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  1. ratz

    Riding with DF groups

    You get use to the tail lights eventually. On U.S. Roads they are about the only way to get the attention of teenage texters doing 60mph+. The ones we run are considerably brighter than those in the video. The blinding aspect is highly over rated I have followed the wife for 100 miles and...
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    Visibility Flags

    A lot of deer, but you learn to hiss like a snake It is the bobcats at night that are the real problem
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    V20 Build with Replacement Seat

    New seats come with the holes pre-drilled.
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    V20 Build with Replacement Seat

    I have that same problem; so we went with the overly expensive Giant Aero bottles; in the end it was worth the cost to have one on the boom and two under the seat that can be rotated while riding. Replacement bottles were easy to get on Ebay. If you know someone outside the U.S. you can also...
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    Visibility Flags

    I'm still thinking a 1 ft bright red bar that extends out horizontally from the handle bars that looks nice and paint scratching sharp. works for bike messengers; of course I would want it retractable and on a spring loaded extender with a switch-blade like button release..... handy on mups...
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    What did you do to your Cruzbike today?

    Might go for the Bright RED "A" it's easier to see. Clearly that logo needs a redesign.
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    What did you do to your Cruzbike today?

    The Nut is required when doing tubeless unless you like wearing sealant :) The funny part of this is that it is silly BUT once you get use to finding the value using the LOGO it suddenly becomes really really annoying when they aren't lined up. When you are as fast as Jason it really doesn't...
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    Trying to deal with Recumbutt on Silvio 1.5

    Stoppies don't really happen unless you try to do them; it's easier to skid out the back wheel than it is to do a stoppie. The move forward ware talking abut here is under 1.5 inches to make the comfort correct; that's insufficient to mess up the center of gravity and in most cases it actually...
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    Vendetta hunt

    Ok before I scoff up one of the new frames. If someone is considering upgrading to a new v20 and has a Vendetta 2.0 Yellow or Red Medium frame; then PM me. My daughter just took over PluckyBlonds Silvio and I need a Frameset to recreate her permanent trainer rig. I don't need any of the...
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    Slow Ride

    http://cruzbike.com/forum/threads/trying-to-deal-with-recumbutt-on-silvio-1-5.11224/#post-125760 For the win :cool:
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    Trying to deal with Recumbutt on Silvio 1.5

    So you have blue wheels? http://cruzbike.com/forum/threads/slow-ride.11022/page-2#post-125746
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    Visibility Flags

    Three benefits: 1) It's a training aid 2) It makes them think you are slow 3) Just think how the guy you pass feels when you are flying a flag.
  13. ratz

    Riding with DF groups

    I've always wondered if it would be really effective to take a smaller rider and pair them with the recumbent rider; have them ride as a "single unit" for pulls on the front, forming a flying wedge in the air. Together they provide a greater pull than either would provide the group on their own...
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    Visibility Flags

    This was a topic at the retreat as well. There may be a cruzbike flag mount and flags in the future; it was not 100% clear on what direction Maria was taking it; but they (the Parkers) are now riding with flags ("to keep it fair to the uprights") and putting active thought into the subject. One...
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    Uh oh...V20 back in stock!

    Marc, To add to Tim's thoughts. As long and the bikes are un-dampened and not flop-stopped; the tiller looses leverage when in the up position which will be an issue for bike control at a stand still; and the loss in stiffness is still an issue as well. You don't really roll to a stop on a...
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    Uh oh...V20 back in stock!

    Curve slider was designed and test to be use in BOTH orientations. So technically it's not upside down; it's just in position 2 of 2 and you'll be the first to have photographic proof....
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    Diet: Low Carb and Ultra Cycling

    The collective IQ and experience on this forum; can be terrifying. We will have to refrain from discussing Plutonium.
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    S30 Shock disablement

    I tried that with less successful results; hence this solution.
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    S30 Shock disablement

    Yes; slightly cleaner power feeling in the pedals because the rest of the triangle could be made tighter since no fork travel to be worried about. Feels more solid in and out of cornering; especially on a slalom lean. I'll be leaving it this way. 20 year old has been a Quest 559 pilot for a 3-4...
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