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I was getting broody waiting on my "Vixen". I had anxiety about shop employees trying to ride her and crashing, etc. Now I have her home and my mood is in the clouds. I am so happy. I am not upset about having to replace the seat either, since it is a $300 investment that also addresses some...

I am loving my "Vixen"

Rat Rider, I am loving the bike. Thanks so much. I did a longer ride and the seat is not hitting me well in my lumbar. I had issues like this when I had a small seat on the raptobike and know the solution. A large carbon seat from Volea. I placed the order and now await delivery. Since I...

So I put on my two mirrors added my garmin 520, speed sensor, and cadence sensor. First impressions. My Vixen is light, and likes to go fast. She corners well, I need to learn how to control the inputs properly. The wheels spin forever. I hit some road crap and she just rolled right over it with...

My bike is ready. I am now trying to learn to ride her. My wife christened her the "Vixen" and so she has a name already. Vendetta - The "Vixen" by Duncan Watson, on Flickr I have been going through the rat training as best I remembered it. I was too eager to search well and...

I called the bike shop since I was getting anxious and they have been working on my bike and I will pick it up tomorrow. Yay! Pictures to follow tomorrow on pickup day. I ordered an Aero Bag and will see what I can do about a custom mount of my own on bare headrest mount bars. Then I will do...

I have these same bags in yellow. I will set them up the same way, under the seat on the frame with extra webbing. I really appreciate you posting this, it helps a lot.

Every morning I start my forum browsing with reporting about 4 new spam posts a day. It is obvious that spammers found they can create accounts easily and abuse them. Tools I have seen other forums use: 1. multi-step verification process for account creation. 2. Limits on posting html links...

Hmm, I am considering doing the moose pillows and combine that with a solution for an Aero Bag/Brain Bag attachment. The thought is to take a piece of Plexiglass or similar light but strong enough material to fill the rectangle needed for my bag of choice. Attach said rectangle to the bare...

I recently received my Garmin 520. A nice upgrade to my venerable garmin 305. It has been a while for me since I used Garmin Connect, Ride With GPS or Strava (didn't exist then). So I went and set everything up. Holy cow this is so much easier. My Garmin is connected via bluetooth to my...

The bridge of plastic is his event placard. I tend to make copies of mine, the standard handlebar location suggested for uprights isn't very good for recumbents. Abbot's location looks reasonable though. I suspect it is the standard roadie bars that make that work. I probably would put...

Waiting on my Vendetta to get free of the shop.

My commute is ~48ft/mile. Most of the local rando rides are more, the cascade event rides are less and the local shop rides vary but tend to have more.

I am not sure I am able to carve out aluminum like that but I think I can make a frame out of bar stock and attach the frame to the black part of the origin8/cruzbike mount. I am considering making the aero bag an every day bag and adding other utility storage only if needed.

I am trying to work out on-bike gear now and will be testing it out over the next 4 years. I think I will be going with a clone of your moose pockets + bent-up aero bag (with water bottle holders), a small bag at the stem to carry snacks etc, and a norback frame bag for tools on the rear chain...

Steve Meichtry wrote up his experiences at Hoodoo 2015 and Maria Parker makes a cameo appearance in it (complete with 3 photos). You can read it here - http://www.whiteowlscyclingblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/2015-hoodoo-500.html

My shop was a bit booked so I won't have my Vendetta back until the 18th. 9 days away. Here is some of the early progress: Bare frame by Duncan Watson, on Flickr Vendetta Build in progress by Duncan Watson, on Flickr Vendetta Build in progress by Duncan Watson, on Flickr I didn't want to strip...

I use a Rohloff on my FWD Raptobike. I don't use any front chainrings at all but I do use a 53tooth Q-Ring. It rides very well and you don't notice the weight on the steering at all. Now that bike isn't a MBB FWD but it rides like it is on rails and corners like a dream.

I got nervous setting up the drive train and cables. So I dropped it off at my lbs, I don't want to screw it up so soon. Unfortunately the schedule at the lbs means I will be sans vendetta until the 18th. I did get the boom and bars adjusted.

I have spent some time now and know how to attach the front derailleur, route the cable for the front derailleur and how to route the cable for the rear derailleur. I know how the seat attaches and the bottle cages. I can do the brakes. I found a rubber mallet and will put it in the next...