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  1. Charles.Plager

    Look what I found under my tree for Christmas....

    Totally awesome! Merry Cruzmas to you and yours.
  2. Charles.Plager

    Robert's V20 build

    Wheel weight is one of the biggest boogiemen in cycling. Stiff and aerodynamic is almost always the way to go.
  3. Charles.Plager

    PacRak Question

    The issue is that you need a way to mount the upper arms to the rear swing arm and not the seat. It will be possible, but you might need to get creative.
  4. Charles.Plager

    Quest on Trainer

    Or, as somebody wise posted years ago You'll have just the 9 gears, but then you should be good to go on most any trainer.
  5. Charles.Plager

    Bravado

    I don't have Q rings, so take that into account when valuing this: It's possible that Q rings might make it a bit harder to ride with no hands (and I'm not convinced that is true although it may be), but I'd be very surprised if it's true that you can't ride with no hands because of Q rings...
  6. Charles.Plager

    The V Chronicles

    The description says "Curved Slider for V20 or S30." Does the 2 and and the V30 use the same slider?
  7. Charles.Plager

    V20 Sizing Question?

    According to the description, it sounds that that's one of the uses cases (meaning, yes, do that).
  8. Charles.Plager

    got mine

    When people first start riding Cruzbikes, I recommend that they take their feet off of the pedals when things start "going south." If you find that you never do that anymore, it's probably the right time to start clipping in. As Cruzbiker says, it makes you feel much more connected and in...
  9. Charles.Plager

    Amateur aerodynamics

    I'm pretty sure that will be significantly slower. Riding a MBB unicycle is notoriously difficult... :D I'll be here all week folks!
  10. Charles.Plager

    got mine

    I do recommend trying to only ride the Cruzbike for a while to get used to it. Switching back and forth between MBB and other bikes can slow down acclimation to MBB bikes. (Once you're acclimated, it makes no difference.)
  11. Charles.Plager

    Amateur aerodynamics

    Ha ha! Hey, you tried. That's the thing about aerodynamics: it's really not obvious (at least to me). I would have thought your changes would have helped. Shows how much I know, huh. :D
  12. Charles.Plager

    Freerider - $150 - Meridian, ID

    Holy &*#$ what a deal!
  13. Charles.Plager

    Rear Rack

    For what it's worth, that's one of the reasons I like the first rack that Itripper liked. It's easily removable so you can still have your pretty bike, and have a rack when you need one. :D
  14. Charles.Plager

    Rear Rack

    This might also work on a Vendetta (but not a Silvio because of the rear suspension).
  15. Charles.Plager

    Rear Rack

    I always thought this rack might work very well on Silvio/Vendetta. I'd love to see somebody try. (If somebody gives me a Silvio or Vendetta, I'll buy the rack and try it out myself... :) ).
  16. Charles.Plager

    Crest of a Hill

    Huh. If only somebody could invent a crankset that had three rings so you could get a really small ring up front for climbing. Here's hoping. :D (Joseph's math is absolutely correct.)
  17. Charles.Plager

    First Vendetta Ride WooHoo!

    Ouch! :( I've got a theory (which is pretty crappy, but that hasn't stopped me before, so:) that one advantage of clipless pedals is that it's much harder to put your foot down when your falling like that. And the end of two winters ago I was commuting to work and twice I hit black ice and...
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