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Vendequest A new "low" end idea. I have been watching Cruzbikes develop for years now, and have yet to take the plunge. What if the rigid frame idea and the geometry of the quest were used together? The quest because of it's adjustable seat, 135mm "normal" dropouts, and disk brakes...

HF is a very strong selling point. I think all Cruzbikes (not the kit) could share the HF maintube, as the Silvio and Vendetta do. Then you have 2 taglines that other recumbent companies don't. "The only recumbent that climbs as well as a DF", and "The only recumbent with a hydro-formed frame"...

This fork for a FWD recumbent This fork for a FWD recumbent might be a really good starting point. It's from Raptobike. They have both a disc only, and one with bosses. It looks like steel, so some extra tabs for the front triangle would be all that's needed. Derailleur hanger is already there...

Ooh, Ooh! Then couple it with a trials frame for 26 inch wheels. Add some seat struts.;)

That makes for a much cleaner front end! I also hope you see this through. Curious as to weather those little eyelits would be strong enough? The disc option is great, and probably wouldn't work if you spread the forks. To canted, I would think. (goes to look at fatbikes)

Do the forks need to be backwards? I would see if you can run them forwards. Might increase stability a lot.

How about expandable PVC plugs in those 5 holes? I think I would be inclined to find some threaded PVC fittings that would lock into the big cutouts in the seat mount part of the frame. With a threaded plug on the top (attached to seat) and bottom (attached in cutout) and a section of...