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  1. jond

    How I spent my Summer Vacation (an ongoing vendetta saga)

    ratz this is a work of art. very well done. will you insulating the mount at the headrest bar? that sugru magnet ad was hilarious. has some real potential there. i have read about many travellers on crazy guy on a bike using it for mounting solutions.
  2. jond

    Underseat bag for Vendetta?

    i could not move the sram red brake without impingement on the frame in the TT position. i tried but was disappointed not to liberate the space. the fender is an sks raceblade front. works well and is available in carbon finish for bling. i accepted orange for side highlighting in traffic but...
  3. jond

    The "Learning to ride a Vendetta" diary

    let the headrest out a cm this will bring your head into a more vertical position. experiment with small increments. take it easy. amazing progress.takes a long while to dial the bike in.
  4. jond

    Radical Design's Banana Racer panniers

    yes the radical design banana racers work for the vendetta. expensive and not waterproof but liners are available. work well on the trikes too. interesting way of mounting alan well done. will check it out. i have some photos too of the frame bag i got from the bike bag dude and will post soon...
  5. jond

    Playing with the DFs

    ahh yes more vendetta cannon fodder. grist to the mill. df riders are so disadvantaged when might they learn. perhaps at the next coffee stop eh.....
  6. jond

    Columbia River Gorge Tour on my S30

    fantastic achievement and experience. keep at it and your back issues with core strength improving will be a thing of the past. well done on those serious hilly mountains thingos. thanks for the ride report and pics. it does not get any better than this. what a beautiful ride and to have such...
  7. jond

    My Vendetta adventure

    just tension the inner properly and it works great. friction in all the right places :)
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    Tannus Solid Tires

    absolutely seem to have a reasonable reputation. i may be changing jobs and hopefully turn into a bicycle commuter my dream. tough choice between marathon plus or tannus. i guess if you hit something nasty like a glass shard that cut the tyre i figure that the marathon might be the best option...
  9. jond

    Tannus Solid Tires

    martinus schwalbe also now make the durano plus with a similar levels of puncture protection. i think the tannus product is a great product for commuters in built up areas with high puncture possibilities. but to fit them to a speedy silvio or vendetta would be to slow the bike down . :) we...
  10. jond

    How bikes stay upright

    very interesting video . not going to volunteer to push my v down a hill riderless though. felt sorry for that bike ha ha. a common thread seems to be the initial steep learning curve to riding a cruzbike especially if the bb is high and no previous recumbent bicycle experience. the temptation...
  11. jond

    On the way to a wedding reception....

    so does this mean naming rights for "wobble boy" ratz :)
  12. jond

    Silvio Impressions

    martinus mark b was last seen april 2014 so has not be on forum for a while with the review now years old. i am sure either rick or ratz will give you some info on their silvios or better yet may know of some rohloff conversions? not sure i would add weight to a fast bike though especially with...
  13. jond

    Sizing conundrum

    clamp.
  14. jond

    Atlantic Coast Epic Tour ride report

    fantastic ride. truly inspiring. what did you cook up for the hungry group. :) what did the aussies cook up before the vote to eat out. ? how wonderful to be able to share such a ride with your dad. respect. 5000klm nice trip nice holiday. took a look at the cgoab report. nice. your whites would...
  15. jond

    Need input for possible new Cruzbike product

    sticker shock here too jim.
  16. jond

    Are Vendetta's really fast or what??????

    yes david the only way to beat that kind of heat is to ride late evening or get up with the sparrows. not every tyre will allow you to convert them to tubeless despite some non tubeless tyres allowing a reasonable result after dressing the bead. sometimes the mucking around in the garage till...
  17. jond

    hi rat rider igot the second last yellow v large. i am six one and a bit. but i had to add a...

    hi rat rider igot the second last yellow v large. i am six one and a bit. but i had to add a bbb steerering tube extension to get the bar out of my lap. my boom is about 1.5 inches from minimum setting good luck and best wishes for the bike build and fit. it took me about 3000klm to finalise...
  18. jond

    Needing help with Vendetta

    another way of raising the bar height is to add a stem extender. i did this and so did abbott. my boom v2 is almost perfectly horizontal. good luck ken. once you master the bike's steep learning curve (your challenge sir) you will throw away the DF instead as an inferior product. your scott will...
  19. jond

    Climbing for dummies

    greenspeed magnum fitted with fsa triple right? replace your 30T with a 24T granny. climb up walls that way.
  20. jond

    On the way to a wedding reception....

    great clip great work but you forgot to in the beaut end credits mention the star....ing rider. i liked the opening too made me laugh. cheers jon.
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