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I'll ride in cold, I'll ride in wind, but I refuse to ride in rain if I don't have to. It's miserable and hard on your bike. But, you're right, riding inside sucks. Mark

Velomobile= out of my pricerange Raingear= It rains so infrequently here, it's better to wait for a better day and whine about it. Mark :evil:

Stuck inside on a rainy day. I was brousing through the Actionbent site and came across this trainer. It's pretty generic, with no tension adjustment, but for the money it seems like it might be a pretty good deal. Not much different than rollers for an upright, I suppose. Mark

Good report, Marc. The wheelspin has become less and less of an issue for me. I'm not sure if it's the weight loss, getting dialed into the gearing, or what, but I spin my front tire a lot less than I used to. I can get some slippage from time to time when I hit an expansion crack, or a...

There's a general chat tonight.... Same time. The next Cruzbike chat is next Friday. Mark

The only caveat I have for 24" frames with 650c wheels... They may not work well if you're long legged. I have to run my TFT out farther than I'd like, but I think I can live with it. I wouldn't want to run short cranks, I don't think. Mark

The brake mount is temporary, but was pretty easy. I just bent a piece of aluminum strap. It's bolted to the kickstand plate and raises the caliper above the chainstays. It's bolted in two places; through the kickstand hole and the fender mount hole. It's not going to go anywhere, but it is...

I waffle back and forth on the short cranks. I like the way they wind up fast in a sprint, but sometimes I want to plug in a tall gear and "rest" at a lower cadence. It just doesn't work that way with short cranks. At least,that's been my experience. I think if I were to stick to one, or the...

Rainy day here in SoCal, so I worked on this bike some more. I made a temporary rear brake mount and it seems to work OK. I also installed a rear rack, dialed in the shifting a little and did a couple laps around the block. There's no denying the ride is a little harsher than the Silvio, but...

Sure looks like you got the position dialed, Jack! Mark

No, it doesn't work like that Peder. The only thing is; you could not go after Giant for your damages. As long as you have insurance, it doesn't matter how you hurt yourself. You're just out your deductible. Mark

:lol: OK, I can buy that! Mark

I suppose you're going to use that "other side of the planet" excuse, huh? :roll: :lol: :lol: Mark

There wasn't a huge group, but a few were there. Myself, White Silvio and Racer46 from this forum were joined by a few curious parties. We had a pretty good chat, hope you can show up next time! Mark

I've got a Cruzbike live chat set up on Recumbent Riders Social Club. You'll have to register, but it's free, then scroll down to the chat box. Real time chat and the block of time is reserved for us. The time is Friday evenings at 5:00 PM PST, 8:00 PM EST. Maybe not a great time slot for...

Come on over to the Cruzbike chat. Going on right now! Mark

I've had knee problems from time to time, but nothing that's aggrivated by the Silvio. As much as it might seem like you have to flex your knees to turn the bike, the knees just don't bend that way. The hips are what allow you to turn the bike and they are quite flexible in that direction. Mark

Master the Sofrider bunny-hop, Peder, then we'll talk! ;) :lol: :lol: Mark

I'll get booed for this, but I agree with Jon. Cops need uprights and they also need mountain bikes because they have to jump curbs, ride across country, down stairs, over obstacles.... Mark

One of my fellw club members just got back from a trip to Florida. He told me he spotted a Sofrider in a bike shop there. I guess the owner is rather enthusiastic about Cruzbikes and was surprised that Bill knew about them, let alone knew somebody that owned/rode one. Mark