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I think the ideal situation would be an S40 front triangle attached to an S30 frame with rear suspension. Rigid front end plus lite weight titanium leaf rear suspension. It think 30 to 33 deg is sufficiently more aero (than S40) while avoiding recumbent butt and retaining a good front view.

My advice on the downhill: if you had stopped pedalling and want to resume while at speed, start moving your feet slowly without any sudden jolts of force. Make it look like pedalling in slow motion then gradually increase your cadence until you feel some resistance. This will avoid a wobble.

Firstly, glad you are were not injured. Interesting frame failure though! Probably there was a pre-existing hidden crack on that part of the bike. It may have progressed over time(due to pedalling forces) to the point of sudden failure. Crack can be caused or started by a heavy impact (from a...

Nice!

The new V20, S40 and Q45 have Standard English bottom bracket shells at 68mm right? I therefore see nothing stopping someone with a Triple crankset from fitting one or did I miss something? Ride what you like, and like what you ride!

You will have to drill holes on the seat to match the existing tabs on the bike you have. You will have to improvise where necessary for the seat to fit. It's no different from attaching a Thor seat for example. It's, after all, a DIY build of the seat.

Glad to have been of help. I have put the details here: https://cruzbike.com/forum/threads/custom-wood-strip-composite-seat.12398/

Very nice @dtseng ! Correction, though, a Ti frame does not qualify as a "poor man's" bike ;)!!

Sorry I have not posted my seat build here. My bike is a not a genuine cruzbike and posting pictures here may confuse cruzbike customers. I have started a new thread here: https://cruzbike.com/forum/threads/custom-wood-strip-composite-seat.12398/

This thread is for those who are interested in making their own custom seat if the stock seat doesn't fit well and they don't want to purchase another seat. I must say, however, that it's not my original idea. I first saw it on BROL (Bentrider Online) by Terry...

Sorry to hijack this thread, but if you are good at DIY and have some wood tools, time and patience you can make one for yourself and, if on a budget, save some money. I made one using a jigsaw powertool, plywood and some fibreglass. It weighs about 1.3Kg (Thor fibreglass seat weighs about...

Check out these two threads showing Doug Kline's S40 with a Thor seat: build: https://cruzbike.com/forum/threads/s40-build-notes.11777/ and Seat notes: https://cruzbike.com/forum/threads/s40-thor-seat-modification.12080/#post-141005

+1 on this. gear noise has nothing to do with the model of the bicycle, just tuning , cleaning or general wear. It can be fixed unless the frame is damaged and misaligned, which is not the case here.

Very nice! Now you should try the @Emeljay steering mod and you will have a super setup! https://cruzbike.com/forum/threads/qx100-steering-mod.10853/

Nice write-up and beautiful bike! My advice on the downhill: if you had stopped pedalling and want to resume while at speed, start moving your feet slowly without any sudden jolts of force. Make it look like pedalling in slow motion then gradually increase your cadence until you feel some...

Yes, those are good spiritual friends. They are good company for a group ride. PTL!

There are only three recumbents in the video. I made one and my friend made two. Just using old bike parts to piece the recumbents together. If you want something bad enough but can't afford a factory built one , then you make do with what you have. Some of our roads a very smooth, especially...

It was not a race. Just a nice weekend group ride regularly organised by a local church (called ICC) for a charity cuase. It's open to all to push their own limits. The MBB/FWD bikes are all DIY copies. Maybe one day when we get $$$ we will have a "genuine" cruzbike:D!

A video of my weekend group ride. Enjoy.

Nice picture! Which model/make of handlebars are those?