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  1. Charles.Plager

    Whoo Hoo

    Hi, Congratulations on your Hi, Congratulations on your purchase! If you aren't experienced in riding a Cruzbike, I highly recommend looking at Kim's videos and following the steps (and you can read about my first experiences here). The last piece of advice I'd give to new riders is...
  2. Charles.Plager

    Question on Downtube VIII fs as donor bike

    Sweet!  I await many pictures Sweet! I await many pictures as well as feedback. Good luck! Charles
  3. Charles.Plager

    FWD MBB delta trike

    Hi Kim,   Why, your brother, Hi Kim, Why, your brother, of course! :) (I look forward to seeing prototypes.) Cheers, Charles
  4. Charles.Plager

    Nice pannier/pack for Quest

    Hi Dave, David Byrne and his Hi Dave, David Byrne and his wife Julie modified his Sofrider and her Quest to mount bags below the seat. On a Sofrider, it's not too hard to mount a regular rack on the back that can hold 50lbs. It looks harder to do so on the Quest. (Oh, and we...
  5. Charles.Plager

    Silvio ST "sport touring" concept

    Hi, Following up on Andrew's Hi, Following up on Andrew's comment, another option is to just convert an xtra-cycle into a Cruzbike. Here the link to the discussion on this forum, too. It of course depends on many factors: cost, how close final product is to what is wanted, etc, but by...
  6. Charles.Plager

    Vendetta as a serious randonneuring bike.

    Hi, Can you engage/disengage Hi, Can you engage/disengage the generation? If so, I'd be curious if you think you can tell whether it's on or not (and if you're really bored, you can imagine running some sort of double-blind study where one of your kids randomly flips it but doesn't tell...
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    Handlebars, hydration and quick release bolt

    Hi Chris, As far as hydration Hi Chris, As far as hydration goes, on my Sofrider, I attach (with two straps) a Camelback Unbottom to the seat. I do have a rack, but one should be able to do the same without one. I like it and would (well, I guess am) recommend(ing) it to others...
  8. Charles.Plager

    Question on Downtube VIII fs as donor bike

    Hi OCD, Here's what I know: - Hi OCD, Here's what I know: - A lot of people have converted Downtubes into Cruzbikes with very good results. All of the pictures I've seen have been the non-suspended bikes (front or rear). (That i haven't seen any pictures is hardly conclusive...
  9. Charles.Plager

    Wider bars would end most riding control issues, IMHO

    Hi Ken, Yup. Silly typo. Good Hi Ken, Yup. Silly typo. Good catch. :-) Cheers, Charles
  10. Charles.Plager

    Wider bars would end most riding control issues, IMHO

    One last comment (famouse One last comment (famouse last words): I've said this elsewhere, but I think it's worth repeating here. When I was learning how to ride, one of the most important things I found for helping when I was feeling stable was taking my feet of the pedals. I would...
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