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Stable/Unstable All bikes are unstable for two reasons. -All bicycles are single-track vehicles and, therefore, their greatest stability is achieved whilst lying on their sides. -Almost all bicycles are kept in areas outside stables and are, therefore, un-stable vehicles. You're...

Rear Brake Billyk is absolutely correct. Stoppies, the opposite of wheelies, is what I call it when the rear wheel lofts up off of the road under braking. When that happens, your rear brake is useless... because your rear wheel is no longer in contact with the road. This is why you...

Spinning Art This is my all-time fave. design. It's simple and classic. However, MY design, being mine, is best. Because it's mine. You see, it's an off-centre solid circle and the colours complement. This gets attention. And it's mine. You may not steal...

Verdetta That's pretty! The pic. that Mr. Youngblood posted is very pretty. With the seat angle so steep -at what, a forty degree recline- that puts the handlebars in your lap, close to your sternum. For the the 'Verdetta', to work properly with the Silvio/Vendetta front...

You're You -and I'm me. Everyone is working with different biomechanical issues. What works for you will not necessarily work for an other person. That's just with two wheels; your question -the Original Post- was for gearing your proposed trike conversion. If I were you, I...

New V posted for sale in the 'Bikes For Sale' classified section of BROL. 20% off, in Florida, USA. Check it out, if you're in the market for a new Vendetta... it looks nice. -Steve

Vendetta Wins For comparison, these numbers are what my modded Sofrider V1 has done: -Downhill, over 40 miles per hour. -on the flat, 30.3 miles per hour, with a tail wind. -on the flat, 27 miles per hour, no wind. -average moving speed is now just under 17 miles per...

Zen Moment Your label changes but you remain you.

Fascinating -and entertaining. The obvious cure for your mysteriously numb finger tip is to not use that hand. You know, ride one-handed. Or, ride with no load on the affected hand. An unobvious approach is to approach your numb fingertip problem by considering your...

Stability of Your New Recumbent Bike It's just your perspective that's changed, on your Vendetta. It looks different, because it is and in this case, different is better. Is it stable? Of course it is, Ken. Put road-miles on your Vendetta; hone your MBB recumbent skills and you...

Record Bike Custom Bars Have you seen the photos of this record-breaking carbon recumbent bicycle? All the photos are interesting, but look at his custom handlebars. They are not bars, but that's where he puts his hands. http://www.aurelienbonneteau.net/ Also, check out his...

Aerodynamic Tomfoolery Everyone has awesome advice; all I have is some experience to share which will just validate advice that's already been given! Keep your frontal area as small as you can. You'll be pedaling a V, so you'll have a good start with the very reclined seat. The...

Hot Thread! The day after my first-ever ride on the crazy, new MBB, my lower back was ablaze with pain. My workout history told me that the pain was from over-use of under-used and over-exercised muscles. Now, years and thousands of miles later, I can hop on the bike and go...

Wow "Wow!" Sincerely, some guy online. P.S. : WOW

Satori Adjustable Stem Riser This was standard equipment on the Cruzbike Sofrider V1 ?and it is still doing it's job on my bike. The adjustable stem is lots and lots of fun to play with and makes trying out different handlebars much easier, more convenient. This adjustable stem...

Sofriders Are Fun! They really do do gravel pretty well, don't they? One surface defeated me, on my Sofrider: ?Going uphill, I straightened up the bike and smoothed my pedaling cadence, because a wet patch of road was in my line. What's a little dampness? When the moisture feeds...

Seat Time and Angle 33 degree seat: Most seat-time on this seat... years of it. The seat was rebuilt more than once for greater rigidity. Rigidity in the seatback equals more efficiency, in my experience. 33 degrees of recline was more than stock, very comfortable and, of course...

Looking Good! For the skeptics, this is easier -by far- than riding hands off the handlebars. When I sprint for speed, when my bike is pushing through the air above 25 mph or so, I grip my bars in the center. Like Mr. Gerwing says, this hand position pulls my arms out of the slipstream...

It's Pretty Important I've been truing spoked wheels by both sound and feel since the late 70's. Mopeds used to come factory fresh with wildly out of true wheels, So I have a tremendous amount of practice under my belt. My Sofrider needed wheel spoke tensioning and truing, fresh...

The Angle of the Front Derailleur Just chiming in with a point that has been overlooked. The Sofrider is the only Cruzbike model that has the front D.R. bolted directly to the boom/TFT. When the TFT is adjusted to fit the riders inseam, the angle between the TFT and the chainstay...