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I spent several miles on the I spent several miles on the New Hampshire side. And I can imagine getting tough, now I'm just tired... :)

Hi, I do believe it would fit Hi, I do believe it would fit (although if you were much taller, I might be a bit worried). I'm 6'1", wear closer to a 31" inseam and weight just about what you do. On my Sofrider, I've now got my seat as far forward as it goes, have the telescoping...

Hi, I just spent a week at my in-laws in Vermont. I brought my bike and found out that Vermont is well-named ("Green Mountain"). I got a lot of new experience riding up hills, using my new granny gear, and trying to start on very steep wet hills. For pictures and more details, you can...

Hi, A lot of people have Hi, A lot of people have converted non-Y frames with much success (often folding bikes). As I understand it (since I've never converted anything), the biggest concern when picking a frame is the seat height. A lot of bikes don't have suitible forks, but getting a...

Hi, For what it's worth, I Hi, For what it's worth, I went with 170 since it was closer to the original 165mm cranks. I really didn't notice much (if any) difference between 165 and 170 mm cranks, I'm very happy with my 170mm cranks, but I couldn't tell you not to try 175mm cranks...

Hi,   On the Sofrider, I Hi, On the Sofrider, I needed a 123mm bottom bracket for the M411. The 113 was too short and there wasn't enough space between the granny gear and the frame. I'm willing to bet the same is true for the M431. Cheers, Charles

Hi, I don't know about the Hi, I don't know about the conversion kit, but it works fine (with the right bottom bracket) on the Sofrider (see this entry of my blog for details). I'd be surprised if it wouldn't wouldn't work on the conversion. Cheers, Charles

Hi Dave, This may very well Hi Dave, This may very well not be worth it but: I can imagine trying to modify the Samsomnite suitcase (bigger wheels and a way to attach to the seat post) so that it could work as a passible trailer (similar to what Bike Friday comes with). In this case...

I'm pretty sure it's 250 lbs I'm pretty sure it's 250 lbs (113.6 kg). There was somewhat recent topic about this where the recommendation was to buy a steel framed bike and convert it. Cheers, Charles

HI, Let me tell you  what I HI, Let me tell you what I measured: From the middle of the tube to the inside of the chain sitting on the granny gear, I meaured 1 5/8" (41.275mm). From the middle of the tube to the inner edge of the middle gear, I got 2 1/16" (52.3875 mm). From your...

Hi, There are front wheel Hi, There are front wheel drive bikes that are not moving bottom brackets. The pedals do not move with the front wheel. (I don't have a picture handy, but there is an idler between the pedals and the front wheel that lets the wheel turn. I've have seen a...

BB - bottom bracket DF - BB - bottom bracket DF - diamond frame (regular bike) SWB - short wheel base MBB - moving bottom bracket - having the pedals turn when the steering turns BROL - bent riders on line TFT - ??? LWB and CLWB - (compact) long wheel base Cheers, Charles

I can post links to my blog I can post links to my blog as naked links, but I apparently can't have text linked. And something has changed in the past week as I used to be able to do this no problem. I'm willing to bet I'm not the only one with this problem. And while I agree it isn't...

Hi,  I found with the Hi, I found with the original gears that were on triple I bought, I was able to alleviate the problem by adjusting the front derailleur. I probably could have made the problem go away with the original double crankset as well with the same method, but I knew I was...

At the very least, changing At the very least, changing the "spam detection" behavior to be: Sorry your post will not be added until it has been reviewed which is significantly better than (effectively) Sorry, you've just wasted a whole bunch of time typing this post because...

Since the (#$&ing spam filter Since the (#$&ing spam filter doesn't seem to mind me posting just an http address, you can read more here: http://recumbentquant.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-low-can-i-go-part-ii.html

I've now had a second post I've now had a second post denied because it tripped off the spam filter. Something has recently changed with this. I've posted many updates/topics in the past and never had a problem. But in this last week, two of my posts have failed to go through. in...

I was going to post about changes I made to my bike, but it got caught in the spam filter again, so I won't bother. This is starting to be a real bore.

Hi Liam, David Byrne made his Hi Liam, David Byrne made his own mounts for the Sofrider (and then rode the bike over 48,000 km around the world). He's got some pictures in his blog. Cheers, Charles

Hi, I haven't had any Hi, I haven't had any problems with the spam filter up until now. I would have thought that it would have settings that once somebody has posted enough, it uses different standards than for somebody new (I can, unfortunately, completely understand why you need a spam...