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NOT A DOCTOR! But, are you experiencing this in any other activity, even to a minor extent? If it is only on the Silvio under the conditions you mentioned, then I'd guess setup. Only reason I asked is that looking at your avatar, you look like you might have a few years on you and I have a...

I'm over in Cantonment, but you will have to see me after this weekend. I'm going to be changing the gearing and putting some straight rims on it. :lol: Oh, if you get by and ride it and decide you like it, you might want to think about going ahead and getting a built one. The conversion...

A quick answer, but there should be someone along who can give you more help. http://www.cruzbike.com/kit.html

While not being able to suggest which one is better, you can get a Sofrider with the Freerider handlebar kit and try it both ways. Then you can tell us which way is better for you. ;) More focused for you I think would be which has the easier/better way of mounting cargo capacity for your...

I don't know about what the frame will handle, but I'm using the stock MTB knobbies on my conversion and have ridden through grass, muddy bits, puddles and sludge both coasting and under power with no problems. Possibly you go with something a bit more off road if you are using quick release...

Gah, I don't believe it, it has been almost a week since I got on the bike. Well, three of the days riding was called for rain, so I can live with that, I need it, one to watch the baby while my wife had someone here and the last was after moving almost a long ton of bags around. Yeah, I think...

Now I don't feel so bad. I wasn't happy with the original seat setup, so I moved it back and instead of playing with bending and grinding, I bought a 3/4" pipe nipple, 3/4" street elbow (45 degree), 3/4" to 1/2" bushing and 1/2" pipe nipple. Little cutting and threading together and I have a...

Oh yeah. Even with my conversion still being a work in progress, it pedals and I want to ride it. One gear and all, I can feel the ability to hammer on it as soon as my muscles learn to control it.

I was wondering about this myself from your stories. Have you measured your ratio? I know 50/50 is "ideal", but I think a 55/45 would do the job just as well. Also, I forget if you said (and I'm having a hard time telling from the pictures), is the rear shock adjustable so you can bias the...

It looks like some of the features are disabled here. No choice of forum color scheme, no "subscribe to thread" choice (which according to the faq, I should see when replying), etc. If there is another issue between your phone and the software, I cannot help you there.

Re: Handlebar Taoe Heh, I liked this comment:

1. How is the knee this morning? 2. What is your weight ratio, F/R? 3. Did you stiffen your rear suspension before the ride up the hills? (Alternately: Do you have any room to stiffen up your rear suspension?) IMO, if you have enough suspension keeping your front wheel down and some...

I've never ridden clipless (all we had in the bad old days was cages or spiked pedals that dug into your sneakers), but I'm planning on trying out the Power Grips first before opting for anything more expensive. Only issue I see with them is they might tend to end up strap side down, causing...

Sorry I wasn't clear, was looking for a layman's eye difference, quick and dirty. "Better components" is research, not looking at the bike and going "Aha, X gears". Which means the bottom tube is curved on the V2 and straight on the V1 as well as the tire difference, right?

Ummm, no. If you want to support the local guy, then you tell him what you want and ask if he can get it. If he says no, then fine, if he says yes, then I don't mind paying up front for it (I've done retail), but I darn sure better get what I asked for. I don't even mind him trying to sell me...

After some messages about this bike on Yahoo, is there an easy way besides the tire pressure to ID between the Freerider V1/V2? For the Sofrider it is the gears, but I don't even think I could find a Freerider V2 pic on the website.

Ahhh, the taste of Koolaid.

Congrats on the success of your sale and hopefully your new Silvio.

Greetings, did you have to make any adjustments to the suspension or other bike characteristics when you went from the plain Cruz to the Cruz-Xtra configuration? How much more stress does this put on various parts of the frame, if any?

I agree, although craigslist for my area (and the ones around it) seriously suX0rz on bikes. Either it is people overpricing kiddy bikes or someone trying to unload that ultralight DF. I poked around the pawn shops and thrift stores for a bit with not a lot of luck (at least on bikes, scored a...