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  1. ratz

    More fun with wheels -Aero style

    Gary you going to were a Gary you going to were a helmet cam in the PIT area so we can get some spy video?
  2. ratz

    Another V20 Build Adventure

    Yeah that's what happens when Yeah that's what happens when I post from an ipad late at night. Sorry about that Hal when I read it last night I could have sworn it was someone else giving you bad info. That small screen doesn't do much for my reading and typing tone. My point was...
  3. ratz

    Another V20 Build Adventure

    There is indeed a threaded BB There is indeed a threaded BB shell and it only takes English threads. The clamps attach to the external bearing cups which are screwed in the shell. as to this 6800 fork of the thread. Options are simple pick a BB from a third party for $49-$199 or return...
  4. ratz

    So you want to make your own bike parts

    Not sure how I missed this one. http://makezine.com/2015/01/15/3d-printed-carbon-fiber-markforged/ $5500 is almost gob stopping cheap when you consider what a small manufacturer could do with this.
  5. ratz

    TTrike!!!!

    Marc, And that's why we put Marc, And that's why we put up with you Engineering types; somebody out there has an idea of an elegant ways to do these; let's hope they are on the design team. That one is probably worth emailing to Jim if Robert doesn't chime in that he saw the post.
  6. ratz

    Another V20 Build Adventure

    As far as I know the Xd-15 is As far as I know the Xd-15 is compatible with all the hollowtech 2 road cranks. http://www.enduroforkseals.com/id240.html This is the Shimano version of the one Larry and I both run. They have less expensive ones here...
  7. ratz

    Fun with wheels

    What I want also is a new What I want also is a new sticker for the front of the head tube with Just the Z logo. Never put the old one on. Would put the new one on in a second.
  8. ratz

    TTrike!!!!

    Nothing is the same any more. Nothing is the same any more. So, I showed the video to two Trikers in their 50's this am that never participate online. They have refused to go two wheels despite my nagging. Immediate reaction was; "time to clean the trike and put it up for sale, I can...
  9. ratz

    Fun with wheels

    Finalizing Ok so we have the final concepts done. These require that we still make the "d" look like a "d" in the "CdA" and fix the clipping on for the Z on the disc wheel and general clean up. But we are there. The Z looks bad on the yellow unless it takes over the look; so we went with...
  10. ratz

    Trying to decide on a quest or sofrider..... maybe the new model?

    Regarding our better halves. Regarding our better halves. Mrs Ratz loves to exercise and be active. She tolerate the DF because that's what she did as a kid. She never embraced it; maybe 3 - 4 rides a year. These days with Silvios and Quests in the house I have to negotiate with her as to who...
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    Trying to decide on a quest or sofrider..... maybe the new model?

    Given the goals of 1-3 I Given the goals of 1-3 I would suggest a Q. Whether you need a 20" or 26" depends on your height and the tires you would swap in for those Gravel roads. The absolute best way to approach this would be to email or call robert and discuss you goals with him; He'd be able...
  12. ratz

    Fun with wheels

    Sometime photo are of things that haven't happened There still some design refinements that need to be done as I think it through. Also The 3rd and 4th pictures the wheels the graphics are backwards the arrow should pointed in the direction of rotation. But this gives a pretty good idea of...
  13. ratz

    Fun with wheels

    Yeah I thought about that; Yeah I thought about that; replace the final BP in the fading wheel with the new logo but I suspect they have better things to do than deal with me bugging them for Adobe Illustrator vector art. Shopping this onto a photo of the bike should really bring it home. Of...
  14. ratz

    Fun with wheels

    Mock up time Ok and after sleeping on it; the finalists are Row 1 and Row 2, Note: Dark grey on the disk wheels is actually the carbonfibre part of the cover. So we have some tweaking to do to get the final looks. Next it so photoshop them on the bike pick and then tweak...
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    Fun with wheels

    Narrowing in on the final version Spinning the wheels narrows down the selection. Some look cool spinning and some look cool stationary. Some look good for both. So now it's time to pair some front wheels with the disc wheel; and to come up with a no-disc look; when it just the two...
  16. ratz

    Multi-Day Ride: 100 miles a day

    To add to what's been To add to what's been said. Practice eating on the bike. Start now, you have to find out what works well and what doesn't and gives you a sloshy gut. What I'm now testing on the recumbent; is to drink Water, a lot of water, first; then wait 20-25 so it can get...
  17. ratz

    Sad announcement

    Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning. Invention is the formulation of new ideas for products or processes it is often a solitary endeavor of brilliance and insight. Innovation is all about the practical application of new inventions into marketable products or servers. I...
  18. ratz

    New V20 For Sale

    I think picture work for that I think picture work for that phillip. Some roads just aren't made laying down on the job Situations like that abound in some city and rural areas. Being up at 30 degree would be advantage not from the control standpoint but from the...
  19. ratz

    First Vendetta Ride WooHoo!

    Depends If you want the comfort pad you order here: cruzbike.com/cruzbike-ventisit Edit Ordering Page is: http://cruzbike.com/accessories Otherwise for the other type yeah you have to order from overseas with conversion rates; they takes about 1-3 weeks to show up from over...
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    New V20 For Sale

    on more off the main topic Ah this is drifting off the sales topic. But for those wondering about British roads. I have lived in West London; and travelled a lot between london and Kelso Scotland. I now live in Minneapolis. Our roads here are comparable to British roads in both chipseal and in...
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