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Bullhorns, with one nice ride in on the nice, long cables. Head-on view.... View from the cockpit at eye level... View from the cockpit of my hotrod Sofrider, at eye level... With both hands on the bars, I can lift the bike level -parallel with the planet's surface. This feels...

Enjoy the victories as they come, but beware. There are many, many riders that can humble you deeply, should they choose to. Like what the pair of club riders did to me a few years ago. The old fast guy quickly disappeared over the horizon and the younger 'slow' guy hung with me and remarked...

Could three-wheel drive be an option? ;)

But... the bike makes it's best power when it wobbles under you. My bike wobbles best when it responds to my command to wobble. It charges uphill when the frame slams back and forth. Ummm ... like a D.F. That's part of the reason, isn't it? I mean, for the 'interesting' status that Cruzbike...

This reminds me of the church parking lot that I used to practice in. For years, I'd ride over to the parking lot, warm up around the islands and there was roundabout in front of the front entrance of the church. I'd speed around and around and around. That was fun. Then, leave the lot and ride...

The power graphs are nice! Your Vendetta front end is doing what it was designed to do: Transmit your power; your Silvio front end is also doing it's job: soaking up the 'bumps' in it's suspension. My weak legs have found only two weaknesses in my Vendetta. When there's too much power for the...

Well... it took me a long time to get familiar enough on my Sofrider to make decent power. Was it a year? A long time, anyway. Then, I'd move the handlebar to a different spot and get used to that. One day I'd spin the pedals like a madman; the next day I'd mash out slow cadences. The chainring...

Haters gotta hate. There is no effective counter argument: The truth is ineffective. Race results are ineffective. Company CEOs are simply dismissed. Actual experience -if positive- is ineffective. I still post there every now and then, just because, as a curious person, it's fun to poke...

The Vendetta is fast because it was designed to be the fastest unfaired commercially made recumbent in the world. Everything about putting the rider's power to the ground was optimised. Everything about aerodynamic efficiency was optimised. Light weight, in the context of production efficiency...

There're many ways to dismount, for sure! The one I hunt-and-pecked out is what I use in the garage, while adjusting the boom, the handlebar, the brifters, the brakes, the neck rest, the bottle holders, the everything-connected-to-everything-else. It's also probably a pretty good technique when...

How to dismount? First, to safely dismount, come to a complete stop. Place both feet on the ground. Depending on your shoulder flexibility, handedness or other factors, squeeze one brake with one hand and put your free hand on the seat behind you. Push yourself up off the seat and out of the...

Today my knee, the one that a station wagon -station wagons are the grandaddy of the SUV, kids- squished, calmed down enough to let me test ride the new bullhorns. *CLICK* My hands found their sweet spot. The frame calmed down, more in control. Effort ramped way down. That means that even more...

As a lifelong telecommunications Luddite, I would, if I were you, request more information via Email and give your prospective buyer the reasons why you wish more information. Don't be coy, be cautious.

Really am enjoying ignoring all of the commercial spammers.

This post is in lieu of a, "MEGA-Like." You and your friends rock!

Today is gorgeous, a perfect late Summer day. Calm breezes, no clouds, low humidity, 78 degrees Fahrenheit and courteous drivers make a beautiful day. I was looking forward to riding the long loop on the back roads behind the back roads... for a few hours. But, instead, I ruined my own plans...

What I have learned about powering my bike works wonders for me, powering my bike. What some fail to see is that what works so well for me may only work as well as it does for me. However, the basics must be learned first: Thou shalt honor the basic instructions with your undivided attention...

If your bike uses a 1-1/8" dia. steerer, then it'll fit. The one I used lifted the boom up about 3" which moved the handlebar up to just below my eye level. Loads of leg room. There are many of these available online... here's what I got and it is solid: Delta Stem Riser Adapter from Nashbar...

The Origin8 Gary bar that came with the bike just doesn't quite meet my hands where they want to be. Almost, but not quite. Flipping them and remounting sort of works, but then the goofy bends are in the way and the flared ends hang my arms out into the breeze. Now, according to measurements...

MBB recumbent bicycles have much more in common with UCI standard bicycles than they do with non-MBB recumbent bicycles. Your basic question about a recumbent's inability to climb is really not valid here, in this forum, as applied to Cruzbikes. Your question, when you posted on BROL, makes a...