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For me, I think the trick is having the readrest set in a spot where my face is tilted forward enough that more air goes over the front/top of the visor, pushing down on it than the amount of air coming in under the visor to push it up. If, when going downhill, I tilt my head back/up a bit...

Hi @RobbieTunes As you've probably noticed, you will get various answers from different riders, based on how they have found their way. Here is my two cents: 1. Fit took a fair amount of trial and error. My approach to setting the bottom bracket placement is to put it out just a bit too...

Correct about counterleaning. On upright, diamond frame bikes the wisdom is to weight the outside pedal during turns while keeping the body fairly upright as the bike leans and dives into the corner. When I figured out that leaning on the outside edge of the Cruzbike's seatpan while keeping my...

Welcome aboard. My first ride on a V20, eight years ago, was 7 miles on a 6 mile road--that's how much I wobbled. Perhaps the scariest ride of my road riding life. About a 1000 miles later... piece-o-cake. It takes time, patience, and a fair amount of repetition to create the new brain...

Hi @Bo6. I made that visor myself out of a small sheet of .5mm carbon fiber. I used half of a manilla folder to make a pattern (it took a few tries to get it right), then cut the basic shape with tin snips and a Dremel, and sanded down the edges to its final form (120, 400, 800 grit). Wear at...

Welcome aboard, @Midnight. Excellent question, but be ready; you're going to get a million different suggestions because each V rider finds his or her own way toward accessorizing the bike to best fit their needs and riding style. The process is fairly personal, and what works best for one...

Just my opinion here, but I think the 21.5" is the way to go. I will give you more of the position that you are after, without running too much risk of taking it too far. Years ago I tried a longer chainstay that ended up putting the boom horizontal. The handling was pretty terrible--feet too...

Yup, those are the two things that I do: unclip my inside foot and sit up. If it's a higher speed turn, momentum will usually carry me through. But if it's a slow speed maneuver, I will shift into an easy enough gear that I can turn the crank with the foot that is still clipped in to pull me...

Yes, back when I needed shorter chainstays, I contacted CB directly. They created and sent an invoice for payment and set up shipping.

Thanks, Larry. It's on its way. I PM'd you with my PayPal contact info.

You would probably be happy either way. Here are a few pics of the Genetic bars on my bikes...

I was having a little trouble a while back sorting out the stock headrest that came with my V20. I bought this adjustable headrest to be able to make various changes until I found my headrest sweet spot. It worked, and I was able to replicate that spot with the stock headrest, which I prefer a...

Hello Bixente, Many riders use and like the Cowchipper. While I don't use it myself, I have heard that it is fairly similar to the original Cruzbike bar. I use the Genetic Digest Flared Drop Bar (yeah, I don't understand the weird brand name either, but I like the bar). It comes in a 44cm...

After seven years on a V20, I pulled the trigger on one of the first V20c's to come out. Like you, I had fiddled quite a lot with that V20 until I got the fit right for me (at not quite 5'5", I had to figure out how to make it a shorter person's bike). But I learned a lot with all that...

I'd say, if you don't need the money from selling it, and you have the space to store it, keep it for a year and see what happens. If it gets used, cool; worth keeping. If a year goes by and it doesn't move, then probably sell it.

Thank you for translating AI. :p

You have an older style of chainstay, with two bands that clamp around the bb cups. The outer shape of the bb cups needs to match the inner shape of the clamping bands. Since the bands are square, the bb cups need to be square as well so that the bands have a proper clamping surface. Wheels...

Mark is correct. Wheels Manufacturing bb cups are square, not tapered, and the 24/22mm bearing diameters are for SRAM GPX cranks. Shimano runs 24/24mm bearings. If it weren't for that slight difference, the two brands would be cross-compatible.

Nice looking ride! Looking at the photo, you are a candidate for the longer chainstay, which would put your bars a little lower. You are correct to point out that the lower bottom bracket that you have now does offer a bit more ease of use, at a slight price speedwise. If you think that you...

The person to contact is Robert Holler at Cruzbike. He would be able to tell you what is or isn't available parts-wise.