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Coming in from left field here... Thirty-whatever years ago, before wheel-off smart trainers, computer apps, and Cruzbike, I relied on my music library by ripping 60-minute trainer CDs, with each song carrying a steady beat that led to a cadence ranging from 80 to 110 rpm. For the "slower"...

Well, there is one thing AI gets right as it tries to imitate humans... how to use a lot of words to say just about nothing. That this bot has confused the S40 with a car model gives me hope.

Excellent! I'll be interested to hear about your experience.

Eight years ago, my back could no longer take it on my diamond frame road bike. I switched to the V20 and that became my only road bike. I still rode upright for mtn. biking and an occasional gravel ride. My lower back pain completely went away because of the V, and I figured my days on a...

I have built many wheelsets over the years, both for myself and for friends, using Light Bicycle rims, and have had nothing but good experiences--ease of building, rim quality, and customer service.

Yes, the stock headrest rails for both the V20 and V20c are the same, including diameter.

This is the first of the V20 line, with the newer style boom/slider, and carbon fiber seatpan replacing an older, less adjustable boom/slider and heavier fiberglass seatpan of the Vendetta v.2. The bike did not change much--mostly paint and graphics schemes--until the V20c came out not that...

I do what @Beano does, except when I'm moving through tight and/or narrow turns I shift into an easy gear and use my still-clipped in foot to pedal full spins through the turn, rather than ratcheting the crank. It seems like both methods would work fine and is more a matter of preference.

Well done! That was my experience years ago with the V20. The first three-quarters of the learning curve seemed steep, long, slow, and filled with a lot of doubt. But the last part came quickly and my doubts vanished. I've always struggled with the concept of faith, but buying into and...

I am 5'4" and have had to cut a couple inches off of the slider of every Cruzbike I've owned, including my V20c. The only "issue" with doing so has to do with selling the bike down the road; you have to let prospective buyers know that your bike will best fit those in the shorter half of the...

Eight years ago I went from a DF road bike to a V20. It took me many short practice sessions at first. It was pretty repetitive, but with each round my brain wiring for riding this kind of bike came in a little bit more. With each next outing, the bike was a little easier to ride. After...

The older chainstay clamp presents two minor issues. One is that you are limited to flat-outer surface bottom bracket cups of a certain circumference to serve as the clamping surface for the chainstay. Such bb's are out there, but the selection is limited. Second, bb cups were never designed...

Yup, that's older clamp style, sure enough. When the burgundy V20 replaced the yellow v.2, it came with the more current boom/slider that was much more adjustable than the big silver/yellow setup. I ordered that boom/slider and a short chainstay for my yellow v.2, and the chainstay was of the...

Briefly back to chainstays... The V20 shipped with a 19.5in. "medium" chainstay." Again, at 5'5", with proportionately shorter legs, that chainstay put my feet too high up, and the handlebar too close to my lap. The handling was funky. I ordered the "short" 16.5in. stay, along with a curved...

Hi Maverick1, I have never ridden a Bacchetta, and it bugs me when people say, "I have never ___________, but I'm going to give you my inexpert opinion anyway," so I won't try to compare the V20 to the Giro. But as an eight-year V20/V20c rider I can offer a little insight... The V does have a...

Nice! You're basically creating new brain wiring, which I think is best done through a series of short repetitions, just like what you describe. Each repetition brings you closer to the ride where you realize, "hey, I've been riding for an hour, and I haven't had to even think about what I'm...

I have bought groupsets at good prices from Merlin Cycles the the U.K. They also have good deals on tires. Stuff tends to arrive in about a week and a half, maybe two weeks. https://www.merlincycles.com/en-us/groupsets-93716/ I'm fairly sure that the newer electric shifting groups are all...

What follows is only my experience spread over eight years of riding various Cruzbikes. Others may have different experiences... Wheel slippage while climbing is pretty rare for me, and I climb quite a lot. When it happens it is usually due to either a wet road surface or old, poor quality...

Hills were scary at first, partly because I was still getting used to how the V20 balanced. Humming along at 20mph was one thing; wobbling along at 6mph was another. @Tuloose is right: with practice, the mind and body figure it out and hill climbing becomes just about as natural as any other...

The "death grip" is pretty normal at first. And yes, you can injure yourself, as I did. Eventually, after the brain is done rewiring itself, the sensation of having your feet involved in the steering comes to feel natural, the pedal stroke smooths out, and you'll need only a light touch with...