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The only way to get more attention on my Big Yellow V would be to ride naked.

Oops: Photobucket now wants 35 dollars a month to allow 3rd party sharing. Sorry, everyone. I can upload pictures directly if this is possible. If not, well, too bad so sad.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/LVSiwft3WHGyV8xU2 Aerodynamic modifications: -Custom-built wood/fiberglass/epoxy resin/aluminum chainstay: This made the bike very comfortable for me and raised the bottom bracket enough to seriously improve aerodynamics. -Homebuilt rear wheel covers: The first...

In stock form, my Sofrider V1 is three to four miles per hour slower than my Vendetta 1.5 is, overall. The Vendetta is a much, much better climber than the Sofrider and is much much faster downhill. After I modified my Sofrider for better aerodynamics, it was actually 2 miles per hour faster...

Words of experience: Wrap your chainstay, fork and rear triangle tubes, perhaps? The high pressure of the air held captive inside the wheel covers -yes, it's vented by the huge tire valve hole- WILL push the wheel covers out and they MIGHT scrub the paint on your frame. The pressure...

Here's a tip: Pretend that the roadway/trail that you are using is only 6 inches/15.2 centimeters wide. Doing this takes a lot of concentration, in the beginning, so make sure that you are safe while you practice. When you're wobble-free, you'll notice that some of your fellow road users will...

This reminds me: When I assembled my bike, I added a strip of innertube to the seat assembly. It was sandwiched between the two halves of the seat, where they are bolted together. Also, the assembled seat sat on rubber strips which insulated it from the steel. Why? One of my old jobs was...

Most people assume that sitting more upright and/or pedaling a lower bottom bracket is best for pedaling uphills. Maybe for you, but not for me. My best power and times uphill are made while riding very reclined while pedaling a high bottom bracket. Same bike, different seat: -the upright seat...

It's not a shock, it's just a spring. If it's too sticky it may be rusty and or worn and may need some lube.

The decade-old original Sofrider V1 works as well for me as it ever has. For the T50 to come close to replacing my Sofrider? It would need the seat to recline to at least 20 degrees and have the bottom bracket up in the same plane as my hips... more custom work. If the T50 had a stronger front...

Knees work best when they are in stock form; my right knee was reformed for me by a robin's egg blue 1962 Ford Galaxie station wagon back in the early 1980's. It has put a severe damper on what's possible ever since. Look, I'm an expert on my own unique wreck of a knee, with over three decades...

My partner suffered a heart attack early this year. She's recovering nicely, which is all I really care about. Support means many things. Sacrifices were made. Long hours standing by the side of the bed meant that my knee, destroyed in 1980 but painstakingly rehabbed was stressed in ways it...

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If it hurts, stop. Spin until it hurts.

"Anything with two wheels, I guess." -A brother from another mother. Welcome back.

Enjoy your new bike! Most Bacchettas I've seen are set up with the handlebars pretty close to the rider. Are you used to this setup? Anyway, sitting upright in the seat is easier when your handlebars are not too close to you. This way, both your arm and shoulder muscles can help your abdominal...

The fitting solution I pursued is peculiar to both my skillset and me. Rather than shorten the crank for my original-equipment side to match my artificially shortened side, which, if you mock it up, you'll see for yourself that this approach does not work.... I shimmed up the pedal to meet my...

Since my right leg, crushed by a car, is shorter, weaker and more crooked, my formula for proper fit is the one true spot that mostly works well for both legs, most of the time. Even so, my effective X-seam measurement will vary under both cadence and load, whether I'm sitting upright or not and...

Not my circus, not my monkeys.

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