by a zip-tie...

Thanks to you and Chicorider for the advice. I bought a tubing cutter from HarborFreight for $8. After checking fit several more times...

It should fit an aluminum front end V20 just fine. The V20 and pre-thru axle S40 used the same chain stays.

Yeah, a cut cable will fray pretty easily if it catches on anything. New cables have more fixed ends. A small dab of glue or solder...

Hey Frito Bandito. I don't see why such a swap wouldn't work. You'll probably need new spokes, but those are readily available in...