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John supplies a pair of John supplies a pair of noodles with adjusters in the bullhorn kit. Not sure if they are for the included brakes or the brake levers but when I experimented with them with the brake lever they acted like a spring partially engaging the lever making the brakes drag...

Tim, those are still cross Tim, those are still cross levers. They are designed to push the cable housing out to put tension on the brake cable. When the cable housing is not captured and free to move they work OK without inducing the cracking I am seeing at the base because the arc of the...

Very nice! Pretty tight fit Very nice! Pretty tight fit at the fork crown though. Were I to do the same I would be tempted to grind it down just a wee bit for some more clearance. Fully in context of recognizing personal liability for such contraindicated modifications... Does the seat...

Bullhorn brake levers update I should have read Bob's (ratz) Silvio cockpit thread before shopping... Basically don't believe online purchase review comments that claim they made MTB style brake levers fit on a typical bullhorn bar. Brifters and hooded brake levers that look like...

JT said, That is true, and JT said, That is true, and that is the weakness of the design. To fix it, I need to produce a whole new lever. As a frame maker, its okay to think about making components, but you should probably never do it. ?It looks like many, if not all, of the MTB 22.2mm...

Roughly 40 degree recline. Roughly 40 degree recline. You can go a lot lower if you take the rack off and rotate the seat post 180 degrees, flip the handlebars closer to you, move the bottom seat pan forward or aft a bit and adjust the boom accordingly. I experimented with close to a 20 degree...

Larry, check out some of the Larry, check out some of the information at www.ultracycling.com and read the blog entries here by Jim and Maria about their exploits. There are also some posts where I asked some of the same questions and received some good responses from Dan Fallon and others...

Told ya so   Do at least 70 Told ya so Do at least 70 miles or more with that plate under your back and I suspect you will find it won't feel as good as the short rides. -Eric

David, I started with drops David, I started with drops and brifters and thoroughly enjoyed them and yes you can ride and shift with them as you describe above. Brifters are really cool, I like them a lot. However, I switched to the bullhorns which I like a LOT more than the drops because...

I wouldn't worry so much at I wouldn't worry so much at achieving a particular numerical angle. Instead focus on what feels comfortable in context of: your legs reaching the pedals with the right knee bend. Boom or TFT tube length is the biggest factor here but seat recline can change this...

Kline, the Soma Urban Cross Kline, the Soma Urban Cross levers are either clones or re-brands of the Tektro RL720 levers so no joy there. Bob, the straight part of the bar ends on the Cruzbike bullhorns are 60-65mm depending on how far you measure into the inner or outer part of the curve...

In that heat it sounds more In that heat it sounds more like an endurance challenge rather than a tour but then I moved up to Michigan from Texas because I'm not fond of really hot humidity. West Texas is OK as it traverses into really hot dry heat which I'm OK with. Otherwise Chris...

Cruzbike Bullhorns vs Deda Drop Bullhorns Since my right shifter got out of whack from my crash during this year's N24HC I needed to disassemble my bullhorn setup on my Vendetta in order to fix the shifter problem. And since I was taking the bars off anyway .... I figured I would play with a...

If 4:55:31is total time and If 4:55:31is total time and not just moving time, then you are smoking mister! The ultra events I've done mostly lend themselves to being able to either stage a replenishment spot or make it easy for a support crew to replenish you. For example, the Bike...

I was under the impression I was under the impression the accordion was slightly tapered so one end has a bit larger diameter than the other end and that it makes a difference which way you install it in relation to the sombrero. So instead of two versions, it is two orientations - one...

Well, right now Cruzbikes are Well, right now Cruzbikes are fun and pretty easy to ride although some have struggled with them. Their market is growing and more and more people are attracted to the format. All of the videos I've seen of rear wheel steered bicycles suggests a rear steered...

Tightening the Q handlebars You may find this post of interest: http://cruzbike.com/first-several-rides-q-thoughts-ultra-racing-dancing-through-my-head ?I found it difficult to tighten things enough just by hand with the double clamps and ended up using a small wrench to tighten...

I do the slide and glide with I do the slide and glide with my V. Tighter cockpit and more recline but it really is easy once you get the hang of it. Fun too. -Eric

Well yeah, I've seen those. I Well yeah, I've seen those. I was chatting with Kim on Facebook when you posted them but I thought others here that aren't FB members might want to see your photos. For the links on BROL, one worked for me when I was looking via my Mac instead of my iPad...

Bad links? Hi Mark, I get Bad links? Hi Mark, I get this FB message when I click on those two links: The page you requested cannot be displayed right now. It may be temporarily unavailable, the link you clicked on may be broken or expired, or you may not have permission to view this page...