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You probably can't bike safely if you're afraid. Rear-wheel covers are awesome.

Yes, it's true! The V is much stiffer than the Sofrider, and the roads I ride are hilly, so that's why the V is the road bike and the Sofrider is on the trainer (for the wet and cold days). The top speed of my Vendetta is about 31mph whereas the top speed of the Sofrider (as modified by me) is...

I rebuilt the stock rear wheel last week and have ridden it a few times on the slow, rough road, the fast less-rough road, the slow uphill slogs, and the fast downhill. IT'S BACK! Er, the back wheel is back in service. DT Aerolite 2.00 bladed stainless spokes, black; plated brass nipples. I'm...

My experience mirrors yours, benphyr. Maximum power, for me, relies on a firm connection between the lower/lumbar part of my backside and the bottom of the seat. An interesting anecdote: -one time I passed a Bacchetta uphill on my Sofrider. My bottom was firmly in the saddle which helped me to...

Have you seen/heard about rear derailleur hanger extenders? Google it, research, and see if this will help your mid-cage or road derailleur cope with large gears in your cassette. It's an option I only recently learned about myself, so if you're already familiar with this... others may not be.

Drivetrain: Sram Force front derailleur and Sram Rival bottom bracket, Sram Red brifters and brakes, 53/39 front rings and a 10-speed Shimano 11-32 shifted by a long-cage Sram derailleur I modified by adding a road barrel adjuster. As the motor is old and weak, this drivetrain works very well on...

It only took a few minutes per rim, a few seconds per hub, using an old cotton t-shirt, and some automotive wax that also cleans. -I never wash a bike. Just polish and/or wipe. Anyway: Having not bought any parts yet, I'm leaning more to the lightweight CX Ray with aluminum nipples. Because both...

These are the original hubs. I assume that the wheel bearings are original because it looks like I'm the first person to look past the seals. The bearings are perfectly smooth, better than new. The pawls, pawl springs, ratchet teeth, and the other parts are also in very good shape. The rims have...

Its pictures are embedded in the history of this forum. Old news. It lives on in my world and does not really matter in yours... not really. In context, back when we ruled on the road, Cruzbike was a new company, just breaking free of the Do It Yourself FWD kit market. I modified my bike to...

Rolling on new wheels. Stainless bladed spokes! These run true, spin down very nicely indeed, and brake smoothly. Since this never gets ridden in the wet, there's really no need for disc brakes. But I want disc brakes. There's no need... although down long steep descents, which don't exist...

My original equipment steel spoked wheels exploded. Rust pitted the bladed spokes, weakened them, and the wheels popped last Winter. New wheels are cheaper than spokes! So a new set of aero wheels is on its way, laced up with bladed STAINLESS steel spokes.

Crashing is the best training for learning how to not crash. Also: Crashing is the worst training for learning how to crash. Crashing is a crash course. Please don't crash!

My Sofrider V1 was originally equipped with a single front chainring with grey plastic chain guards installed, which mostly kept the chain from jumping off. The stock cassette was 8-speed. Now, thirteen years later, My Sofrider V1 has had its rear-wheel replaced, a new bottom bracket with triple...

The Polar water bottles on my bike(s) are eleven years old. Very nice products.

Reverse psychology is also largely ineffective. For years, I've been telling the few curious people how 'horrible' the bikes I ride are. Selfishly, my goal has always been to be faster, ride farther, (in perfect comfort) than everyone else. Unfortunately for the local riders, they're still...

"You Know You Are a Cruzbiker When..." You're riding your Cruzbike.

"In the case of a MBB, the arms and torso muscles have to contract in order to counteract the effect of pedal steer..." Not necessarily. The rider who is under the impression that the only possible way to counter pedal-steer is with the arms is a rider who is ignorant of the performance...

-Downed by wet algae on clay, uphill, going very slow; -Low-sided on pea gravel in a high-speed turn; -Center-punched the neighbor dog. It misjudged the angle... the TFT absorbed the impact and the dog survived. Monotrack vehicles have their drawbacks but they sure are a lot of fun!

Lemme echo Osiris' recommendation, re. your local bike shop. One of my favourite handlebars came from my L.B.S. The owner only charged me five dollars U.S. for it, used, and I still use it.