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I have used the Solo Racing Panniers on my raptobike Rear View by Watson House, on Flickr May 4 Bike to work by Watson House, on Flickr They just lay across the seat and so work with any slung seat for the most part. Because the Vendetta is FWD you won't get any strap or bag caught in your...

Indeed. I should have the pictures and clean up done this weekend and I will be putting up the web pages then.

No kidding. You aren't warmed up and the early morning temps are so low compared to riding home in fall/spring. I used to get frostbite/windburn in the morning and then be in short sleeves for the ride home. And you don't want to know where that cold temps hit me, it makes for an interesting...

Lief, I will still like to see the bike but having seen some overlay images of the silvio and the vendetta and a corsa I know it will work out. Heck I bought my raptobike via blind faith and a tape measure. It worked out great! I am very excited.

I don't expect it either. Looking at my records I think I was looking at a mango trip when I quoted numbers. Probably lesser on my raptobike ;-) I will tool around until I feel good. I will likely take it easy on hills until I get comfortable, I will just have to avoid the big...

I will have to learn downhill handling before I can do much riding out there. I drop 280 ft of elevation and hit 41mph during that descent on my raptobike when leaving the house. I can tool around the local neighborhood a bit without hills but if I want to go anywhere I have to descend. My...

I haven't committed any money but I am definitely getting a vendetta v20. I was speaking with Robert and it will be a custom build that I will pick up in Portland. I am going to get Q-Rings for it as well even if I have to source them myself. I use Q-rings on my raptobike and did on my Corsa...

Are you using a comfort Ventisit? I have used a Ventisit in the past, I will likely start with a Ventisit. I just don't want it to be too soft. I like the ability to move around on the set.

I use a VK2 large carbon set on my raptobike. I happen to have a spare zotefoam pad for it. You can see a picture of on my bike here: Wenatchee Ride by Watson House, on Flickr Has anyone use a zotefoam pad on a cruzbike? How different from the VK2 seat is the Vendetta seat?

Personally I prefer solid lights. The loss in battery time is a downside. Solid lights in a pattern that provide parallax is my standard goal for "be seen" rear facing lights.

Now that I am home I can post this shot of my mango and wheel covers. Mango Parked by Watson House, on Flickr

I do, though mine don't have a reflective strip

Extra 700c non-drive wheels aren't that hard to come by. We might try to get a little workshop day going if we can dig up more locals. Heck that might be a good idea anyway since recumbent riders are all looking for better mechanics. We could do a group tune-up and test ride day.

Tell me more about the little ToPeak ones, Lief.

Eric, you are correct re Tacks.

Dacron. I have a big roll of dacron from Aircraft Spruce to make homebuilt wheel covers from. If you dig up fleettrikes.com in the internet archive sites you can find a howto for dacron wheelcovers.

Truth, but I know Pat Franz personally and can call Terracycle. It helps that Robert and Terracycle are both in Portland.

So funny. I read your post ratz and go search. Remember that the vendetta is actually my first bike with 700c wheels (my cyclecross bike was 650c). I find results immediately and of course they are actually applicable. I don't have to search for the right vendor with the right product that I...