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The rear BB5 on my Qx100 has approximately 3mm clearance to the nearest spokes.

@Brad R how much do you weigh? Assumptions of 50:50 weight distribution and 30 lbs bike would put 60 psi ideal for 170lbs or 80 psi for 230 lbs. The articles are quite old so probably refer to tubed tires. Tubeless would use lower pressures, right?

Yes! But I school starting is going to have me much less enjoyably engaged in prep and cleanup.

“Only 1 V20”. Good job Larry. How’s the rest of the N + 1 familydoing? Are they getting lonely with only one V?

If you don't watch the Cruzbike website often you may have missed this sign up for early news. It is under Cruzbike.com then Products > Q45.

@super slim It is the fender size that is 60mm. The stock Q45 tire is 1.75" = 45mm. So if I am following the article correctly then the calculation is 80kg rider = 176 lbs rider + 34 lbs bike = 210 lbs package / 2 wheels = 105 lbs load per wheel so column 5.5 along the top of the chart. and...

@BranchRider That looks like a decent solution. I actually have a Qx100 (round bridge) not a Q45 (removable flat bridge). I wonder if the problems are related to these: -the fenders are designed for two solid attachment points but only have one and it is located at the very end. -I mounted...

We are certainly stating our wishes loud and clearly: We would love to see a frameset available for the Q45. And Cruzbike is known for seriously weighing the options and even implementing many of the suggestions, requests, and wishes of the customer base. For which we are thankful.

https://www.benditcycling.com/Recumbent_Gear.html is an inexpensive visored option. I have one and it works well with my glasses underneath. I don't have a headrest however so I can't tell you how it would work for that purpose. Edit: at this date they are sold out.

@chicorider I'm sure you weighed the risk but the screws pointing in towards the skull make me a bit nervous. Is there enough of the inside of the visor where the screws are to use velcro instead? or hot glue? should someone (me) want to as an alternative?

I bet my head wags just as much, but I never noticed. Now I'll notice every ride for a while! "Good thing this happened on the way out to my course, rather than during the TT." Ouch.

This seems a fair price. If you are in the UK there are large savings that @Max Id already paid for: I checked the current USD to GBP conversion rate with the following result: the original frameset cost is the same as the asking price which might sound rough. However, if you are buying in...

Strange how in a thread sometimes the topic changes or in this case the perspective of the conversation changes. Larry posted to us all and I responded about Larry. I think that my response in a face to face conversation would have been @LarryOz Nah, mine's not so blurry. But I wish my...

Can you post pictures of your setup? I have fenders too and had similar issues but have got them sorted. Maybe I can help.

You might be interested @Kufman. It is most of a frameset from the earlier Sofrider.

Nah, mine's not so blurry. But I wish it had Larry in it... :p

@zzThom That's right, T50 is offered as a frameset. I don't envy Cruzbike (the company) the hard choices they have to make but one of those choices for the last several years is to offer the T50 as the least expensive entry level and to have it doubling as the tinkerers's choice as a frameset...

You also could touch bases with Cruzbike as sometimes there are alternate sizes of some parts that are not necessarily part of the stock package but that they do have available to fit non stock individuals!

The challenge with this simple type of tandem are two-fold (as per Sheldon Brown): stiffness - twisting because they are only held together by the rear/front axle! (scary) AND they have to be able to pivot on that same axle for road grade transitions (speed bump would first lift the middle...

Others are better at bike fit than me but it appears to me as though: - the leg length is perfect - in that you need a little bit more flexibility with moving bottom bracket (MBB) so that you can turn and pedal at the same time (not on the trainer of course... though apparently you can "turn" on...