Recent content by rrward

Way back in the day I had a Way back in the day I had a set of bike headlights with a 10-watt low beam and a 20-watt high beam (back in the days of incandescent bulbs). I got them to avoid hitting deer on my night rides down the American River bikepath in Sacramento, CA. I found that car...

Interesting change to your Interesting change to your steering damper. Why'd you got from a spring to a pair of bungee cords?

Like Doug I had a Vision R40, Like Doug I had a Vision R40, a 1997 R40 EU (20" front tire, short wheelbase, underseat stearing). Very plush ride, even for an unsuspended bike. Faster than all getout on the downhill. Slower than dirt on the uphill. I ended up modding the crap out of that bike...

Finally got my Sofrider on the road yesterday. The good news is that I managed to not kill myself or break anything, on the bike or myself. As for getting any actual riding in, well, that was a complete bust. Years on a DF and a Vision R40 have left me with ingrained motor memories that I'm...

That would look really nice That would look really nice with a Quest front end.

Nice. Looks like the (back of Nice. Looks like the (back of the ) seat from my old Vision R40. That was a comfortable seat.

(I searched the forums already, but was unable to find a useful thread about this topic.) I'm looking for a hitch-mounted bike carrier to carry my (arving in a day or two) Sofrider and my wife's Mixte-frame upright. I was looking at the Yakima Stickup...

Would SPD cleats work? I've used SPD cleats on DF bikes and my old Vision R40 with great success. Would they work with a Sofrider (or any other MBB bike) or do your feet rotate too much when turning? (My bike hasn't arrived yet.)

I know that feeling. Just ordered my Sofrider. After three weeks of debating with myself. Now I have to find a home for my old 1997 Vision R40 SWB that I haven't ridden in forever.