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The 2016 V20 frame is much the same as the last two iterations. IMO, the welds are well executive and on par with other high end aluminum frames. and the metal flake paint job is very deep and glossy. Note the frame in these photos are the hand painted limited edition (those were the only...

The first step in doing a Frame kit build is to source all of your parts and tools. For this v20 project I decided to use the a selection of part optimized for fast and fun. Attached is an excel spreadsheet with the complete Bill-of-Materials (BOM) for this project. It includes price, weight of...

The order process for the V20 is straight forward; and done online at cruzbike.com. The process was much simpler this time around thanks to a re-vamped web-store. Considerably improved is the ability to find accessories and add them to your order. The old site that was almost nightmarish; the...

Create a User account on the forum to see the hires version of the photos Ok the time has come to do it again. All the parts are starting to roll in. I am going to build a Vendetta V20 with detailed photo documentation over the next Month. Disclaimer: Same as last time you can simply take...

This thread can get you up to speed on the topic. http://cruzbike.com/forum/threads/q-ring-upgrade-ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.7784/

LED lights deadly cool no heat That's deceiving at that angle. From the tripods point of view; that all soft white light. It's take a ton of light a different angle to get things lit with little to no shadows. I can't get ride of all the shadows without about 4 more lights; but those 3 plus the...

Principle photography has begun

Yes you can run SRAM Cranks and a qring with a shimnao drive train. You can not use shimano shifters with SRAM derailleurs nor sram shifters with shimano derailleurs as they use different cable pulls. SRAM is linear 1:1 shimano is not. Adapters can be added but over complicate things IMHO. As...

Around these parts we call that a dusting. You'd be expected to be no more than an hour late for work.

Depends on the Tire, the rim, and the tube. But yes if you get the right combination it's been done several time now. Kline is working such a build right now. http://cruzbike.com/forum/threads/the-v-chronicles.8796/

There are always two...

It's still here; I install it when I ride in places that require it. I now attach it under the seat pan with 3m dual-lock velcro. Never get a false alarm unless up bump the button just like my car

The two things that I found were (a) all the MTB people said to run and hide from the DLC chain, (b) the Nitride chain was designed to stay clean.... 1+1 = 5 Glad someone here had real experience to add. most useful

My Last big post omitted some research. I'm admittedly a KMC chain guy but I did spend some time re-researching chains. In the end it came down to Wippermann or KMC. I decided to stick with the proven KMC. I've used master links far more than they are every recommend to (because of waxing the...

Yep, wait until the build diary is done.... The project is probably going to create a bunch of "blue bikes" for people that have to wait for stock. o_O

Hmmm that's pretty slick but what in the world are they doing making that out of chromoly?? That would be a block of rust in Seattle in 2 months. You definitely can't ride that with a wax lube; that's going to be Teflon liquid or something like White-lightening wet. Now for a record attempt...

yes same scheme; and now you know why the mediums are out of stock. Opps :rolleyes:

That really needs a "double" like.

Are you sure you haven't been using Graphite powder by mistake? That would explain the slipping and sliding.:oops: Sabrina reminded me when they arrived that technically she had the very first black metal flake Cruzbike; even it was a Quest, she was there first.

I was also surprised that no one has really pointed out that the new V20 is Metal flake. Far better looking in person than any photos I've seen.