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Installed the tires This is the rim tape I purchased and received from Cruzbike. Very easy to put on. I found it was best to start the tape at the valve stem hole, stick the tube valve stem into the valve stem hole in the wheel and through the corresponding hole in the rim tape to...

Be forwarned - Charles and Be forwarned - Charles and Lisa will be pestering you for Quest in suitcase pictures. :bigsmile: -Eric

Bolts through carbon fiber or fiberglass John, You said, The solution here is to drill through the tabs left and right and fit two M5 button head bolts. A couple of thoughts: I think you would want a metal plate or something similar laminated into the seat structure where the...

Caution: Rubbing alcohol will Caution: Rubbing alcohol will also tend to dissolve the adhesive on the back of the velcro strips so use a q-tip or small cloth and very little rubbing alcohol if you do want to wipe off these positioning marks. -Eric

Need template for proper velcro strip alignment I noticed my seat back was not centered on the HF tube even though I had it centered on the velcro. To correct this, I used a quick and easy but somewhat sloppy template method of temporaily taping some bright cord to the seat to make sure...

You've got mail! What appears to be happening is when that error message displays, the email notification to the other addressess in the PM doesn't seem to go out but the PM contents do get posted into the site's datastore. You know, the email from sales@cruzbike.com with subject New...

Nope, just velcro but Nope, just velcro but consider the size and shape of the mounting surfaces. This isn't your usual point load mounting system, the support is spread along the entire length of the HF frame. The only bit not resting directly on the frame is about 3-3/4" of the top of...

Cruzbike Aero 67s wheelset unboxing I thought others might appreciate some photos of the Cruzbike Aero 67s wheelset since there doesn't seem to be any decent ones on the product page so here you go: A little bit of shipping squish, but no worries they are packed well...

Repositioned the velcro for Repositioned the velcro for the seat horns: First, while the seat bottom was stuck on the frame at the correct place, I marked the outline of the horns so I knew where they lined up on the seat bottom: Then I peeled off the incorrectly placed strip...

Well Charles, the wheels, Well Charles, the wheels, handlebars, gruppo and misc just got delivered so I have to carefully take pictures while unwrapping, torment you by making you wait, contemplate if I have everything I need to start assembly, torment you some more by again making you wait...

29th Annual Human Powered Vehicle Rally, Clarkston, MI Thanks Rod, I've also emailed with Mike Mowett and will try participating in the 29th Annual Human Powered Vehicle Rally, May 18,19 at the Waterford Hills Sports Car Race Track in Clarkston, MI. See...

Hmmm, yes knee and leg Hmmm, yes knee and leg clearance could make these levers a non-starter. I ended up flipping the Quest stem around to get more clearance for my right knee because I was unconciously flexing my right ankle too far to keep my right knee from brushing the IGH shifter assembly...

I don't really know anything I don't really know anything about them, just trying to research and I remembered Alan's post so I was trying to find out more about them myself. I figured you might have already experimented with them. The Jtek page I linked to above includes a short Q&A at...

I have registered for the I have registered for the 2013 National 24 Hour Challenge scheduled for June 15 and 16. http://www.n24hc.org/ Currently there seem to be 5 Solo Recumbent riders, myself included. See the link below, click sort ascending for the Machine Class column to get the...

Jtek Engineering Aero brake? Hi John and Dan, To address Dan's points about the orientation of the brake levers - how about the Jtek Engineering Aerobrake - same as the HED 3rd lever which Alan (Mr. V) used on his modified Deda dropped bullhorns. Seems like these might be better than...

Rod - barely getting to 40F Rod - barely getting to 40F and it has been raining and windy the last few days here in Michigan. I'm getting tired of it. Lisa - Not the first HF bicycle frame but I believe it is the first <i>recumbent</i> HF frame.

Wahoo! Got a shipment Wahoo! Got a shipment tracking number. I'm geeked. John, are you going to publsih updated assembly notes? -Eric

I'm kind of digging the FWD I'm kind of digging the FWD " Dual Drive or perhpas Hybrid Drive " Flyke :-)

Welcome aboard Carl! Looking Welcome aboard Carl! Looking forward to hearing more about the results of your comparisons after you've had the Vendetta for a while. I'm about 350 miles or 5.5 hours northeast of you. I'm basically a relative newbie to performance and/or serious biking and...

Be sure to check out Kim's Be sure to check out Kim's training videos. http://www.cruzbiking.com.au/firstride Worth their weight in gold for learning to control these beasties. :-) -Eric