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You have a brake on one side. Does that make the steering go peculiar?

Big jockey wheels look nice. He has bolted a panel over them so nobody can see them.

You people do not know how easy you have it. It used to take me about an hour to replace the back wheel of the Grasshopper. I had to use a makeshift stand made of two chairs and a broomstick. That is why I bought a workstand. There is absolutely no way I am going to attempt to fix a flat in...

This may be a daft question, but what is the point of the crosspiece in front of the axle, under the frame?

Definitely not for commuting, unless your journey to work is a straight line. The bar-ends look wrong, but that is the perspective of Cruzbike, pulling on the bars. This machine is RWD, so he probably pushes and does not pull. His cadence seems really slow. The road is flat. What happens if...

@Frito Bandito and @LarryOz are right. The bike will soon get used to being ridden and calm down.

Long cranks and high BB? You need an interrupter gear.

You know this will not be simple. This is a Cruzbike. Do your knees catch the guns? Does the weight interfere with the steering? How do you reload without stopping? Where do you put the ammo? The kickback shakes the bike so much you are going to need a Thor seat.

So that is what a double chainwheel is for.

I did not know that and I never actually noticed. Now I know why the S40 feels different from the Silvio. Now I know why I do not need a headrest. I am always learning.

If your Silvio gets stolen, get a S40 with wide tyres. You will not miss the Silvio suspension. When I am on the S40 I do not miss the Grasshopper 's springs, but I have never done loaded touring. You may like the idea of total freedom from punctures, but do not be seduced by Tannus. They...

Sounds like the UK.

Yes. A legacy on which the sun never sets.

I have 40t chainwheel and 10-51 cassette and I like the wide range. If the Sunrace works for you you must be stronger than me or in the Netherlands. 650b and 38mm is a good idea. I speak from experience.

I push on the Grasshopper. I also did on the Silvio in the early days. It made the bike hard to steer. I learned to pull on the Silvio. I learned this very quickly. Pulling seems natural on the Silvio and S40, as pushing does on the Grasshopper. You were looking at my Silvio which had a big...

When I first got the Silvio I was falling over into the inside of turns. I worked out how to compensate for this. As I started a turn I forced myself not to lean in. I felt as if I was about to fall outwards. This worked. Eventually I got used to it and steering issues disappeared. It...

I agree. No steer-effect. Good knee-effect.

I did the opposite of this. I have 12sp derailleur and 10sp shifter. I use a Jtek Shiftmate. They make lots of different ones for specific combinations of gears.

You can use rim brakes on through axles. Get hubs and rims and get them built. And wait. And wait.

Give it to me. I will drill holes in it, fix mudguards on with fence wire, put brake levers on upside-down, get it muddy so the scratches are invisible. Will that do?