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Hey Mark, I know how you feel. I'm taking my daughter back to college today (loaded her entire dorm room in the beast last night). I probably should be used to her being gone by now; she's a junior now, but it really doesn't work that way... Welcome back, the spammers have missed you too...

Actually... If this is a new Sofrider, If you look just above the headset cup, and beneath the pivot clamp, there is a ring with an allen-head cap screw coming in from the side, almost like an oversized seatpost clamp. If you tighten that cap screw, the "clamp" will expand in height and...

The Freerider is still offered with a single chainring, 8 speeds. It employs the V2 frame and high pressure tires, so we call it Freerider V2. The Sofrider V1 was 8-speed, single chainring. When we introduced the Sofrider V2, we added a double chainring and front derailleur. For the second...

A Sofrider V1 weighs 34 lbs. on a calibrated shipping scale. I have a conversion that weighs (or weighed, before I took it apart to "improve" it) 31 lbs, but it's far from a conventional conversion. If you look at a selection of conventional SWB recumbents using steel or aluminum frames, the...

BWAHHAHHAHA... very good. :D Bob, it looks pretty good from here, you got knee clearance and the bike's all together... you might wanna go ahead and get some seat time in before making a lot of modifications... You can go with the "aheadset" type stem shown in your picture above; you'll...

Some gap is normal in the side-to-side direction because the shock has no role in side-to-side location of the rear suspension. The shifter feels "tighter" when shifting against the derailleur return spring; it's lighter when shifting with it. Since the SRV2 uses a "low normal" derailleur...

Yes, John, the redbike started out as the lower frame from one of these: And ended up like this: I bought the frame on Ebay; apparently it had never been assembled and was discarded because the lower headtube was slightly out-of-round and really didn't want to accept the headset. It didn't...

That's it! After you've ridden a ways, you'll want to upgrade to better components, including wheels and derailleurs (It is a disease, and you've got it - it's too late.) Good on ya.

Agreed - very cool bike. I looked very hard at these frames and there's no way I've found to make the seat work out properly. Wonderful set of components for another frame, however...

Hi Bob, You need the screw and plate show with this derailleur hanger: http://www.loosescrews.com/index.cgi?d=single&c=Derailleur&sc=Rear%20Hanger&tc=&item_id=LS-1701PD&id=137338019978 This will allow you to move the axle in the axle slot as needed and won't require you to drill and tap the...

Me neither, Bill... Your bikes are always so nicely turned-out... With the smaller front wheel, you might be interested in a larger chainring. I bought a 60t chainring for 110mm spider cranks at Calhoun Ccle a number of years ago; it was only $20 and was made under the "Avatar" brand...

Hi Bob, Sorry to hear of your setback - go to the doctor and heal quickly. The bike looks dynamite - I really like it. That frame is a real sleeper. When you get your seat all squared-away I think you'll really like that bike. Best Doug

Not bad at all, Bob... One option you have is to shorten the seat post stub above where the shock mount is welded on. Leave enough tube to accept the seatpost clamp, and make sure the compression slot is at least an inch deep in the remaining seat tube. This will allow ou to slide the seat back...

Bob, Actually... you usually need a crank puller to remove the cranks and frequently a bottom bracket tool to remove the bottom bracket. At $30, it was a wash...

Hi Bob, Actually that's just the info we need. Usually takes 2 or 3 e-mails to get it all... :D You need the second one on the list, the one selling for $9.95. I checked several sites and that was the best price I could find. Most local bike shops also carry these; if you're having a bike...

Hi Bob, To adapt the stem tube to a bike with a threaded 1" headset, you'll need one of these: http://www.tri-zone.com/Details.html?cat=73&item=PFTCV and you'll need a threadless stem like you see in the photos...

Hi Bob, I wish I could do with metal what Norm does with wood. The naughty secret is most of the work gets done with a Harbor Freight belt sander - you gotta get one! 3WHELZ - Jim Parker has a limited supply of a retrofit kit I designed for folks having this issue. If you contact him through...

The purpose of Knurling is to reduce the contact area between two mating surfaces, to facilitate removal or adjustment. A toothed washer penetrates the mating surface. Dunno where to get a toothed or serrated spacer at this time. Proper QR adjustment should make this unnecessary...

I agree. Lovely bike, but no way to get the seat height under about 30". Bikepedia is a great place to check out frames... Best, Doug

That's about as good as the Wally bikes get these days. The top tube comes in below the bottom of the head tube, which is something that's gotten difficult to find. You can relax that rear suspension a little and the seat height might come in pretty good. Good find. Best, Doug