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For those interested in affordable short cranks that are not custom made, here are some Chinese ones. Only about $45 without the chainrings. Interestingly enough, they are branded "Cruzbike" hahaha! :) CRUZbike Road Bike Crankset 155/160/165/170/175mm Bicycle Crank 9/10/11/12 Speed Chainring...

Interesting new (and hopefully) more affordable Wireless Groupset from WheelTop. A SRAM alternative. https://wheeltop.com/products/eds-bicycle-derailleur

This is not cruzbike related, but I thought it interresting. Especially relating to loaded touring. This was posted by a French cyclo tourist/blogger passing through Kenya (My Country). His loaded folding AZUb trike frame failed while on the highway. Pretty scary.

Avery recumbent bicycle deserves a good aero tail bag right? Let's post some good ideas here: 1. Bachetta Brain bags 2. Radical Solo Aero bags 3. Generic Motorcycle Tail bags found on Aliexpress. They have quite a variety!. They are about 400g. Check...

Hello out there, if anyone recently upgraded to a curved slider and may be having the original Straight Slider that they don't need, kindly inbox me. It will be local USA shipping to Texas. I estimate that to be about $20, I'd like to replace one on my S40 which developed a crack at the...

Today, while I was climbing a hill on my S40, I heard a rhythmic clicking sound in sync with my left foot. I thought it was my wheel. Stopped and checked and wheel was fine. Spokes , derailluer, brake all was clear. I hopped back on and the sound momentarily disappeared but came back when I put...

Probably this technique has been discussed elsewhere but I thought it would be nice especially for "newish" cruzbike riders to know. I first discovered this technique several years ago while riding my home-made cruzbike clone purely by chance. However later on as I browsed through...

I think this should be a useful thread all together about how to fix recumbutt on S40 and other fit issues). Lets discuss. I've never ridden a V20 but Iam blessed to have a S40 gifted to me by some great friends here. I love my S40 and I ride it alot despite my initial fit and hotfoot...

Hello good people! I haven't posted for a while, but Iam still doing well and enjoying my S40! I have consistently noticed that I climb faster on my upright roadbike than I do on my recumbent. Besides the difference in weight , maybe 3Kgs or so, it still puzzles me why such a big performance...

I was watching the laidback bike report by Gary Solomon and they were discussing an interesting MBB style bicycle designed by Ron Thompson similar to the one formally built by the French, Kervelo, but this time using dual chain drive instead of a pinion drive. It can make a good mid/low racer...

Came across this video. Thought it might be usefull for someone:

I had this problem on my homemade bike and I see the likelihood of the same problem on my S40. The shifter cable is vertical on the right arm of the fork and the exposed section allows water to adhere and make its way into the lower part of the cable and likely get trapped there. After some...

Thank you cruzbike tribe! The bike is finally here! Your generosity is truly amazing. I may never know who the anonymous forum members are that contributed, but I'am deeply grateful and may you be richly blessed in return. A special thanks to @billyk for going the extra mile to get the bike...

I modified my cheap shoulder strap for Gopro-Like Action Cameras to hold a Hohem iSteady Pro2, 3-Axis Gimbal. It has two tri-pod bolt holes which are useful to make this "hack" possible. This offcourse is not needed if you can afford a 360 camera :) No further stabilization in post production...

My firstborn son has grown tall enough to reach the pedals on my recumbent, and I decided it's time to teach him how to ride. Here is how it went:

Came across this video of someone trying to ride a USS(Understeat steered) RWD recumbent for the first time. Looks harder than learning an MBB to me :D I guess it all boils down to individual determination.

One of my cycling club buddies drafts my recumbent so well. Recently a profesional photographer took a picture and it looked like we are on a tandem :)

I came a cross this interrestting study https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1093&context=pes_facpub It shows that a hip angle of 75 deg relative to the line parallel to the BB is the most optimum for power production. Having also read some tests and studies by...

Nice video race report by Walker Hiker

Lets post any nice techniques and ideas on how to stabilise your bike when parked or when walking it and stop the front end from flopping. I came across this one on youtube that uses a bungee cord, looks like a nice simple solution.