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I've wondered about the shift I've wondered about the shift motion of tapping with your heel at the end of the long, weighted lever arm of the front MBB triangle. Would that be tap steer as opposed to pedal steer? I have researched the Schlumpf a bit but have never used/tried one...

MBB-RWD? I found this article informative: http://cyclingabout.com/index.php/2012/09/pinion-18s-gearbox-the-future-for-bike-touring/ A lot of details about weight, frame construction considerations, Rohloff comparison, etc. Good summary in the Does It Add Weight section of the...

Pinion on a stick recumbent There is a stick recumbent using a Pinion: http://pinion.eu/en/discover-pinion/news/#post-362 This looks kind of intruiging but in addition to the question of weight is the aspect of the unique geometry. In other words, it would not be a one-for-one swap...

Re low gears - I meant to say Re low gears - I meant to say I've NOT been using the lowest gear combinations much on the hills... -gotta proof my typing better before posting.... -Eric

On the 559 Q (with a bit over On the 559 Q (with a bit over 120 miles ridden this far) I tend to graze the handlebars just a tiny bit with my knees from time to time. Especially on the right with the extra shifter for the dual drive IGH sitting below everything else. I've been tempted to twist...

Climbing a hill with a loose Zefal Hi Dan, I was thinking of cutting a strip of rubber out of an old inner tube and wrapping that around the handlebar first and then putting the Zefal over that to see how that worked. For now, the mirror stays in place pretty well when the bar mitts are...

Did an easy ride today since Did an easy ride today since I caught a cold 2 days ago but was feeling better today and it got up into the upper 40s and I wanted to take advantage of it. Oddly, one of my faster rides for me (15.42mph or 24.82kph), maybe I should ease up more often: My...

That was a hoot! I saw two That was a hoot! I saw two people riding Penny Farthings around the lake near me this summer. Wonder if you could configure rollers to work with those? I did configure my rollers once to try my Mobiky on them. It was barely ridable. I think more...

I was thinking about this as I was thinking about this as I rode the Q today and came to the same conclusion Kim discusses. Mostly leg with arms acting more like shock absorbers/dampners... Banking for a turn is what I really enjoy on a Cruzbike. Pedaling backward doesn't seem to bother...

Are you comfortable just Are you comfortable just rolling and steering with your feet off the pedals? -Eric

Fork stand adapter for rollers Bill, The fork stand adapter won't work for a Cruzbike on rollers because the front wheel is the drive wheel so if you remove it and mount the forks to the fork adapter you won't have the wheel to turn the rollers. Additionally, the Quest's...

Hi Charles, If you let me Hi Charles, If you let me video record it, I'll come visit and bring my rollers for you to try :-) Rollers are kind of like Cruzbikes. To a certain extent you have to learn how to ride all over again. In my opinion, using a fork adapter just converts rollers...

Bar mitts work great http://cyclemeter.com/a410b492c9780ff7/Cycle-20121209-1136?r=e I managed one of my short hill routes before more rain came through. Temperature was 35F with 11 mph winds. I was getting some pretty strong, cold wind coming from across the lake as I was riding around the...

Based on a few tries on my Based on a few tries on my low cost Minoura rollers with the Q, if I stick with rollers for a Cruzbike I would probably get one of the swing rollers like the Tacx Galaxia and I suspect the curved or parabolic rollers would be better than flat rollers. I'm...

Seat Post Insertion Point and Relocated Seat Brackets OK, I loosened everything up and moved the seat post insertion point around to see what the seat and rack did - that is one neat design. Kudos John! Anyway, I ran the seatpost down such that the bottom of the post is within 32mm of the...

Hi John, The seat angle is Hi John, The seat angle is what seemed to just fit naturally when I first assembled the Q and I haven't tried to change it yet. Do I have the seat post too far out from the frame tube? -Eric

This one might help you go faster...

Current Quest seat angle is about 40 degrees Here is my current seat angle. Eyeballing my protractor shows it to be about 40 degrees. Cat jungle gym in the background used to prop the bike to vertical -Eric

Commented photos Thanks Chuck, I've gotten pretty good at riding loose-handed most of the time but I still tend to clamp down going up the steeper hills and have to make an effort to stop doing that. On the little small hills I tend to stay loose. I'm also pretty sure the neck and...

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