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20,000 feet makes my knees hurt just thinking about it!

I signed up. It would be fun to have a few more Cruzbikes there. -Cliff

For those in Northern California, I just found this online: https://hpvfunday.wordpress.com -Cliff

Which side do the flat spacers go on? BTW, the spacer with the cutouts for the splines is there. It was adhering so well from the grease that I didn't see it at first.

Cobb rings and cranks....available stock in 145 and 155mm crank lengths. These are 145. Perfect. Any longer and I would have had to either cut the boom or drill out the water cage mounts on the slider. I left the round chainrings on in light of the concensus that Q rings are of less benefit w...

Good to know. Thanks to both of you.

Will an external, GXP-style bottom bracket fit on a Sofrider? -Cliff

Did another ride with BARC up Mt Diablo on New Year's Day. This time we rode all the way to the top and down. Here is a photo of the bike traffic at the Junction Ranger Station (halfway up). This one is from the top looking west. You can see the Golden Gate over the bump in the far ridge...

David, I'm interested in doing something similar. Have you looked at the Electron Wheel? If yes, what do you think? -Cliff

Looks like the Electron Wheel should work on the non-drive wheel of a Sofrider. http://www.electronwheel.com/ Anyone have experience with it?

Thanks for all of the input. After researching some more, I think what we want is a pedelec (i.e., proportional assist), not a throttle-controlled assist. But I'd like to put it on the rear (non-drive) wheel. Pedelecs appear to be the norm in Europe. Any input on where I could find a...

I'm interested in retrofitting my wife's Sofrider with an electric assist. We'd like it to be easy to swap the non-electric wheel in and out so that she doesn't have to carry the extra weight on flat rides. So I figure maybe an e-assist for the non-drive-wheel would be best. But don't really...

Alan, the first rider in the group really bombed down the hill fast, and the guy on the trike that passed me was moving pretty fast at times. But most of the riders were making sure they stayed out of trouble. The views were way better than they appear in the video. At one point during the...

Larry, yes there were certainly some hazards. The South Gate Road, which we went up, is in a lot better condition. The feeling from watching the video is a lot different than how it felt riding. It can get kind of dizzying watching the video, but it never felt like that when riding. Maybe it's...

Rode up to the the Mount Diablo Junction Ranger Station with Bay Area Recumbent Cyclists yesterday. Had a lot of fun with ten other recumbent riders. The weather was nice, with thin, high overcast and temperatures about 58 degF (14 degC). Here's are a couple pix of the view a short way below the...

What is the frame material? Carbon?

The first night I tried the tape another cyclist didn't see me and rode right into my path, yelling out "whoa!" at the last second when he finally saw me. I swerved out of the way, then pulled over shortly after to remove the tape. Anyone have experience with the Oculus from Barry Beams? -Cliff

Bob, I just checked it, and that looks like it might help. I need it to see skunks and pedestrians on the Bay Trail, but there are a lot of bikes out there, too. Thanks for the advice. -Cliff