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There are mounting points on the swing-arm. Suspended weight that way, but may not matter that much.

I do a see a bolt at the top of the rear seat bracket. So they can either rotate, or be replaced. I think a Thor, or similar, seat could be attached fairly easily. There are even some extra holes going through the frame a bit lower down. Were those part of a rack system? Water bottle mounts...

Those two-tone colors may be early-bird option, like the T50 had. The gray is probably standard. It looks nice having the frame and fork the same color, in my eyes. As for the shock. If your going to upgrade to an air shock, it can even be longer and give you the same head angle, with just a...

Looks like it would pretty easy to engage a shock with lock-out. Just reach behind you and flick the switch. Of course, those tend to be expensive shocks! :(

Now I am really curious if it will have a frame-set option as well? I have some 29er (700c) wheels I bet will fit in there with road tires.

I'm thinking a bolted-on metal bracket of sorts. I think some security bolts, or glued-in ball bearings in the allen bolt would make it non-removable. A luggage rack could actually be the metal loop. This issue is also true of my other (rear drive) recumbent. But I might just have to let it go...

It's the locking it to the bike that is the issue. If there is an extra post to lock it to, then no problem. I often just capture the rear wheel on my Sofrider with a U-lock through the rear triangle of the swing-arm. I suppose all those rack mounting points would allow for some kind of metal...

So how are people locking their rear wheels with this single-tube swing arm bikes? Do you always take them off and lock them with front?

The front of the seat looks to be the same height as the original, and has a pivot. Looks like a similar setup to the T50 to change the seat angle. It was fixed with a very "nose high" mount before. I suspect it can be set more like the angle of the old one if needed.

So glad to see all the bikes moving towards a common front-end. Will the T50 also get it? So glad to see a taller steerer become standard again. I think with the afore mentioned rocket launcher, it will look like a bow-and-arrow. ;)

@woodguy Rear swing-arm means it is on a pivot with a shock.

Congrats Lucia and Michael! That will be a super-cool adventure for you two. :)

Also weigh the actual usable gears. Can you get 20 usable steps at equal increments with a double? You're probably down 2 right off because of large-to-large and small-to-small. How many of the rest are actually the same ratio? I do remember Frank Berto's perfect logarithmic half-step to try...

Thanks Lucia! That is my ideal seat angle. :)

Do we get a teaser on this soon? Trees are blooming here in Cali. It must be Spring! :)

I've always thought of Cruzbikes as evolved penny-farthings. Front wheel driven with seat mounted to the trailing part.

Yep. Like that. Your not far off from that Eric! :) If you draw a line from your hips that goes perpendicular through the head tube, you'll have it. I have no doubt you could ride it just fine. I must confess that I have laid my Sofrider head-angle back to more-or-less 63 degrees (tiny shock)...

I think you would need your cranks so high that your pedaling axis was exactly perpendicular to your steering axis for it to be a problem. Simply not going to happen! The closer you get to 90 degrees, the more leverage your legs have on steering. Most of us probably would not want our cranks at...

That company is pretty big, and copies lots of different designs in titanium. I'm sure they're used to getting cease-and-desist notifications.

Sofrider looks good in yellow! :)