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Good job going for your own build. It's more expensive, but it's the only to get exactly what you want for the kind of riding you have in mind, and it's really satisfying. My two cents about mechanical brakes... I have five bikes, including a V20c and S30, and run mechanicals on all but the...

That should work too. Short of a super sharp bend in the housing, I doubt that the cable cares how you get it there. A slick solution.

I've had a handful of CB's over the years and have used either FD-R9000 or FD-R9100 on all of them with great results once they are properly setup. In each case, the cable does cant to the right from the cable stop on the stalk to the pulley, and then fairly straight from the pulley to the...

I use Q Rings on my V20c and S30 (both 52/36, with 11-30 11-speed cassettes), and on my Specialized Aethos (50/36, with an 11-28 11-speed cassette). I used Shimano Dura Ace 9000 mechanical drivetrains on the V20/V20c and S30 for years without issues. Currently, all three bikes are running Dura...

You are correct. Unlike the aluminum V20 curved slider, the V20c curved slider is not flipable. It can only lower handlebars.

Welcome aboard! I had a yellow V2 like yours for years. Great bike. I built it up with Shimano Dura Ace, 9000 series 11-speed, and never had the derailleur hanger spacing problem that you show. I suppose that if I did, I would shave that part of the hanger down a tiny bit with a file or...

I like that CB is getting some wider recognition on GCN, but there is a lot that is unfortunate about this video: the weather, the narrow roads with variable surface quality, the fact that Hank is still learning how to ride the bike and looks afraid much of the time. It's a lot to ask of a...

I have Schwalbe Pro Ones (just regular ol' road tires) 700x30 on my S30, and they barely fit, with about 1.5mm clearance at the rear brake bridge and at the bottom of the fork crown. They work fine, but anything bigger would not fit.

I just recently added a Garmin Varia rear light/radar, connected to a small Garmin 130 head unit to my V20c. I've used the Zefal Spy mirrors for years, echoing @Tuloose 's recommendation, but having that head unit chime when traffic is approaching from behind has really helped me relax and...

This point caught my attention, and I agree with it. At 5'3" and 130lbs. (about 160cm and 60kg), climbing has always been my strength. On a DF bike, I tend to climb seated, saving standing for short punches. On grades below about 13%, I can climb for long stretches on both my DF bike and my...

Nice video. These bikes climb great, the V20/V20c included.

You describe my experience almost exactly. Back in 2015, my lower back couldn't take riding a DF bike anymore. I thought my riding days were through. Then I discovered the pre-V20 Vendetta v.2, took a desperate leap of faith, laid down a fair chunk of change building up a frameset, spent the...

That's a 2.0. My first CB was the same one--Vendetta gold with the big ol' boom tube. Nice bike. Great price!

I noticed this too when I started riding my V20 years ago. The road vibrations were such that I felt like my eyes couldn't focus. But at the time, I had more pressing concerns, like, "how do you even ride this thing?" I was so focused on learning the whole MBB thing and trying not to die...

I got my first Cruzbike, a V20, nine years ago. Back then there was not much here on the forum about crank arm length, other than you want to set your bike up so that your knees don't go past 90 degrees as each leg heads into the power stroke, and that shorter cranks can help make that happen...

Recumbutt is different than saddle issues with an upright bike. On an upright bike, saddle pain is often caused by spending lengths of time pedaling with a fair amount of your body weight concentrated on two small contact points--your sit bones--that don't have much padding. Add some friction...

I'm currently using 30mm tubeless tires on 21mm inner width rims on my V20c. 32mm would also fit pretty easily. Personally, I wouldn't go wider than that on a V20c because that is where you are starting to move away from the bike's intended purpose--to go fast. I weigh 130 pounds and run both...

I hate to admit this, but I am a fair weather rider. And during my years of commuting by bike, I would drive on rainy days. So when I say that the V20 (now V20c) is the best bike I've ever owned over my 38 years or riding, and that if I had to narrow my five-bike stable down to one, God...

It sounds like you will become a multiple CB owner. The most I have had at any given time is three: a V20, S30, and S40. The V is my number one keeper, but it didn't take me long to see that having both the S30 and S40 was redundant. I decided to sell the S40 in stead of the S30 because of...

Mine did the exact same thing, within the first couple months. Like you, I applied torque to spec. I took pics and sent them to Robert Holler. He recommended that I not continue using the part and sent me a replacement, free of charge. I've been fine ever since.