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Thanks for this info. When you say this will work on "current Q45", does that include all Q45 versions? (I have the first year Q45)

Thanks for this advice. Saves me some trouble.

With your name and title, I'm guessing you have a Q45 available to test this on, right? I'm interested, but if you can tell us, that'd be really nice. Is the cassette and axle/chainstay situation the same on the earlier-generation Q45s? I have the first year version. Thanks,

What you guys don't get yet is that @Tortue is an artist with the 3d printer(s). I gather that he'll print a washer if he doesn't feel like going to the hardware store. In fact, if his new Q45 was any slower arriving, he probably would've just printed himself one.

Not sure, but possibly a browser issue. Try logging in using a different browser. Same issue? Also see more detail in PM (private message reply).

You forgot to mention dry feet. Dry feet are huge ...

Year-round Seattle commuters like @Tortue and me are mainly focused on fairings as raingear, not speed. I've built a few, using a completely different tack (rigid polycarbonate). One was a repurposed Zzipper bubble that did provide significantly reduced drag (tested by downhill rolling times)...

I had double hip replacements 18 years ago. Degenerative arthritis. Problem solved. A miracle. Never think about it (except at airport security). It's like when you take your car in to get a new clutch. For about a week it's like "this is great! ". Then you just forget there was a problem...

Is sleepy feet the same as hotfoot? I used to have that until I loosened my laces a bit and put a small button of stiff foam (~1 inch diameter) under the sole just at the front edge of my arch. I think I learned this from this forum, but can't find it now. It's supposed to spread the bones...

@Tortue was nice enough to make me one, and deliver it, and even install it! I've been using it, and it works. Not failsafe if you've got extra weight on the bike (I haven't tried it yet with my fairing) but very convenient. Also, I can wheel the bike holding it by the seat, one thing DF...

How does it climb?

I looked at that picture for an embarrassingly long time before I realized it was an overlay ... Ok, I was looking on my phone. I thought "cool! Andrew is riding one handed while holding a light weight road bike behind him, while someone took a photo." Figured it took a bunch of takes to get...

You know the Q folds, right? It can get pretty small. Take the wheels off and it can fit in an airline-legal case (what’re the rules on your airline?) There are threads and videos to do thus on this forum.

Nice video. You shouldn't have much learning curve for front wheel drive, considering that the plane behind you is also driven from the front .... or is that Cruzbike's delivery vehicle?

Yes, thanks for noting this, which I forgot to point out above. (On the other hand, the Thor seat is a great upgrade re recumbent butt, at least for my very upright seat angle).

Nice thinking outside the box. Good idea! (Even if it might not work in this case)

Oh my. That's terrible! I had no idea. No way would that work on mine. I measured my post (pic). It's 14 inches from the bottom end to the bend (new one is 10), and 18 inches overall (new one is about 14). A completely different beast. It would "support" my seat way, way lower, and I'd wonder...

Now I see the detailed description in Robert Holler's post. But a photo would help. I'll have a look at my bike in daylight with this in mind.

I have a first-gen Q45. Possibly interested in a swap. Can you post photos showing the angle and shape? Also the mounting system at the top; I need to be sure it will replace my present one, which is connected by some custom-bent pieces to a Thor seat. What's the length of the horizontal tube...

Two questions: 1) how does the headrest work with a helmet? 2) on the oval tube of the Q, does your wheel stop push away if it slips down while you're riding? (Didn't your previous T50 version avoid this problem with its round tube?)