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Pain. A guy I used to ride with rode his beautiful baby blue and cream Triumph Daytona Special that he had lovingly restored himself. He'd often say that if he ever went down, he'd wrap himself around his beloved bike to protect it. His logic was, people can heal but inanimate objects cannot...

I approve... not that that matters, but here's why: The lashing will hold up much better than Velcro ever would. Good job!

No... and I'm not just anyone, having ridden my MBB FWD bikes for thousands of miles. Sounds like fun, dead lifting the handlebars, but once you've learned to ride your FWD MBB properly, you really don't need arm straps. V on gravel? My rides used to start and end on our old 1/10th-mile long...

If you have anything to do with making the vital profile posts disappear, I will sue you into oblivion, hound your family into the poorhouse, contact both the IRS and Homeland Security and point them in your direction and, generally make your lives a living hell on Earth. Aww, I'm kidding! I...

The attachment of the custom chain stay to the stock BB uses the stock BB mount (it was left alone) and the stock steel bolts which connect the frame parts together. Reengineering this part of the custom chain stay was really tempting... because the steel bolts are very heavy. But, it works fine...

About the rear shock: The stock wheel dampers sort of work, kind of, when you compare them to more efficient, effective, adjustable, aftermarket air shocks... but the air shocks are shockingly expensive. When I want to sprint as fast as possible, I remove the rear shock and replace it with a 1"...

Before the new-to-me Vendetta showed up, I'd been riding my Sofrider V1 for about seven years. Over the years, I modified the Sofrider for extra speed ... and you know what? On flat, level ground, my hot-rodded Sofrider is every bit as fast as the Vendetta. So, there is speed potential in the...

Almost... although all of my miles are fast-ish ones, they aren't racing miles. These bikes are front-wheel drive, the front wheel does the steering and the front wheel does most of the braking so, that's an awful lot to ask of a wheel, in the course of an endurance race. Here's a few...

Pro tip: braking slows you down.

My stock Sofrider V1 was equipped with the same wheels yours has. Unfortunately for everyone who's interested, my stock rear wheel spun it's races and was junked. The Sofrider V1 now runs on a 26" Bontrager Quick-Release style front wheel, on the back, which I've modified to use the stock solid...

You know everything, don't you.

Carbon fiber would be comparable to the alu. bike's weight and it would ride smoother. I was about to buy my carbon fiber and resin, to build my dream bike, when the used yellow Vendetta-of-my-dreams showed up. It cost as much complete as just the materials needed to build my C.F. frame...

A bike has two wheels; a motorcycle is a bike. Wanna have some fun? After exclusively riding your Cruzbike FWD MBB, for a year or so, hop on a motorcycle. If your body's muscle memory is much like mine, your motorcycle will wobble under you as you unconsciously correct for your habitual pedaling...

After having read the comments posted by my fellow Cruzbikers, I thought I'd add my $00.o2. My research led me to buy, sight unseen, my beloved Sofrider online. Like an idiot, my test rides were done on the street, commuting to work. Fear of breaking bones in the very, very steep and very deep...

"If?" A few weeks ago, I spun the cranks as hard and fast as I could. My eyes were clamped shut.... The garage floor was hard and cold. The computer recorded a max. speed of fifty MPH. before I crashed. Do not be surprised. It might happen again.

Yesterday was a warm, sunny day which we spent with the HVAC repairman. The record warm spell ought to have been handled by the central air, but it wasn't. The repairman found holes in the CU. refrigerant lines, where two tubes had been rubbing... and the repair was covered under warranty...

My old Sofrider probably has the same bottom bracket shell that the QX100 uses... and it's been wearing a Bontrager triple for years. With the original 11-34 cassette, the ultra mega-low low-low gear gets my tired-out bod home after a long day of sprinting up hills. There's plenty of room for...

Your Christmas tree must have been huge.

Yeah... what Ratz said. When you're rolling again on your body-shopped wheel, you may feel some pulsing when you brake, assuming that your wheel is slowed by a rim brake. You'll notice that I wrote, "when you're rolling..." -because I would not bet my life on a weakened rim. Please replace your...

Sounds like a personal problem. You'll either adapt or you won't.