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Hi John, I find I'm a lot Hi John, I find I'm a lot slower when it's cold outside. And I can't quite figure out why. Cold air is denser and harder to move through than hot air, but not enough to explain my differences. Must be a mental thing on my part... Cheers, Charles

Fat Bottom Tires Make the Loving World Go Round.... Hi, When I was looking into DF bikes (before I saw the light), I was planning on buying a cyclocross bike instead of a straight-up road bike. Partially because the geometry is more relaxed and partially because they are basically road...

Hi Bob, For what it's worth: Hi Bob, For what it's worth: Listen to your body, not the calculations. If all your calculations say put it at "8", but your body's happier at "7" (or whatever), then go with 7. With respect to the TFT, I'd advocate moving it around a little bit to figure...

That's just not fair!  I That's just not fair! I don't think I look that smooth and I've got just under 2000 miles in mine. (Well, maybe not, but still...) :D Nicely done.

Hi Ocd, For what it's worth, Hi Ocd, For what it's worth, if you can spend some time riding only the Sofrider for a while, I think you may make faster progress. Cheers, Charles

@Bob: Nice going. Two things @Bob: Nice going. :) Two things that I think help: 1) If you feel like things are going south, take your feet off of the pedals. This makes a big difference very quickly and allows you to regain control. 2) Once your past the point where you don't...

Hi, @Randy: Fantastic. I got Hi, @Randy: Fantastic. :) I got out again today. This time I was pulling my big monkey on her trail-a-bike while my friend was pulling my little monkey in the trailer. We went just over 8 miles, but as it was my friends first time pulling a trailer, we...

Game, set, and match. This has got to be the shortest wheelbase recumbent ever.

(I don't know if that is http://connect.garmin.com:80/activity/embed/242080509 (I don't know if that is going to show up or not. I got out for a nice 22 miler today while the kids were taking a nap. Tomorrow, they come with me.

Hi Ken, When I finally beat Hi Ken, When I finally beat the hill and made it all the way to the top without stopping, my friend and I decided (unfortunately) that we needed to turn around. The road was too narrow, too busy, and there wasn't enough space between the bottom of the hill and...

For what it's worth, if you For what it's worth, if you take more pictures for Ken, post them here too. I think things like this can help a lot of people... :D

Hi Mick, I'm sorry to see you Hi Mick, I'm sorry to see you go. Regardless of what you ride, ride safe. Cheers, Charles

Hi Mick, If you haven't Hi Mick, If you haven't already, post it on BROL's for sale forum as well. Cheers, Charles

Robert not only has a nice Robert not only has a nice blog, he sells Cruzbikes! :D

HI Alan, One last thought.  I HI Alan, One last thought. I agree with BK that the 42T ring is too big for the 26" Quest. I've never ridden an elliptical ring, but I like the idea behind it. It might be possible to find another ring (Q-ring) of smaller size that you can get to fit on...

Thanks Jake! I got it a while Thanks Jake! I got it a while ago, but I'm the proud owner of the conversion kit (I would have gotten the whole bike, but it was 2 hours each way, so I just paid to have the kit mailed to me). Cheers, Charles

Hi Shawn, Be on the lookout Hi Shawn, Be on the lookout for a used converted Cruzbike. They can be a lot less than a Sofrider and still itch that hard-to-reach scratch. Ride safe, Charles

Hi Ak-Tux and everybody, I Hi Ak-Tux and everybody, I completely agree about twist shifters. I know they are popular on recumbents in general, but I think they're poorly suited for MBB as we often really yank on those handlebars. Here's what I really like about trigger shifters and...

@Lief: HI! Do you have @Lief: HI! Do you have pictures of your Silvio wrapped? And what do we need to do to get you to try again now that you're much more experienced? (just askin'... :D). Thanks! Charles

That's how we'll be able to That's how we'll be able to spot counterfit original Silvios. They won't have the typo. :D