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Hi Ken, It isn't obvious to Hi Ken, It isn't obvious to me that this will help anyone to balance on a Silvio who doesn't already know; it certainly won't simulate pedal steer which is an issues for newbies. It doesn't look to me that it would work any less well than any other trainer as a...

PLEASE get me a picture of PLEASE get me a picture of Wiggo on a Cruzbike. ALLEZ WIGGO! :) Charles p.s. For a serious answer for anybody else reading: If a single rider had equivalent experience with both types of bikes, then yes. What most people experience when they...

Well... Hi, I think one needs to be a little careful here... * I believe a time trial rider on a diamond frame is probably more aerodynamic than I am on my Sofrider. I don't know what happens when you compare Bradley Wiggins to Maria on her V. * We really don't have equivalent...

Hi Ted, When you have a Hi Ted, When you have a failure, can you tell what's going on? Cable gets stuck? cable moves by derailleur doesn't? Can you take a video when it doesn't work? (pictures?) The Silvio shouldn't be that different from road bikes. Is there another LBS near you with...

Hi, It's a coversion that Hi, It's a coversion that Doug Burton did where he replaced the swing arm with a carbon fiber arm he found on ebay. The seat is also not the standard conversion seat (he describes it somewhere on the forums...). Another great aspect of the conversions. You can...

Hi Nataly, Just for Hi Nataly, Just for clarification, I wouldn't call the low end, just lower. The difference is (in my mind at least), low end means what you find on a department store bike and are really pretty crappy. What you find on a Sofrider is what you are likely to find on the...

HI Nataly, I ordered a HI Nataly, I ordered a Sofrider from them online in Februarywithout ever seeing a bike in person. I've now got more miles on this bike (1700 miles/2750km) than I've probrobably ridden on all of the other bikes I've ever owned. I'm very happy with the bike...

Hi Nataly, No, I don't work Hi Nataly, No, I don't work for Cruzbike. I do very highly recommend the videos Kim posted, both as a good idea to view before trying to ride the bike for the first time, but also for those who are trying to figure out if this is for them. Cheers, Charles

Hi OCD, I don't think the Hi OCD, I don't think the fork is actually symmetric when you rotate it around the stem. Even if it is, (and I'm guessing here so that that into account), I think the brakes will work better if the fork is turned around. Take some pictures and post them. :)...

Hi Jake, Can you take a Hi Jake, Can you take a picture of the whole bike? And maybe have someone take a picture of you on the bike with the seat in the "good" position" as well as "too far back"? What happens if you slide the seat forward? Thanks, Charles

Hi, You can read about my Hi, You can read about my first four days of riding my Sofrider here. Most people who try and ride one of these bikes (who take the time) succeed. What are you worried about in particular? Cheers, Charles

Hi, For those of you who are Hi, For those of you who are about to learn how to ride a Cruzbike, those who have just started riding, as well as those of you who are thinking of buying and want a better idea of how to ride, I highly recommend "Kim's videos" . Probably less useful, but...

Hi, I think the biggest issue Hi, I think the biggest issue you'll have is carrying your bike up and down the stairs (particularly if your bike is carrying bags). My belief is that you can make this a lot easier by figuring out how to put straps on your bike so you can basically attach...

Hi, It turns out (not Hi, It turns out (not surprisingly) that I'm not the only person who though converting a suitcase into a trailer was a good idea. Bike Friday has a kit for doing exactly this. These aren't cheap, but you can often find deals for refurbished ones on eBay. And I'm...

Hi Tim, Thanks!  We are about Hi Tim, Thanks! We are about to enter leaf-changing time full blast here (fall is probably my favorite season). Of course, just after that, I'll have to really struggle to find some good riding in the winter. My latest ride report in my blog has more...

Hi, At least one advantage of Hi, At least one advantage of the Quest (or Sofrider) is the ability to put on tires wider than 700x28. If the trail is bad enough, wider tires will definitely make it better. Cheers, Charles

Hi Hank, I am often going Hi Hank, I am often going between 3 and 4 mph when climbing steep hills (you can see this track; at the end I've got speeds around there). I have no problems balancing at these speeds when I'm not tired. For long hill climbs, I do find that I just don't have the...

Hi Hank, For what it's worth, Hi Hank, For what it's worth, I think the Sofrider comes geared way too high for hills (at least for a flatlander like myself who has moved to places with real elevation changes). I almost immediately swapped out the double crankset for a triple 48/38/28 and...

Hi Wong, O.k.  Good to know. Hi Wong, O.k. Good to know. :) With the 32T big ring on the cassette, you match both the rear cassette on my Sofrider and are pretty close to the same low end gear inch that I have (I've got a 26" wheel, 22T granny gear and 32T on the rear cassette). For big...

Hi Elliot, As far as some of Hi Elliot, As far as some of the options you mentioned, I'd recommend taking a look at what David Byrne has done as far as carrying heavy loads lower. Cheers, Charles