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Added another bike in the opening post The Mongoose Incline at Walmart for $150 looks like the best bet. It has a threadless stem and V-brakes but not a tapered seatpost. Its color scheme mixes old and new Sofrider colors pretty nicely. Too bad it's only available for mail order so...

Hi Charles, Thanks for your Hi Charles, Thanks for your comments and for the copy of the full instructions posted in your blog. Just to clarify: this topic was not meant to be taken as a warning against using any specific donor bike, nor as a prioritized list of what to look for when...

Weight of Sofrider According to the Sofrider page: "Weight 14.6kg, 32.12 lbs weighed with pedals" & "Bell, Kickstand, wheel reflectors, front and rear reflectors" Get more speed by getting lighter wheels, tires, tubes and cranks, an 11 tooth cog (if not already), even bigger rings...

And thanks to you too, Doug! Your blog and creative engineering in conversions is great support for the community and the company. Cheers, Brian

You're welcome, John ... ... and here's to a successful and easy build for all the future Cruzbike converters reading this now. Thanks to you, John, for all your efforts in bringing your ideas to market, and thanks for making this a "sticky" topic. If anything is incorrect in the...

To minimize your work and the cost of extra parts look for the following in potential donor bikes: 1. low top tube, preferably at or below the top of the tires (check out women's and large kid's models too). 2. braze-on cable guides that are on sides or bottom of top tube, not top of...

strange product The "chain thong" seems mainly intended to prevent "chainring tattoos" - surely we've all had a few of those. It probably won't prevent cutting someone's leg if you hit them in motion with the chain on a middle or lower ring: http://www.chainthong.com/wheretobuy.html...

Went shopping... ...came back with nothing but info. Maybe someone else is considering these, so here's some info: On the price tags it is noted that the Mongoose brand along with Schwinn, GT and Iron Horse are all now licensed brands of a company called "Pacific Cycle, Inc." which in turn...

Thanks for reminding me... to add to my list While considering a Cruzbike conversion I realized early on that front end crashes, even minor ones, could cause serious damage to people, animals, things or the chainring. Check out "bashguards" ...

Thanks again, Charles You're most likely right about the components and I expect to change out parts, especially in the drivetrain, with new ones or some used ones from my 2001 model Trek 4500 that's still in good shape. I've already bought some very light and well-rated 26" wheels and a...

John T. said... "I drive on the left of the road, the steering wheel is on the right ... all the controls are where they should be, except the gear lever" John forgot to mention that the steering wheel control stalks are reversed! When visiting Australia, I often turned on the windshield...

Thanks for the input, Charles! Both the Mongoose and Hyper bikes are not shown on their websites so they could very likely just be licensed frame decals, and that's it, or maybe they at least designed the frames. Can anyone supply the dimensions of the Cruzbike seat base? Until I actually...

26" Mongoose Incline $150 - added here on June 13th as a better example conversion donor with lower top tube, threadless stem (Aheadset) but not the required tapered seatpost which you would need to buy separately: 26" Mongoose Ledge 2.1 Men's Mountain Bike: and...