Search results

Hi, I highly recommend all new Cruzbike riders (or those who are just considering it) to look at "Kim's videos." I found that these helped me out a lot.. The biggest thing that helped me out that I haven't read or seen anywhere (not that I've done anything near an exhaustive search)...

Hi, A couple of comments: * Hi, A couple of comments: * As Kim suggested, once you've put on wider tires (and lowered the pressure), you should find the bike runs much more smoothly than before. * I've never experienced any such vibrations on my Sofrider. I'd consider taking...

Hi, I've been playing with bridging. The basic idea is that you plant your shoulders against the seat and lift up your butt. The lower the seat angle (more horizontal), the easier it is to do. You need strong core muscles (which I don't really have), but when I can do it, I find I...

Hi Jim, As I alluded to Hi Jim, As I alluded to before, I don't see much point to have gearing that takes me at speeds less than 4-5 mph. If the hill is so steep that I have to drop to below 4 mph, probably better to walk. I don't fundamentally disagree (although I'd put the cutoff...

Hi Jim, In reality, we rarely Hi Jim, In reality, we rarely walk our bikes, but in a long race, it's probably better to maintain a steady, sustainable power output, than overdo it early and lower your performance later. I agree with this. What I've found on my Sofrider is that...

Hi Leaky Duck, If you live Hi Leaky Duck, If you live anywhere hilly, I'd recommend throwing a triple crank on there. You'll clearly need to add a shifter and a front derailleur, but that shouldn't be too hard. If it's flat enough, then 8 speeds might work for you just fine. Good...

And a nice low granny gear! And a nice low granny gear! :)

Hi, I looked at the granny 92 Hi, I looked at the granny 92 BCD gears and it doesn't look like much room to make a smaller ring that can still attach. So I believe the question now becomes: Are there any other triples that one can get on? I'm assuming one could do something ridiculous...

Hi Charles, I wonder if one Hi Charles, I wonder if one could get a custom granny gear made that would fit that has less teeth. Cheers, Charles

Hi, This question is both relevant to other forum questions as well as general interest (to me, at least). I know from this forum that you can get a triple onto the Vendetta. How small (in teeth) a granny can one get onto the bike? Changing crankset and bottom bracket are fair game...

Hi Charles, I ride neither a Hi Charles, I ride neither a Silvio nor a Vendetta, so take that into account when weighing the worth of this post. I think you're right about the causes of your instability. I'm a little smaller than you (couple of inches, couple of kilos), and I can...

Hi OCD, As far as tools go, I Hi OCD, As far as tools go, I bought this Nashbar toolkit that has pretty much everything I've needed (crank puller, bottom bracket tool, etc). Currently $40 (and they have a deal that ends tonight for free shipping - they'll have such deals again as they have...

Hi Randy, I don't disagree Hi Randy, I don't disagree that there are some with that attitude (although I find the tone much better now than before). I continually point out that I was up and riding within 30 minutes (although I'm willing to believe that I'm not typical as I have...

Hi, For those reading the Hi, For those reading the thread now, I'll point out it started 3 years ago. I wasn't reading the BROL back then, but I've read a lot of old threads and wouldn't disagree that many BROL participants had an anti-Cruzbike bent ( "Everybody knows Cruzbikes can't...

Hi, Sounds like you're making Hi, Sounds like you're making good progress. Take pictures along the way so you can show us how you did what you did. Keep on keeping up updated. I'm looking forward to seeing lots of pictures the final product! Charles

Hi, For what it's worth, if Hi, For what it's worth, if you zoom into the map instead of using the filters, you can zoom in pretty tight. I believe I found you ("Eric" in Brighton with no bikes listed). Most people I find don't have a bike listed (Anthony in Okemos has a Silvio 1.5 and...

I really hope your wife I really hope your wife recovers quickly! Ow.

Salut Sylvain, For your rack, Salut Sylvain, For your rack, if the braces (struts) are too short, that's a problem with the rack. I found the same thing as far as the QR would not go through the holes in the braces, so I bought one of these. In my case, I decided not to replace the quick...

For what it's worth, this For what it's worth, this design was discussed over at BROL. Cheers, Charles

Hi, It is true that many of Hi, It is true that many of the gears overlap. But that doesn't address the noise. And for shorter chain bicycles (like the Sofrider but unlike most other 'bents), it's considered bad to have the chain on the big ring up front and the big ring in the back...