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Patent? @Pcmousley, that is an awesome invention. Have you considered trying to patent it?

The upgrade bug may have bitten Now that I've had my Q451 for the better part of a year, I became curious whether I might like, or could even handle, one of the faster bikes. As it happens, ReklinedRider and I live in adjacent counties, and have mutual friends. He was gracious enough to let me...

JCAROL is a new poster, selling stuff But is the HAPifork 135 mm? Can you eat SPAM with it? "Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!" "I don't like spam!"

Silvio 1.5 Kline, Now that I'm moderately competent on the Quest, I'm getting curious about the Silvio. The 45-degree seat angle on the 1.5 matches what I'm comfortable with on the Q. Don't suppose I could talk you into a test ride sometime? Betsy

Slow learner, I guess I've had my Quest 451 for a little less than 4 months. I'd been riding a recumbent tadpole trike (two wheels in front, one in back) since 2006, as well as my standard road bike. I'm not sure how much, if any, the trike helped build the recumbent muscles. In spite of...

Location, location, location Hal, You might have better luck/more visibility if you start a new thread for the Quest you want to sell instead of attaching to a Vendetta posting. More detail would help, too--is this a 559 or a 451, what version ( 1.0 or 2.0 ), are you actually in NC or did...

Nasty stuff, that Glad it wasn't worse, and you were able to ride home. Hope you aren't too sore tomorrow! Went out to ride yesterday on a nearby paved-but-potholed rural road. Just a couple of miles into the ride, I noticed wash gravel (bare rocks, from gumball-sized to ping-pong ball...

Updated pics of position Rode nearly an hour this morning with no problems from the seat back. Had my 14-year-old take pictures of the revised position at our little town park (hence the lack of helmet). Believe it or not, I don't have a death grip on the handlebars--my hands look like...

Better! Yes, it's better. I rode for an hour Saturday morning without upper-back pain or significant shoulder tension. It took a few minutes to get used to the change in steering caused by the stem's being farther out, but it was fine after that. There was no interference between my right knee...

First step taken I put the stem back to its original forward position, and rotated the handlebars to point down more. Rain is impending, so I only got a couple of miles of test-riding in. I'll try again Thursday. The reach feels OK. My arms aren't straight, but have at least gone from an...

Hmm OK, I see what all of you mean about the bent arms. Yes, the stem is pointed backwards, but it's positioned at the top of the steering mast. I rotated it backwards about a month ago to relieve major tension in my trapezius muscles, as per the advice in this thread...

After two months of getting used to the Quest, I finally felt confident enough to try riding with other people. I put in 14 miles on gently rolling terrain with a beginner-cyclists group last Saturday, and 20 very flat miles yesterday at the Bikes, Blues and Bayous ride. On both rides...

Aha! Odd...when I try adding the images to a comment on my original post, it works:

Problem with your link You've posted the "manage your listing" link, not the public link. Any one of us could edit or delete your posting. You need to change it to this: http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/bik/4574605505.html

Flipped the stem and took the Flipped the stem and took the Q out for a couple of miles around the neighborhood. It's definitely a more comfortable reach to the handlebars, and seemed more stable when I put on a bit of speed. @cplager, I was concerned beforehand that the cockpit might be too...

A picture is worth 1000 words That clears things up. Bringing the bars closer may be just the ticket. My arms aren't straight by any means with the current setup; but they're nowhere near your daughter's position, either. Tell your daughter I love the helmet! Guess I'll have to take...

Fitting Thanks, Robert. I have a trainer and a block (and a helpful spouse). When you say "rotate the stem", which dimension do you mean? Turned on its own longitudinal axis, so it's angled down instead of up? Around the steering mast, so that it points toward me? Both? I'll have an...

One of these days... I have moments here and there where it all clicks, and I'm just riding a bike. No thinking about it, no wobbling, solid and steady. Then I hit a patch of patched potholes, or a car overtakes me, or I'm getting tired toward the end of the ride, and the smoothness goes away...

I'm trying to get the seat I'm trying to get the seat just upright enough to keep my neck happy--about 50 to 52 degrees on my tadpole trike. Nothing I do seems to get the seat more upright than 45 degrees. I can't quite get all the variables to line up. I'm 5'5", x-seam around 40.5" or...

Is there documentation anywhere of exactly how to set the Quest seat to get the desired angle? I found one post where someone mentioned inserting the seat tube 3" (I think) to get angles of 47, 52, and 57 on his wife's bike. But I tried it, and didn't get the angle I was looking for. I had...