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Get 2 Zefal Spy mirrors and mount them on the brifters. They allow you to easily see what's behind you with just a slight glance to the side and placing them on the brifters keeps them out of the wind stream.

I'm no spring chicken either. I'm 79 and I love fast rides.

The problem with prospective buyers wanting to try out a Cruzbike is that a Cruzbike initially feels so different from a legacy bike which can be so disconcerting that the prospect figures they can never surmount the learning curve and gives up on the spot. Unless there is a patient and...

A friend alerted me to this S40 for sale on Craigslist. I imagine he prefers not to ship so is anyone out there in Oregon looking for an S40?

It's not entirely true that with tubeless you will never pinch flat. I switched over to tubeless on my V a few years ago when it was becoming all the rage to do so. Coming home from a long ride I turned onto a bike path and hit an inch high concrete lip at low speed. Twin streams of sealant shot...

I have found the one thing that scares me on my V20 is how sketchy it feels on fast downhill runs. It feels like the slightest side to side movement of the front wheel will send me careening off the road. I've always felt that a Viscoset headset on the V might dampen the steering enough to...

I bent the hanger on my T50 once. I was working at a bike shop at the time and I just used our derailleur alignment tool to set it straight again, no problem.

I'm not sure about that. We were on a bike tour of the Great Divide route, camped outside Yellowstone when a porcupine began chewing on the plywood siding covering a fiberglass porti potty making a terrible racket. I got out of my sleeping bag and sprayed it with my bear spray. It just hung...

There is a video of Robert Holler climbing a steep dirt grade on a T50 electric assist. With 2 wheel drive it can practically climb a wall! They were sold for awhile and you can find one a used now & then or just make your own. I would say a Cruzbike is a better climber on paved roads than the...

I have climbed some switchbacked logging roads out here in OR on my T50. I would say I was at the limit of traction and was surprised that I was able to make the climb. However, where you will really have trouble is starting from a dead stop on a steep gravel road. No matter how gently you try...

This was my first Cruzbike, a Silvio 2.0 I purchased new in 2013. I had never test rode or even seen a Cruzbike before. Since all my previous recumbents came stock with triple chainrings I ordered it with an Ultegra triple ring setup. It took me a few months to get acclimated to this strange...

Photos of my Silvio 1.0 I purchased from a nearby gentleman who was aging out of biking. I also purchased a Freerider from him which I donated to our community bike shop once I replaced it with a T50. I once took it on an overnight camping trip (I can hear Robert gnashing his teeth up in...

I can think of a few reasons. Because it would only add cost and not make a dime's worth of performance difference. Because aluminum holds up better than CF in an accident. Get a deep scratch in a carbon bike and it's trashed. Because the buzz around carbon builds are just the way the bike...

Welcome to the forums Midnight I use a helmet with a removable, tinted eye shield. I have a dark tint for bright sun and a yellow tint for the foggy days we get here in the PNW. The shield also make it easy to wipe off condensation with my finger. The shield attaches magnetically and can be...

I am looking for an S40 with quick release wheels so it can be mounted on my truck bed bike rack. Is yours still available?

Billy, were you ever on the Ringling Circus? I spent a season on the Ringling show, red unit, in 1980. I was just a vendor but I knew a few of the performers. My best buddy was a flyer with the Farfan trapeze act. The famous clown Lou Jacobs was on then too.

I especially appreciated how the host gave J&M room to expound on many topics without butting in, as some podcast hosts are prone to do. A really good interview. I wish all my "legacy" bike riding friends could hear it.

It's probably best to look at YouTube videos on bottom bracket removal. I don't have a Q but my T50 has a square taper BB and I imagine that is the type you have.

I ordered my first Cruzbike, a Silvio 2.0, with an Ultegra triple setup, probably the same ratios as lyhelM describes above. I felt I needed a triple because all my other recumbents came stock with triple chainrings and I used the lowest gears for climbing the steeper hills in my area. With any...

When I really start haulin A on my Cruz I'm pushing hard on the pedals and counteracting that force with a firm pull on the handlebar. I call this maneuver yanking and cranking.